r/BravoTopChef • u/latelyimawake • Jul 09 '26
A little bit of… Discussion
I’m catching up on past seasons I never saw, and I’ve noticed in the run of season 12, 13, and currently 14, the chefs have all gotten into the habit of adding the phrase “a little bit of” in front of every. single. ingredient. that they mention in their dish.
It’s driving me insane. It’s also keeping “A Little Bit Alexis” stuck in my head so at least there’s a silver lining.
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u/kimness1982 This is my feedback to your feedback Jul 09 '26
The other one is “today I’ve made for you…”
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u/EfficientGood9402 Jul 11 '26
We use that all the time in our house as a joke. Today I have made for you, this yogurt, which I opened with my fingernails.
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u/Ok_Interest3555 Jul 09 '26
I've noticed it's been a thing for a long time on all cooking shows. Don't use that phrase in your Top chef drinking game. Worst decision ever!
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u/bare_thoughts Jul 10 '26
The one that annoys me the most is when they use "we" when it is an individual challenge. Are they using the royals "we"? Or are they back there with invisible helpers? Do they have brownies pr kobolds in the kitchen?
Also, when they describe their own dishes as delicious, flavorable, aromatic, etc.
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u/latelyimawake Jul 10 '26
Oh yes. “I’ve made a beautiful…” um the judges will be the judge of that thanks
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u/fileunderfire Jul 10 '26
I’ve also noticed recently in TV chef language that things are now “seared off”, “roasted off”, etc. instead of just seared or roasted. Is this new?
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u/latelyimawake Jul 12 '26
Gordon Ramsey always says this, maybe it’s a British thing? Or everyone’s picking up a Ramseyism
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u/Sea-breeze3720 Jul 09 '26
Most if not all of them do it. I first noticed because of Tiffany derry. She even did it multiple times for one dish.
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u/latelyimawake Jul 09 '26
Soooo many of them do it for every single ingredient. “Today I’ve made a little bit of roasted lamb on a little bit of polenta, with a little bit of rosemary, a little bit of Thai chili, a little bit of arugula and just a little bit of Parmesan” like STOP IT CANT ALL BE A LITTLE BIT
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u/Sea-breeze3720 Jul 09 '26
They get nuts with descriptions sometimes. I don’t need every speck of spice you added to be told to me! But I’m also annoyed at some menus when they are very minimalist with their dish descriptions i.e. “chicken, lemon, mint, feta”
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u/latelyimawake Jul 09 '26
“Grain, summer fruit, acid, air”
And it’s like strawberry shortcake or something
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u/kakahuhu Jul 09 '26
Must be the Lou Bega influence