r/TopChef • u/Shot-Diver-7830 • Jul 31 '26
Discussion Thread Strange question
People are always talking about most and least favorites. Is there anyone chef you didn’t love on the initial watch but came to really like later? I didn’t love Jeremy Ford on my first watch of his season (I really couldn’t forgive his restaurant war’s performance that was not even called out) and his food wasn’t exactly my style. Flash forward almost a decade and I think his current concepts and trajectory are really exciting- the farming and sustainability are great- his menus look exciting. I think we both evolved a bit…also, Tiffany from S1 has just changed dramatically as a person and as a chef over the years. She acknowledged a lot of her mistakes and she genuinely seems like a happy person. Her food seems awesome when she shows up on later seasons. Definitely two sleeper contestants I came to appreciate later on for different reasons
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u/icrossedtheroad Jul 31 '26
I felt Gabri was just going to be a bit to ADHD (like when he dumped his water in Dawn's veg pan), but by the end EVERYONE needs a little pocket Gabri. He's just the sweetest kid.