This story contains spoilers, so if you haven’t watched the latest episode of “Top Chef” but plan to watch it, you might want to read the story later. *** “Goodbye, Wisconsin,” the 12th of 14 episodes of “Top Chef: Wisconsin,” aired Wednesday night on Bravo. It also can be found on the streaming service Peacock.
This was the last episode of Season 21 filmed in Wisconsin before the remaining four contestants leave for a Caribbean cruise to Curaçao for the penultimate episode. Judge Tom Colicchio and host Kristen Kish on the last episode of this season's "Top Chef" filmed in Wisconsin. The episode started with the chefs comparing notes about their “Top Chef” experience.
Manny Barella Lopez called the competition a roller coaster that could go in anybody’s favor at any point. He said when they’re back at their respective restaurants creating dishes, they’re going to get a little bit of PTSD and think, “What would (judge) Tom (Colicchio) say?” Milwaukee contestant Dan Jacobs said it was cool to come in not knowing any of the other chefs and leave with a bunch of new friends. To which cheftestant Danny Garcia said, “or an uncle or a grandpa,” referencing that Jacobs is older than the rest of them.
Host Kristen Kish welcomed back guest judge Paul Bartolotta, co-founder of the Milwaukee-based Bartolotta restaurants. For the quickfire challenge, the chefs had five minutes to taste and identify as many ingredients as they could in a blind taste test. .
