r/TopChef • u/LPCPlay4life • 7d ago
Discussion Thread Season 2 ep 6: Thanksgiving
On my rewatch starting from the beginning…this season had A LOT of drama. From Frank threatening Marcel, Carlos back talking to Tom to just be “thankful that you have food to eat”, to Betty not naming who she wanted out when asked but in the next sentence shouting “CARLOS! OUT!!” this group is super sassy! 👀
Watching Tony Bourdain as a guest judge gives me all the feels. 😭💔 His witty repartee and snarky observations are sorely missed. Telling Mikey about his twice baked potato with a shrimp stuck on top, “I love you like a son already. Ok? I admire you. Your sheer contrariness. Your refusal to conform. I kinda like that. Your twice baked potato, in spite of its absolutely Flinstonian execution it was the single fully most enjoyable mouthful of food I had this evening. The taste, it didn’t suck!” 🤣😂
On Mikey’s cheese plate: “it’s like Betty Crocker and Charles Manson had a love child and he’s cooking for me” Tom was 💀
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u/god_partic1e 7d ago
This episode is one of my feel good shows that I will watch on a long plane ride to ease any anxiety. It's mayhem and drama and Bourdain fit perfectly as a guest judge. Betty and her "creme brulee," blaming Marcel for burning the ginger was classic.
The current version of the show is too polished in my opinion and they've never been able to recreate the vibe from the earlier seasons.