Joey and I are back talking about season 1 of Top Chef. This week we're talking about season one, episode 3 (103), "Nasty Delights," which really is a fantastic Top Chef episode and quite possibly a big reason we still have this show 21 seasons later. Stephen Asprinio deserves his place in the Top Chef hall of fame. And maybe the Giant Tie Knot Hall of Fame. All-time great reality show character.
This episode, the chefs had to make octopus, which apparently sounded weird and gross to everyone in 2006, even chefs. And then they had to make monkfish for little kids. Crazy how this episode turned out, because some people who went on to become food TV royalty probably should've gone home this episode. Justice for Brian! (Or, maybe not, maybe he deserved it).
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Top Chef Frotcast Post-Show, S1E3: 'Nasty Delights'