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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
I've watched every single episode of Top Chef (Canada and US). They basically get a time limit with predetermined ingredients in most situations. They are all good chefs, so they are going to to put something decent up there, but with those variables and time constraints that doesn't lead to the best chefs winning.
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mostly in the quickfire rounds, yes.
In the elimination challenges, while they do have themes and/or teams, the only restraint they really have is 2 hours prep time and $300 to spend at the grocery store. They mostly get to cook what they want.
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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Nothing Chef Nicole Gomes does around Calgary screams top chef in the country. That's just my opinion though. I wouldn't even put her in the top five here in the City. Not to say she isn't great at what she does, clearly she is a good and a successful business owner, but her establishment here are far from high end (even for fast-food type stuff), and I don't ever walk away from them thinking that was top notch and I need to go back. I find it odd that she can continue to dominate on Top Chef as a result.
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While I find her career choices in Catering and Fried Chicken puzzling, she really needs to go with what she does best. I'm also a believer that Chefs improve on what they do over time in the industry. Which is why i dont find it surprising that people like Nicole and Dustin, who werent finalists in their respective seasons, could improve so dramatically over the past few years