I’m meeting up with a friend in NOLA this fall. I’ve been a few times before but couldn’t afford to try more expensive places. This time I’m planning to make reservations at Commander’s Palace, Johnny Sanchez, and Emeril’s. Any TC restaurants I should check out?

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Do any Top Chef finalists have a cheap restaurant?

I live in New Orleans and realized a lot of the challenges from our season involved simple things:

Food Truck Fare A Vietnamese dish Gumbo Dorm food Potluck food A dish that utilizes tomato Po Boys

Other seasons also featured lots of simple fare and concepts. However I've never heard of a Top Chef contestant running a super casual restaurant, like a Taco stand, food truck, etc.

Do you know of any?

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Posted by4 days ago

Discussion Thread

A big COVID protocol difference that doesn’t get mentioned

One of the new and most obvious COVID protocols is that cheftestants stay at a hotel instead of a house. The thing I don’t think gets mentioned enough is, they have a break from each other. It’s hard living with someone for 30 days, hell sometimes with my GF I need a break and I love her. Imagine being with a stranger sharing a room, magnify that if you don’t like them and any little thing they do you loathe. Can’t go outside, no breaks, no close friends. There are several reasons why TC has gone “soft” (lack of better term) While some people may enjoy lack of drama I think this is a crucial missing element of any reality show.

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