June 25, 20241 yr Top Chef will be in Canada next season. Glad they picked there instead of a bland US location.
June 25, 20241 yr On 6/20/2024 at 5:42 AM, Texzilla588 said: The show is not what it was in its hey day. Mainly from the level of contestants. On peacock is every episode of TC plus the spinoffs : masters, desserts, duels, amateurs, kids. Bravo doesn’t do those shows anymore and there’s not as much hype for the show. Plus Food Network now embraces a lot of top chef talent. Lots of dilution. here is when the spin offs all aired their last episode (non other country versions), because i was curious: Masters: 2013 Desserts: 2011 Duels: 2014 --> i actually think this could be a great idea/concept to bring back, but honestly Tournament of Champions is a better version of whatever this would be Junior: 2018 Amateurs: 2021 --> 1 and done, very meh totally agree on the dilution of everything.
June 25, 20241 yr 26 minutes ago, deac_tracy said: Top Chef will be in Canada next season. Glad they picked there instead of a bland US location. at this point i hope it is actually "Canada" and not just focused in JUST Montreal or Toronto. this happens every year but where would you like to see TC go list wise?
June 25, 20241 yr Author 1 minute ago, NoName said: at this point i hope it is actually "Canada" and not just focused in JUST Montreal or Toronto. this happens every year but where would you like to see TC go list wise? Philadelphia is notably absent from that list. Could do a New England too.
June 25, 20241 yr I'd throw Detroit in the mix too. Very diverse population lends itself to interesting food.
June 25, 20241 yr Author 11 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: They need to go back to NYC. Hasn’t been there since season 5. I believe first All-Stars was there, but that was Season 8. Still been a long time.
June 25, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Biff Tannen said: I believe first All-Stars was there, but that was Season 8. Still been a long time. True I forgot about that. I also wouldn’t mind a New Orleans revisit. Hated that season’s winner.
June 25, 20241 yr Author 2 minutes ago, royiv said: Midland Your quickfire challenge: make a dish out of the leftovers you find on the back prep table and flat top griddle at McDonald's while having sand and oil sprayed at you in 100 degree heat, while simultaneously manning the cash register during lunch rush for 50 dirty, smelly oilfield workers.
June 25, 20241 yr Canada. Yikes. Maybe they do those kerosene fish boils too.I’d like to see Hawaii. Nashville. New Mexico. Phoenix. Philly. I’d like to see some some permanent bases to work through. New Orleans. NYC. Miami. Bay Area. Chicago. An appearance every ten years with new places interspersed.
June 25, 20241 yr Author 4 minutes ago, Texzilla588 said: Canada. Yikes. Maybe they do those kerosene fish boils too. I’d like to see Hawaii. Nashville. New Mexico. Phoenix. Philly. I’d like to see some some permanent bases to work through. New Orleans. NYC. Miami. Bay Area. Chicago. An appearance every ten years with new places interspersed. Hawaii is a great idea
June 26, 20241 yr Maybe it's time for Top Chef Australia... maybe there are some more Buddhas down under
June 26, 20241 yr Author 1 minute ago, DixonHur said: Maybe it's time for Top Chef Australia... maybe there are some more Buddhas down under Or more Janines
June 26, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said: Or more Janines I'd like to mies en plas her amuse bouche
June 26, 20241 yr Philly is the best food city in America but TC (well Bravo) producers won’t agree to the union rules
June 26, 20241 yr From what I understand TC goes to cities for tax breaks and other workarounds and money like they’re a fucking Toyota plant. They don’t do Philly due to unions. Won’t do more Texas or Florida due to politics.
June 26, 20241 yr Author 42 minutes ago, Texzilla588 said: From what I understand TC goes to cities for tax breaks and other workarounds and money like they’re a fucking Toyota plant. They don’t do Philly due to unions. Won’t do more Texas or Florida due to politics. Yeah, I know Houston wasn’t a part of season 9 for similar reasons (hearsay, I don’t really know details). Then one side finally relented.
June 26, 20241 yr 8 hours ago, Texzilla588 said: From what I understand TC goes to cities for tax breaks and other workarounds and money like they’re a fucking Toyota plant. This is actually just standard operating procedure in the entertainment industry. It's why so many movies/TV shows are filmed in places like New Mexico and Canada... Great incentives and limited unions.
June 26, 20241 yr 11 hours ago, The Ace of Aces said: Philly is the best food city in America but TC (well Bravo) producers won’t agree to the union rules excuse me? best food city in America? it's not even the best food city within 2 hours of Philadelphia.
June 26, 20241 yr 8 minutes ago, NoName said: excuse me? best food city in America? it's not even the best food city within 2 hours of Philadelphia. He must really love cheesesteaks, hoagies and pretzels
June 26, 20241 yr 21 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: He must really love cheesesteaks, hoagies and pretzels i think there is an argument maybe that it's the best food city TC has never been based out of, but best in the country is crazy.
June 26, 20241 yr Author 1 hour ago, DixonHur said: This is actually just standard operating procedure in the entertainment industry. It's why so many movies/TV shows are filmed in places like New Mexico and Canada... Great incentives and limited unions. And New Orleans
June 26, 20241 yr This is actually just standard operating procedure in the entertainment industry. It's why so many movies/TV shows are filmed in places like New Mexico and Canada... Great incentives and limited unions.That’s true but apparently TC has demands that far exceed the standard set of incentives provided by most film friendly locations. They also are highly directed by politics being Bravo.
