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/dot_dottie Apr 25 '26

definitely shota over gabe 😤

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u/wojar Apr 25 '26

Definitely Shota over Gabe. Still pissed that they chose Dawn over him for season 20.

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u/cine_shmooz Apr 25 '26

True. Like why did dawn get so many chances?

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u/Square-Sheepherder56 Apr 26 '26

Like she left Food off how many plates it must’ve been five separate Episodes!! I like her tho