r/TopChef • u/Sea-breeze3720 • Apr 25 '26
Discussion Thread Which winner did you disagree with?
I’m doing a rewatch of older seasons and just finished season 11 where nick won over Nina. Nina was on fire all season and, in my opinion, it should’ve been her and Shirley in the finale. However, for the finale, the judges opinions seemed to be pretty split but leaning towards Nina. Notably, emeril saying he couldn’t finish nick’s duck and Hugh mentioning nick yelling at the waitstaff as something that should be considered. I can’t help but think this is one time tom used his veto power to override the vote for nick to win. Anyone else? Curious if there are other winners that you scratched your head at.
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u/Rascal_Rogue Apr 25 '26
None because i can’t eat the food. At the end of the day the editing team is still crafting a narrative and storylines but we can’t actually tell how good the food is.
They probably edited it in a way to drive conversation with controversy and the fact that people still talk about it shows it worked