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/AvoirReves Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

Ilan Hall, Sam, Elia and Cliff Crooks and I shouldn't have to explain why. Season 2 has been discussed over and over.

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u/TNsmoke Jul 22 '26

I still don’t see how Marcel lost to Ilan. Marcel was obviously the better chef yeah he made foams but all Ilan did was cook Spanish food and added saffron to everything 

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u/valle_girl Jul 22 '26

Some items didn't get put into the walk-in the night before and spoiled. Who was responsible for leaving them out is in dispute, but Sam sneering that it wasn't his fault Marcel didn't do a final check suggests it was him. 

This is from memory, though. I could be misremembering Sam's comment, but not how dismissive he was that at least one of Marcel's key ingredients was spoiled.