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America's Culinary Cup

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Created by Padma Lakshmi

Top chefs compete in challenges testing creativity, endurance, presentation and leadership skills in America's Culinary Cup. From TMDB

39 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Sep 5, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works

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America's Culinary Cup is a 2026 reality TV series, created by Padma Lakshmi, starring Padma Lakshmi.

  • 33 people have posted about this series on Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy
  • posts span Apr 17, 2025 to Sep 5, 2026

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  • Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.socialBluesky · May 5, 2026

    The only new broadcast show of the year that I've stuck with. (I guess "America's Culinary Cup" kinda counts, too.] The only new broadcast show of the past two seasons that I've stuck with.

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  • Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 29, 2026

    The "commandment" on this week's "America's Culinary Cup" was "Sauces." I love Padma and the parts of the show that are just "Top Chef" are just fine, but it's a bizarre to watch a format that's so simultaneously over-produced and under-produced.

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  • Alison Herman @aherman2006.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2026

    ahead of tonight's premiere of AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP, I spoke to living legend padma lakshmi about leaving TOP CHEF, moving to cbs and building her own cooking competition from the ground up: variety.com/2026/tv/news...

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  • Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2026

    I have two reactions to this week's TOP CHEF, one immediate and one long-term. The immediate reaction is that I would be happy to set up a side specialty in TOP CHEF Appellate Law. The long-term reaction is that this confirmed why it's a better show than AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP. 1/2

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  • Mike Bloom @amikebloomtype.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2025

    CBS also revealed, in announcing its midseason schedule, that #AmazingRace 39 will NOT be airing in the spring Instead, Padma Lakshmi's new series "America's Culinary Cup" will occupy the post-#Survivor timeslot on Wednesdays

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  • Reality TV News/Updates @realitytvfan.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 17, 2025

    CBS has greenlit new cooking competition series "America's Culinary Cup" hosted by Padma Lakshmi. Set to air in the 2025-2026 broadcast season, the show will feature the most decorated chefs as they challenge their creativity, endurance, presentation, leadership and more.

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  • Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 17, 2026

    This week's molecular gastronomy-themed "America's Culinary Cup" — the "commandment" was "Oh, I dunno... Science?" — was very entertaining and one of the dumbest cooking show challenges I've ever seen.

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  • Sarah O @erniebufflo.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2026

    Finally watched some of America's Culinary Cup on our flights over the weekend. Mostly wanted to see Chef Michael Diaz de Leon, who is the chef of the taco spot downstairs, we chat in the hallways. But the biggest news he dropped on the show is: he was raised in a cult!

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  • Cornbread Countess @breadbae.blacksky.appBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    I hate how tv is set up. It's all mostly reality or competition. Is America's Culinary Cup really necessary?????? Come on Padma. Get behind a stove and show us how to cook some of those 'delicious' recipes in your many cookbooks

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  • John @jjbjr.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 8, 2026

    I just watched the first episode of America's Culinary Cup... it might be the worst cooking competition show I have ever watched.

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  • FreshParsnip @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 15, 2026

    I recently watched a cooking competition show called America's Culinary Cup. One of the challenges was to make dishes exclusively using vegetables. It was nice to see

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  • m o c h y @mochy.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 24, 2026

    I don't think I can do America's Culinary Cup In a single word, it's... obnoxious I watched Top Chef despite Padma Lakshmi, not because of her There's nothing worse than an overconfident reality/game show host, and the whole show is too much about her (which is also surely why she left Top Chef)

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  • Heather @girlbureaucrat.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 21, 2026

    Top Chef and America's Culinary Cup airing against each other makes it tough to keep track of who's who. I feel like I'm watching one big show that airs twice a week.

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  • Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 22, 2026

    Watching America's Culinary Cup, Padma Lakshmi's new cooking show, and imagining an elimination going like this: Padma: Jeff, you've served your final dish. Jeff (sad): Thank you, Padma. Padma: But wait. *Jeff is surprised*

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  • Shawnte McCall @shawntem.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 9, 2026

    Random: I wonder if CBS made-- err, *asked* Padma Lakshmi add "America's" to the title of her show "America's Culinary Cup" before agreeing to buy it...

