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118. Top Chef Season 23 Episode 5 Recap: "Cut and Dry" with guest Chef Corwin Hemming
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- Eat Your Content
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- Apr 9, 2026
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- 3694
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Summary
This week’s episode of Top Chef flips the script in the most unpredictable way yet, kids are running the Quickfire, and the chefs are completely at their mercy. What sounds like a lighthearted challenge quickly turns into controlled chaos, with bizarre prompts like “puffified Christmas in Colorado” and a last-minute corn nut twist that throws everyone off their game. We break down why cooking for kids might actually be harder than cooking for world-class judges, and how the chefs who kept it ...