Happy Opening Night, TCFL! This is your final reminder to draft before Episode 2 tonight (8PM, ET). If you need a refresher on the rules, check out our Pre-Season post HERE. If you are ready to draft, head to our Draft Page HERE. If you aren't ready to draft and need a little guidance, here we go with our Episode 1 Recap and a little game of "To Draft... or Not To Draft":
- I know that you need to bring a lot of b-roll to the opening intro for the season, but for some reason taking a cleaver to a watermelon really made me laugh.
- Super disappointing that Bangs Padma is doing the opening credits.
- I honestly had no idea that Houston is the 4th largest city in the US. For anyone wondering, #5 is Phoenix.
- They've done this "Silent Relay" Quickfire before and it's fine. But it's a tough ask and a tough watch to do it in the first episode of a non-All-Stars season. We don't know who these people are. They don't know each other. And in theory, they don't know their way around the kitchen.
- Dawn critiquing someone on time management is... rich. But otherwise, I think I like her more as a Judge than I did as a Cheftestant.
- Padma looks great. That is all.
- Kish continues to be awesomely dressed in every situation.
- Bladder infection seems serious. Please take care of that.
- In-person Whole Foods shopping means that the tote is back! And continues to NOT be available to buy from Bravo!
- I consider this "required reading" for this season: make sure to check out the Houston/Viet-Cajun episode of Ugly Delicious on Netflix.
To Draft... or Not To Draft
Ashleigh
Do Draft if... you believe that Eric and West African cuisine walked so that Ashleigh can run.
Don't Draft if... you think that "Afro-lachian" is just a little too specific.
Buddah
Do Draft if... you love accents.
Don't Draft if... you don't want to have the risk-taker on your team.
Damarr
Do Draft if... you think these collards we keep hearing about will eventually deliver.
Don't Draft if... you don't think "congealed" is a positive adjective.
Evelyn
Do Draft if... you think that being the hometown Chef is a blessing.
Don't Draft if... you think that being the hometown Chef is a curse.
Jackson
Do Draft if... you want to have the "nerdy" guy on your team.
Don't Draft if... you think that smell and taste might be a factor moving forward.
Jae
Do Draft if... you think her Asian parents actually are proud of her.
Don't Draft if... you don't think anyone should be taking inspiration from North Korea.
Jo
Do Draft if... you want to be down with the first person to pull Kare-Kare on Top Chef.
Don't Draft if... you are getting bootleg Kristen Kish vibes.
Leia
Do Draft if... you are one of our (too) many TCFL participants from New Jersey.
Don't Draft if... you think being in Last Chance Kitchen already hinders her prospects.
Luke
Do Draft if... you think a Noma pedigree matters.
Don't Draft if... you think putting food on a plate in a cooking competition matters.
Monique
Do Draft if... you want to complete your set of Quickfire winning Yellow Teamers.
Don't Draft if... you, like me, can't tell if she is any good or not.
Nick
Do Draft if... you are confident in positively evaluating about 30 seconds of screen time.
Don't Draft if... that 30 seconds included poorly cooked meat.
Robert
Do Draft if... you believe in "1st Elimination Challenge Winners" (six total have gone on to win their Season).
Don't Draft if... you believe in the "next episode curse" (24 Chefs have won an Elimination Challenge only to be sent home the very next Episode).
Sam
Do Draft if... you want the "sassy one" on your team.
Don't Draft if... you want the "sassy one" on your team.
Sarah
Do Draft if... you want to complete your set of Elimination Challenge winning Brown Teamers.
Don't Draft if... you, like me, can't tell if she is any good or not.
Stephanie
Do Draft if... you believe that the first person to give a soundbite means the producers are telegraphing.
Don't Draft if... you don't think "meat and potatoes" will go very far on Top Chef.
Happy Drafting TCFL!
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