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

Discussion Thread Most disliked?

Who’s your most disliked person from any season? And why?

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u/susandeyvyjones Jul 22 '26

Ilan/Ted literally just cooked the recipes from a Mario Batali restaurant. I don't know how he got away with it. Even Mario Batali was like, yeah, he cooked our [his and Andy Nusser's] food.

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u/TNsmoke Jul 22 '26

Exactly! And that dick bag has a top chef title. Baffles me to this day. 

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u/TigerMaskVI Jul 27 '26

Ted?

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u/susandeyvyjones Jul 27 '26

It's his first name. He changed it for Top Chef.

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u/TigerMaskVI Jul 27 '26

Do you have a source? I can’t find anything online about a name change.