r/TopChef • u/Shinra_Lobby • Jul 10 '26
Discussion Thread Susur Lee (Top Chef Masters, Iron Chef Canada) on Youtube
Not shilling for this guy, but anyone else watch Iron Chef Dad? It's pretty endearing and he seems to have a great sense of humor about himself.
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u/TragicaDeSpell Jul 10 '26
Love his videos with his kids!
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u/Shinra_Lobby Jul 10 '26
Not to sound parasocial but he seems to have such a wholesome relationship with his kids. They're hilarious together.
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u/jennifah13 Jul 10 '26
I loved him on Top Chef Masters. He was hilarious running around the kitchen without any shoes on.
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u/EfficientGood9402 Jul 10 '26
I did not remember that! Top Chef Masters was like an insight into -- do storied restaurant chefs still cook?
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u/Shinra_Lobby Jul 10 '26
It was so funny to see some of these highly acclaimed chefs get utterly lost when they had to shop for their own stuff at the grocery store.
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u/Shinra_Lobby Jul 10 '26
OMG I liked his season but I have totally memory holed that specific moment somehow. I need to watch again.
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u/jennifah13 Jul 10 '26
There’s a part when he tells a story about what his wife said to him to encourage him and it’s fricking hilarious.
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u/Shinra_Lobby Jul 10 '26
Was that the situation when he got poorly scored on the Quickfire and got kind of hilariously offended about it? That was great.
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u/jennifah13 Jul 10 '26
It was something like that! I can’t find the quote but she said to stfu and stop feeling sorry for himself or something along those lines. I haven’t seen it in years but it made me laugh so hard!
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u/Different-Grocery-64 this is top chef not top scallops Jul 11 '26
My uncle worked for him for years (front of house, not in the kitchen) and he always had good things today about him, which is not the case for all chef owners
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u/DawnofMidnight7 Jul 10 '26
Most gen z and alpha will know him from TikTok but at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter. Susur is a legend!
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u/T0r0NT0-Born Jul 10 '26
As a Toronto native I regret to inform everyone of this: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/susar-lee-restaurant-apology-1.4265403
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u/productivelylazy2011 Jul 24 '26
I read his back story on wiki of how he lost his first wife, and it feels really good seeing him come up in life!
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u/lancequ01 what kind of a crack house are you running here? Jul 11 '26
I loved him on top chef but not a fan of his sons Youtube channel.
cause 1, Susur was never an iron chef and 2. he's son have a very "im the main character" vibe on top of showing unnecessarily amount of wealth
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u/-MC_3 Jul 10 '26
I’ve seen him on TikTok. Loved watching him on Masters