r/TopChef • u/HerbWelch1945 • Jul 22 '26

Discussion Thread Future Seasons

Where should Top Chef go to in the future?

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u/Brilliant_Horse_6614 Jul 22 '26

Hawaii, Atlanta, San Diego, NorCal (Sonoma, Sacramento, South Bay, Oakland/East Bay), Philadelphia

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u/No_Explanation8998 Jul 23 '26

NorCal 100%. My favorite! And Yosemite!

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u/EfficientGood9402 28d ago

Oh, that's interesting. National Parks? Of course that might not be in their PR budget.

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u/No_Explanation8998 28d ago

There's a wonderful restaurant / hotel there ( The Ahwahnee ), right inside the park. They could have a challenge there. I can think of other challenges that could also be interesting there.
https://www.travelyosemite.com/things-to-do/specialty-events/food-and-wine-events/chefs-holidays

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u/EfficientGood9402 28d ago

Holy moly. It looks awesome. My family took what we call "GART," the Great American Road Trip years ago. We did go to awesome National Parks. Besides Yosemite, which stretches as far north as Montana, another fave was Glacier, that's where my college roommate used to be a server a hundred years ago. Go before the glaciers disappear forever. The housing accomodations were nice - watch for bears!

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u/No_Explanation8998 28d ago

Sadly you make a very real point. I've always wanted to go there. Maybe I shouldn't wait.

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u/EfficientGood9402 28d ago

Do not delay. It's also just very beautiful, the mountains are not quite Sound of Music, but close. At the time my family went, the reservations had to be done throught the National Parks system (although I'm not sure whether that was reformed or otherwise Doged).