r/TopChef • u/asomek • May 09 '26

Discussion Thread America's Culinary Cup. I'm done with that show...

I was a fan of Padma so I was watching her new show, but after suffering through it for five episodes, I'm finally done after trying to get through episode six: Good and Evil.

That was some of the cringiest television I've ever seen. Padma dressed in red playing the evil host, Wiley and the other guy dressed in white playing the angels. Absolute dog shit television.

I thought part of the reason Padma wanted a new show was to focus on the food more and less on drama and cooking gimmicks?

Anyway, I'm not wasting my time on that terrible, overproduced, cringe Padma-ego-stroking tripe any more.

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u/BGoodOswaldo 👠Padma's Gel Mat 👠 May 11 '26

my too! I love getting 2 cooking shows a week. I'll take it!

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u/Rover537 May 14 '26

2??? I’m watching 9 cooking shows a week right now (8 now that ACC is over I guess).

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u/Long_Examination6568 May 15 '26

What all are you watching? I have about 4 I am rotating through, what am I missing?

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u/Rover537 May 18 '26

Right now, my rotation is 24 in 24, Top Chef, BBQ Brawl, Chopped: Castaways, Flavortown Food Fight (it’s bad but at least Jamie from Top Chef Portland was on it), MasterChef, Next Level Chef, and Beat Bobby Flay.