Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV

Is Top Chef still top after Top Chef Carolinas?

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On this week’s episode: Top Chef Carolinas is over, and no spoilers here as I look at the season and the franchise to ask: is Top Chef deserving of the title of top culinary reality show? Plus: two Kristen Kish related recommendations, and stick around to the end for life advice from reality TV, also from Top Chef host Kristen Kish! 

Curtain Pull

  • Top Chef doesn't want you to see this 'sensitive information'
  • Charlotte paid $1.2 million for Top Chef. Did they get their money's worth?

    • Review Review

    • Top Chef Carolinas finale recap: toast the winner
    • Dear Top Chef: an open letter to a show adrift
    • Top Chef spoiled/solved the Restaurant Wars/Last Chance Kitchen mystery
    • Kristen Kish is the best part of Top Chef Wisconsin
    • How America's Culinary Cup was cooked to be paired with Survivor

      • Recommendations

      • The Dish with Kish
      • Fast Foodies (stream free on truTV)
      • Memoir and other true queer stories for Pride Month
        • Accidentally on Purpose by Kristen Kish

          • Credits

          • Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV is copyright 2026 by Reality Blurred LLC.
          • Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
          • Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

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            Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TVBy reality blurred's Andy Dehnart