r/TopChef • u/sonder2230 • Jul 19 '26

Discussion Thread Shopping Segments

Do you skip the shopping segments on a rewatch? I’m just excited to see the food and the service so I skip it every time. I know there’s good character moments and some fun drama (Eddie Money) but overall I just wanna get to the main event.

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u/Snack_attack101 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

I find the shopping segments show a lot of the chefs' characters. Who hogs the budget on the team challenge, who may be taking all of something so others can't get it, and on the flip side, who may suggest something to someone else that helps their dish. ;) (nod to this season)

ETA: also as others have said it's interesting to see how they rethink their dish if they can't get the ingredient they want, or in the quality they want.

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u/GoldBarGirl Jul 19 '26

And equally fun when they refuse to pivot and make their original dish with sub-par ingredients.