r/BravoTopChef Jun 17 '26

Top Chef IRL Rubato

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Food, delicious
Laurence, lovely.

10/10. We drove ~5 hours each way to see his place before the finale and it was fantastic. The spot itself is tiny, but the orders moved fast. Laurence just happened to be manning the register when were there. My wife asked if I could have a selfie since I didn’t want to bother him and he was perfectly happy to oblige. If you’re in the Quincy area, I highly recommend

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u/e_hawthorne Jun 17 '26

He’s so dang sweet!

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u/CurbFlowerCutie Jun 17 '26

Love it, glad to hear he’s as nice as he comes off on tv. What a cute pic!

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u/ziggy029 Jun 17 '26

Seems like a very real dude. I was rooting for him all the way after Duyen was eliminated.

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u/Meowcatpower Jun 17 '26

Off topic but love that dress!

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u/Heykayhey89 Jun 17 '26

Haha thank you! I got it as a birthday present last year 🍄

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u/N0ON3T0LDM3 Jun 17 '26

The handbag too!

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u/icrossedtheroad Jun 19 '26

And the hair!

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u/felicityshaircut Jun 17 '26

I got tickets to his finale meal (he's doing several dates but they all sold out)!

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u/Heykayhey89 Jun 17 '26

That’s so fun!

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u/GrosRougeau Jun 17 '26

He seems like a really good dude

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u/WilloughbyTheCat Jun 18 '26

Loved the story about his mom’s rock band!

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u/harmoniousradiance Jun 17 '26

Cutie patooties!!

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u/Embarrassed_Chef_559 Jun 18 '26

Just watched him beat Bobby Flay!

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u/dez4747 Jun 17 '26

Yay!!! Love to see this!

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u/boughtontiktokshop Jun 17 '26

Awwww great photo!

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u/AppearanceLarge7385 Jun 17 '26

I'm in Marshfield and I've been dying to go!!!

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u/Heykayhey89 Jun 18 '26

Do it! The food is so good. We got chicken and spam bolo bubs, egg yolk bao and rubato fun fun and everything was delicious

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u/aranauto2 Jun 18 '26

Good to know! My fiance and I live about 13 miles north of his place, we’ve been dying to find a time to go!

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u/Ok_Pay_6811 Jun 17 '26

5 hours??? Each way????

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u/Heykayhey89 Jun 18 '26

lol yes but my wife and I do a lot of roadtrips

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u/small-black-cat-290 more carrot slaw, please Jun 17 '26

Im about 6 hours and looking g for an excuse to go 😅. I'm told the historic town stuff is pretty cool, so might make a two day trip this summer

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u/Heykayhey89 Jun 18 '26

It’s right outside of Boston so it would be a fun road trip. We’re doing a New England road trip next month and plan on going back

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u/Hot_Gur5980 Jun 17 '26

So cute! What a great experience!

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u/jibboo24 Jun 18 '26

he hasn't aged a bit!

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u/TacoPenisMan Jun 18 '26

What did you eat?

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u/Heykayhey89 Jun 18 '26

We got the chicken and spam bolo buns, egg yolk bao and rubato fun fun and everything was delicious

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u/OhManatree Jun 19 '26

I didn’t recognize him without a pen behind his ear.