'Top Chef: Carolinas' is in its week 7, and this week there were two eliminations. A look at what happened in the kitchen that came with all-day meal and desserts challenges!
Top Chef: Carolians, the 23rd season of the much-loved American reality television series, is now in its 23rd season and is running on week 7. Last week, it was a BBQ challenge, which led to one of the talented chefs, Sieger Bayer, being eliminated, who chose not to take part in Last Chance Kitchen.
Well, week 7 has seen a double elimination. To mention, Top Chef premiered on TV on March 9, 2026, as season 23 began with a total of 15 contestants, and now there are only 7 chefstants left. This week, there were two challenges: the Quickfire challenge (all-day meal) and the elimination challenge (Southern desserts). So, let's just have a recap of what exactly happened at Week 7 of Top Chef season 23.
Spoilers Ahead!
The 9 contestants were divided into three teams, Yellow, Green and Orange, each containing 3 team members. 45 minutes were given to prepare an all-day meal, including breakfast, dinner and lunch. Now, it was up to the team members how they would divide the time between the three chefs for preparing the meal. Will they give everyone 15 minutes, or give some more time to a more complex protein-infused meal? Well, the Yellow team had Brandon in charge of making breakfast, Anthony was selected to prepare lunch, and Jonathan was given the duty to prepare dinner.
The Green team contained Justin (breakfast), Duyen (lunch) and Jennifer (dinner), while the Orange team featured Oscar (breakfast), Sherry (lunch) and Laurence (dinner). The winning team would be given USD 12K, with USD 4K each for each contestant. After the challenge, Team Yellow could win the challenge with Brandon's hashbrowns being exquisite for everyone, while Anthony's fried green tomato and country ham sandwich was a standout, and Jonathan also did amazing while making smothered steak with bourbon pan gravy.
To mention, there was an elimination round, which decided who would stay in the show for the next week's challenges. To mention, it was a double celebration, one was the 20th anniversary of the show. Along with just like every year, they celebrated Queen Charlotte, who was known for being a 'Sweet Tooth'. The City of Charlotte, North Carolina, was named after a Queen, and to celebrate the same, the theme of the challenge was making a dessert that would fit the Queen. 60 super fans of the chefs were present, whom the contestants had to feed.
One of the superfans was Melissa Benoist. Well, the contestants were given 3 hours to complete the challenge, and Laurence, Anthony and Sherry got the top votes, with Anthony being the winner. It was Justin who was sent home as his dish got fewer votes. As this was the case, during the challenge, Jennifer faced a health issue with paralysis on the left side of her face. As Justin was given a chance to take Jennifer's place, he refused and decided to stay with his wife. Further reports suggested that, unlike Saige, Justin will be seen in Last Chance Kitchen, while Jennifer can appear in the next season.
What do you think about the double elimination in week 7 of Top Chef's s23?
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