Top Chef 2025

[gfweb]

First episode last night. Set in Toronto.  Nothing novel, but that's good. Its nice to have it back.

[FauxPas]

On 3/14/2025 at 7:53 AM, gfweb said:

First episode last night. Set in Toronto.  Nothing novel, but that's good. Its nice to have it back.

 

It always seems to be a week behind here, but I'm looking forward to watching it next Thursday. 🙂

 

[gfweb]

I always marvel at how the cheftestants repeat the failures of prior years.  And they do it where a risky move is pointless.

[FauxPas]

On 3/15/2025 at 11:35 AM, gfweb said:

I always marvel at how the cheftestants repeat the failures of prior years.

 

Risotto, hahahahahahaha!   😄

 

Whew, ok the Canadian clichés were definitely there. Glad they didn't push that theme any further. 

 

The foods assigned to each of the regions (even the number and arrangement of the regions) was limited. Oh well, I guess there's only so much they can introduce in the first show. They certainly didn't show much of Toronto. And I guess that's just the first stop in this season? 

 

My problem is that we already have Top Chef Canada and I  think it's a pretty well done show and seems much more sophisticated and nuanced when it comes to Canadian food and regions. So unless they step up their game, I'm going to be a bit disappointed. But I've only seen one episode so I hope they surprise me! 

 

I also watched the first episodes of Last Chance Kitchen and The Dish with Kish, both of which I enjoy as much as the Top Chef episodes themselves. 

 

I'd like to know how they pick the seemingly random surprise additions on LCK. 

I got a little tired of hearing what good friends Kristen and Brooke are, but it was still nice to see Brooke and I liked the dish she picked to make! 

 

Overall, I'm really happy to watch another season and I just hope they show off Canada's diverse culinary and regional delights! 

 

 

 

 

[Shel_B]

The novelty of this type of show has worn off.  I'm more interested in straight cooking shows in which the host presents a recipe, or a series of similar recipes, and goes into the details of ingredient choice and technique.  Something I can rewind and watch several times,  and learn from. A video accompanied by a written recipe and a host explaining everything works for me.