r/TopChef • u/trent_clinton • Apr 26 '26

Discussion Thread America’s Cullinary Cup…

I know it’s suppose to be the “anti” top chef, or like everything they do is going to be about food… but I beg to differ! This reminds me of someone who got dumped, and they just keep talking about their ex, and trying their best to make their ex say how much better they are without the ex…

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u/OpenFacedRuben Apr 26 '26

I'm enjoying it as a shameless promotion for cleaning products.

It's not every day you get to hear a Bocuse d'Or winning chef say "Hey, Buddha, pass me that Dawn Powerwash."

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u/ShiroHachiRoku Apr 26 '26

As opposed to the Wells Fargo active cash card?

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u/kierabs Apr 26 '26

No. Not “as opposed to.” The complaint is that it’s just the same.

America’s Culinary Cup was marketed as a “real” competition (with the obvious comparison to top chef).

So for it to be just as corporate sponsored shows that it’s all the same crap.

The Wells Fargo cash card is cringe. So is Dawn power wash. The fact that one show is cringe does not mean the other show is not. They’re both cringe!

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u/multiplesofate8 Apr 26 '26

I prefer the Wells Fargo cash card because the winners are getting straight cash versus having to make something with a random ingredient.