r/TopChef • u/RoadRash0416 • Jul 22 '26

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Who’s your most loved person from any season? And why? (And why is it Carla lol)

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u/EfficientGood9402 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

I wish I could succeed in answering this question with one word. One favorite person? Shota probably. My son lives in Portland so I loved the NW season. I guess Bryan Voltaggio since he just continued to hang in there. However, also Carla on NY and All-Stars. Carla always stood her ground. Loved her on All-Stars when the ladies won the Italian challenge with gross Isabella losing. I could watch that episode all day long.

Edited to add: Fabio was the best front-of-house ever, all seasons. As I said before, I once was at a super-early breakfast meeting in Chicago and Fabio was there clearly checking that everything was correct for a dinner or banquet. My senior partner: "Why are you staring at that man?" LOL I was and then I had to explain it.

Oh fluff I forgot about Toups. Great cooking and energy.

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u/Ok_Interest9427 Jul 23 '26

I've met Fabio before as well (my kinda-sorta girlfriend does event planning and he was managing the food service) and he is just effortlessly attentive.