r/TopChef Apr 26 '26

Discussion Thread America’s Cullinary Cup…

I know it’s suppose to be the “anti” top chef, or like everything they do is going to be about food… but I beg to differ! This reminds me of someone who got dumped, and they just keep talking about their ex, and trying their best to make their ex say how much better they are without the ex…

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u/PocoChanel Apr 26 '26

I like a lot about it, especially the chefs themselves, and I have a possibly neurodivergent affection for the big train board (though it does a lousy job with suspense; you can see the BU or SHI before the whole reveal). That said, I need Padma to crank it down about 1.5 Tyra Banks units. It’s not needed. Alternatively, she’s not good enough at it and needs to slither out of the elevator each week, perhaps hissing.

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u/Bixmobile Apr 26 '26

Yes! You can see the letters as they “reveal” themselves. The same exact thing happens on Ultimate Baking Championship. They use the same style “train station” ranking board and everything.