Interview With Top Chef's New GOAT, Buddha Lo
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Big news for fans of Top Chef Power Index: I interviewed Top Chef World All-Stars winner Buddha Lo for GQ. Buddha became the first back-to-back Top Chef champion in the show’s history. In terms of how dominant he was, all I need to say is that I had him ranked number one in the first episode of his first season, and then had him number one again after all but one of this season’s episodes (and don’t think he didn’t know that I snubbed him in my episode one recap this year — I had him at number two).
You expect a guy as exacting in his approach as Buddha is to be kind of dull or a dick, but Buddha is just too Australian for that. He retains his casual appeal, and has such a unique background that he always makes for a great interview. Who else could I ask such pointed questions about what a dugong tastes like and expect such specific (and weirdly mouth watering) answers? Here’s a dugong, by the way:
Basically a big fat sea cow that spends its life hoovering up sludge, much like your mother.
Anyway, you can read the whole write-up over at GQ. But as a bonus for you newsletter subscribers (and podcast subscribers), I also have an audio version that you can stick in your ears.