June 26, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, NoName said: excuse me? best food city in America? it's not even the best food city within 2 hours of Philadelphia. IiRC more James Beard chefs than any other city. Best Italian food in America, too.
June 26, 20241 yr 10 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said: IiRC more James Beard chefs than any other city. Best Italian food in America, too. come on man. it may be a great food city, but best food city in the country?
June 26, 20241 yr 17 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said: IiRC more James Beard chefs than any other city. Not even close https://www.shaneco.com/theloupe/articles-and-news/award-worthy-food/amp/ Edited June 26, 20241 yr by TonyTexas
June 26, 20241 yr 17 hours ago, Biff Tannen said: Hawaii is a great idea They can do that season in reverse; start in a picturesque vacation destination and then have the finale in someplace like Gary, Indiana.
June 26, 20241 yr 17 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: Not even close https://www.shaneco.com/theloupe/articles-and-news/award-worthy-food/amp/ Huh I’ll have to research what I read a few months ago. I stand by what I said lol. I’ve had better dining experiences in Philly than anywhere in the states. YMMV! TC I wish would go there still.
June 26, 20241 yr New York and Chicago are both due a second visit. Philly and Nashville are the strongest omissions in my opinion.
June 26, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, Texzilla588 said: That’s true but apparently TC has demands that far exceed the standard set of incentives provided by most film friendly locations. They also are highly directed by politics being Bravo. If so, maybe cities are starting to tell them to pound sand, which is how you get TC Wisconsin and TC Canada.
June 26, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, TonyTexas said: Not even close https://www.shaneco.com/theloupe/articles-and-news/award-worthy-food/amp/ I'm more impressed with St. Helena having 14 and Yountville with 10. And Healdsburg with 7. That's 31 in a very small area.
June 26, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: I'm more impressed with St. Helena having 14 and Yountville with 10. And Healdsburg with 7. That's 31 in a very small area. The San Francisco season was season 1. A revisit with an extended stint in the wine country would be good.
June 26, 20241 yr 22 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: I'm more impressed with St. Helena having 14 and Yountville with 10. And Healdsburg with 7. That's 31 in a very small area. that's what i thought too, had to look it up - all in Napa/Sonoma 18 hours ago, Biff Tannen said: Hawaii is a great idea thirding this. what a great concept
June 26, 20241 yr Author 1 hour ago, Chewbacca said: I'm more impressed with St. Helena having 14 and Yountville with 10. And Healdsburg with 7. That's 31 in a very small area. Best meal I have ever had was in Healdsburg. Valette. Amazing. https://www.valettehealdsburg.com/
June 26, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said: Best meal I have ever had was in Healdsburg. Valette. Amazing. https://www.valettehealdsburg.com/ Yeah, French Laundry and Bottega are two of my favorite meals ever. They're maybe 100 yards from each other in Yountville.
June 26, 20241 yr Author Just now, Chewbacca said: Yeah, French Laundry and Bottega are two of my favorite meals ever. They're maybe 100 yards from each other in Yountville. I need to get to the French Laundry. They open reservations like 3 months in advance right?
June 26, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said: I need to get to the French Laundry. They open reservations like 3 months in advance right? Yeah, something like 3 or 6 months. We ended up having to book the private room to get in.
June 26, 20241 yr They can do that season in reverse; start in a picturesque vacation destination and then have the finale in someplace like Gary, Indiana. Why not a season centered on the Balch Springs- Seagoville area, with the finale in Wilmer -Hutchins.
June 26, 20241 yr 18 minutes ago, Texzilla588 said: Why not a season centered on the Balch Springs- Seagoville area, with the finale in Wilmer -Hutchins. Quickfire challenge making meth in 30 minutes could have some serious repercussions if handled incorrectly. I would tune in.
June 27, 20241 yr I believe they could enjoy the height of cuisine in Seagoville at the federal pen. Duggar the pedo could be a guest judge in manacles. I imagine the food at the Balch springs jail might be as bad as a prison in Ghana.
June 27, 20241 yr 57 minutes ago, Texzilla588 said: I believe they could enjoy the height of cuisine in Seagoville at the federal pen. Duggar the pedo could be a guest judge in manacles. I imagine the food at the Balch springs jail might be as bad as a prison in Ghana. Can't speak for the prison food, but generally I found the food in Ghana to be quite delicious. Edited June 27, 20241 yr by DixonHur
June 27, 20241 yr Hawaii sounds great, but would probably be way too expensive to be a real option. Give me Tennessee with Memphis and Nashville.
June 27, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Herpa Derpa said: Give me Tennessee with Memphis and Nashville. I think TC Kentucky adequately covered that neck of the woods.
June 27, 20241 yr 46 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: I think TC Kentucky adequately covered that neck of the woods. I disagree. Kentucky wishes it had anything comparable to Nashville.
June 27, 20241 yr Can't speak for the prison food, but generally I found the food in Ghana to be quite delicious.I just used that as there is a show where this dude goes in stays in tough prisons around the world. The one in Ghana was really tough; their protein was mostly bushmeat and roadkill. So rats, bats, cats. Location has become pretty irrelevant on this show. There is usually one local chef these days. You can do a kerosene fish boil, a luau, a brewery, anything in a studio and sound lot. Just do it at universal as part of the tour.
June 27, 20241 yr 8 hours ago, idigTexas said: I disagree. Kentucky wishes it had anything comparable to Nashville. Super annoying bachelorette parties and tourist trap bars owned by the country star du jour?
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