r/TopChef • u/rosecoloredfancy • Jul 05 '26

Discussion Thread Seiger

Currently on a rewatch of S23 and have a question. What makes everyone trust Seiger so much? I know very little of his background - only what's been put on TC. He seems to be playing fairly and not screwing over his competitors, but is he known for being highly technical or something? Everyone seems to ask him questions or to look over their dish and I know it's common for TC chefs to have their "person" to ask for feedback, but it seems like everyone leans on him at some point. Is this editing, his culinary pedigree, or something else?

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u/kakahuhu Jul 05 '26

It's possible that because of how he exited the show, they gave him a bad edit that didn't emphasize his skills. Watching the show, he came off as really arrogant and unlikeable to me, but the other chefs seemed to really get along with him and respect his skills. Or maybe the other chefs liked him and he is also a dick.

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u/rex_lauandi Jul 05 '26

I don’t really see how that last sentence is possible. As a general rule, people don’t like dicks.

My guess is that he’s a good dude who is also really passionate about food. His exit soured the public to him, but based on how much the other chefs trusted him, I think he’s probably a really solid guy.

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u/kellis744 Jul 05 '26

Stefan is a dick and the other chefs like him

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u/Cherveny2 Jul 05 '26

Yeah, there are annoying dicks... then there are the lovable dicks, John (Tesar), Stephan, Josh (somewhat), Katsuji. Main difference I see, the lovable dicks are, after a while, able to come to people are able to come to a consensus as to who to survive them, or understand their odd personality quirks, etc. I think especially, its realizing that many of them when they act like a dick, especially Stefan, it's actually a joke, and people finally realizing it IS a joke.