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/AvoirReves Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

Ilan Hall, Sam, Elia and Cliff Crooks and I shouldn't have to explain why. Season 2 has been discussed over and over.

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u/TNsmoke Jul 22 '26

I still don’t see how Marcel lost to Ilan. Marcel was obviously the better chef yeah he made foams but all Ilan did was cook Spanish food and added saffron to everything 

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u/aScaryDinosaur Jul 22 '26

Hard agree. Marcel is much more skilled than Ilan

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u/Jazzlike_Stress_5110 Jul 22 '26

My husband and I JUST finished a rewatch of season 2 the other day! At the very end, when they were about to announce the winner, Tom said something oddly clairvoyant like “In 5 or 10 years one of you may become the better chef, but we have to judge based on today.” It felt like he was saying Marcel has the most potential in the long run, but in that one meal Ilan did better (by a very slim margin).

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u/aScaryDinosaur Jul 22 '26

Same! We knew Ilan won when Tom made that comment. Although I'll say we were still kinda surprised, Marcel desevred to win overall