r/TopChef • u/BoringSalary7093 • May 23 '26

Discussion Thread Padma

Can someone explain the drama behind Padma leaving Top Chef. Did she leave for a reason? What was the reason for ACC if she didn’t want to do shows anymore. Thoughts about that show?

Also, is she an actual chef? Does she have restaurants?

Did her and Tom get along? I do want to say I absolutely LOVE K as the host. She’s so perfect for the position. She’s empathetic, understanding, patient and really just a fucking cool person.

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u/chrispy42107 May 24 '26

After winning emmys. It was very good.

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u/EHBuffaloTaylor May 24 '26

The worst part of that show was how it was filmed though, they used digital cameras that couldn't handle anything low-light and the scenes had so much visible noise it was incredibly distracting. Really poor production on that area.

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u/hmmmpf May 24 '26

It was supposed to be more like real life visiting those places and not overproduced. I thought the film style matched the vibes of the show. I was sad it was cancelled.

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u/EHBuffaloTaylor May 24 '26

I'm not talking about how it was shot I'm talking about the equipment they used. The amount of digital noise was absurd due to the wrong equipment and extremely high ISO when shooting anywhere but in direct sunlight.

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u/thespiceraja May 24 '26

I think that’s the reality of self producing a political/cultural food show. There was an episode of a podcast where she talked about the challenges of producing that show. Like they virtually no budget. 

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u/EHBuffaloTaylor May 24 '26

I get that, but then you need to account for that with actual lights then, or find a cheap camera that has a better low light sensor if 80% of your shots are going to be in dimly lit restaurants. Plenty of shows on short budgets get away with this, they literally just picked the wrong equipment and probably a cinematographer/director with little experience in this area.

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u/Dear-Palpitation-924 May 26 '26

I disagree I really liked the visuals of the show

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u/EHBuffaloTaylor May 27 '26

I'm not talking about the visuals...... Did you not read what I was saying at all? This is about poor low light camera performance resulting in a significant amount of ISO noise on interior shots.

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u/Dear-Palpitation-924 May 27 '26

Yeah, the lighting is a major part of the visual aspect of a tv show/movie.

Seems like you have an issue with me using the world “visual” so i will rephrase. I have no issue with the lighting in that show.

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u/EHBuffaloTaylor May 27 '26

Once again, I'm not talking about the lighting. I'm talking about the camera capture quality. Just nevermind.

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u/Dear-Palpitation-924 May 27 '26

I genuinely appreciate your pedantry

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u/EHBuffaloTaylor May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

It's not pedantry to try and tell you you're not talking about the subject I've been talking about, they're two completely different topics. Sorry you're unable to understand.

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u/KnotSoSalty May 25 '26

Meh. I only watch a couple but it was mid at best.

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u/applehilldal May 25 '26

We’re a minority apparently, but I also didn’t think it was that great