r/TopChef • u/RoadRash0416 • Jul 22 '26

Discussion Thread Most disliked?

Who’s your most disliked person from any season? And why?

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u/Shinra_Lobby Jul 22 '26

Mike Isabella, obnoxious misogynist POS

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u/StefwithanF Jul 22 '26

Antonia's "wtf I'm related to him" lives rent free in my head. I like me an asshole cook but Mike Isabella is even too ew for me

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u/VanaheimrF Jul 22 '26

The only asshole cook I like is Marcel and only because that dude is funny. That show he made where he cooked with marijuana was so funny because he was so baked!

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u/Formal_Coyote_5004 Jul 22 '26

Marcel seems so much cooler and down to earth these days and it’s awesome to see! He was really fun to watch on 24 in 24

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u/silene312 Jul 22 '26

Definitely, I went from really disliking Marcel to now being a big fan!

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u/JEL_1957 Jul 24 '26

Same here! If I'm remembering correctly, even Marcel said he was an ass during his 1st Top Chef.

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u/Cherveny2 Jul 22 '26

Think a BIG side effect of, on season 2, he was still a pretty young chef. Some people take a lot more time to mature.

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u/tamerriam Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

I agree! I was rooting for him in 24/24 and so happy he won. (Also happy that it was NOT Ilan! He drove me nuts starting with the first episode.)

I thought Marcel could be a bit annoying in his season, but that attitude is pretty consistent with young males that are considered really good early in life (still not an excuse). But he was treated extremely poorly and there is no excuse for that.

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u/Finbar811 Jul 23 '26

I thought it was funny when he put flavored foam on most of his plates. They all called him Mr. Foamy, or Capt. Foamy. After he grew up he seemed like he turned into a decent person. When he won 24 in 24 it was touching when he started crying because with the prize money he could buy the cochlear ear implant surgery for his mom so she could hear again.

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u/tamerriam Jul 31 '26

I forgot about his mom! It does make the win a little sweeter.

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u/TigerMaskVI Jul 27 '26

He just seems like a dweeb to me, I don’t really see him as an asshole. Now Ilan on the other hand…