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Top Chef – Season 23, Episode 5 Cut and Dry

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Improvised cooking meets dehydration drama with Fortune Feimster in the kitchen.

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Top Chef — Season 23, Episode 5

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Cast & Crew

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Kristen Kish

Host

Tom Colicchio

Judge

Gail Simmons

Judge

Dan Cutforth

Executive Producer

Jane Lipsitz

Executive Producer

Doreen Arquines

Executive Producer
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Roxana Hadadi New York Magazine/Vulture Apr 7
3/5
I got the sense that all the contestants were sort of grinning and bearing it in “Cut and Dry,” not super jazzed by either the improv-inspired Quickfire or the dehydration-focused Elimination. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Improvised cooking meets dehydration drama with Fortune Feimster in the kitchen.
Executive Producer
Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Doreen Arquines
Network
Bravo
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Special Interest, Reality, Game Show
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 6, 2026