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  • @RonSupportsYou @ronsupportsyou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyBluesky · Jun 10, 2026

    Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi worked together on Top Chef for 19 seasons. Padma Lakshmi left to create her own show: America's Culinary Cup. The women who won those two shows look similar to me. America's Culinary Cup's mistake was letting its winner seem undeserving. Top Chef made all three […]

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  • R Afubera Fox @rafuberafox.bsky.socialBluesky · May 9, 2026

    ugh... 🤦🏾 my bad [1 thing + an fyi] 1. the show is actually called America's Culinary Cup fyi: i loathe, i detest, i abhor, & i cannot stand Buddha Lo

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  • Altaira 99 @melissadl.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 14, 2026

    I watched a few minutes of America's Culinary Cup on YT. Yet another cooking contest focused on "cut throat competition". I hate it. I love the Baking Show precisely because it's not produced like combat. The US has got its head so far up the "compete like a war criminal" rectum.

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  • Matt @womprat208.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 12, 2026

    I've watched a lot of cooking competition shows. I grew up with Chopped and Iron Chef. I love Top Chef. I've watched most of the ridiculous Fox shows. Padma's new show, America's Culinary Cup, feels kind of awkward. Like it's trying to be too serious, with these "commandments" and what not.

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  • m @em-dash.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 6, 2026

    Watched America's Culinary Cup (new Top Chef ripoff show) and it's ok but I did really enjoy watching Padma host a show again...nothing against Kristen but she's almost *too* expressive

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  • @RonSupportsYouMastodon · Mar 5, 2026

    #AmericasCulinaryCup is an uninspiring title for a new #television series, but next to that title was a photograph of Padma Lakshmi who became a superstar on #TopChef. She hosts and is a judge on this cooking contest. Buddha Lo is a contestant who was also a superstar and a winner on #TopChef. Add one more cooking competition to the mix: #TopChef starts its new season on next Monday. #foodies

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  • Chris Henderson @chris-awk.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2026

    I just saw the participant roster for Padma's new America's Culinary Cup show, and no, oh no, we are never going to escape the reign of Buddha Lo.

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  • Barron W. Tramp @barronwtramp.bsky.socialBluesky · May 23, 2026

    America's Culinary Cup, the cooking show, was awesome ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1 million brought out really great talent

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  • La Femme Fatali @toomanycommas.bsky.socialBluesky · May 17, 2026

    I have Bon Appetit sub plus several cookbooks. I also have been on a cooking competition show after watching Culinary Class Wars (Korean show on Netflix) & America's Culinary Cup in recent months. I don't always follow the recipes to the letter but I've never made a tachin so that one I'll stick to.

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  • That Guy You Read On Accident @otakureview.urusai.social.ap.brid.gyBluesky · May 15, 2026

    16. America's Culinary Cup (TV Show) It was a fine(?) cooking show. The constant product placement got annoying, but they were giving away $1 million as the prize so understandable. The focus was mostly on fine dining, but otherwise was a pretty standard show that didn't do anything different.

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  • That Person You Read On Accident - Writing Comms Open @otakureview.bsky.socialBluesky · May 15, 2026

    16. America's Culinary Cup (TV Show) It was a fine(?) cooking show. The constant product placement got annoying, but they were giving away $1 million as the prize so understandable. The focus was mostly on fine dining, but otherwise was a pretty standard show that didn't do anything different.

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  • T3D Media @[email protected]Mastodon · May 14, 2026

    Cara Stadler wins #AmericasCulinaryCup Season 1 and takes home the $1 million prize after a dramatic four-point finale victory 👩‍🍳🏆 https://thethoughtoftheday.com/reality-tv/americas-culinary-cup-season-1-winner-cara-stadler

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  • Jase @mutantnarwhalplays.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 23, 2026

    Liberty Mutual - Unethical Starbucks - Ehthical Shopify - Ethical Medication - Unethical Vuor1 - Unethical Cop Show - Unethical America's Culinary Cup - Ethical

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  • Great Pop Culture Debate @gpcd.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 16, 2026

    Me to America’s Culinary Cup after watching tonight’s elimination. How you gonna test these chefs on consistency next week when every episode of your show is some wildly different format? Gimmicky foolishness. #americasculinarycup

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  • Andy Dehnart @realityblurredMastodon · Mar 6, 2026

    ICYMI: America’s Culinary Cup review: Top Chef, stirred, not shaken https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2026/03/americas-culinary-cup-cbs-review/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AmericasCulinaryCup #TopChef

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  • AP美联社新闻摘要 非官方 @apnewscn.nzcow.comBluesky · Mar 4, 2026

    📢 Padma Lakshmi is back with a new cooking competition, “America's Culinary Cup,” on CBS. The show offers the largest cash prize in culinary TV history at $1 million.

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  • Bill @caractacus.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2026

    Top Chef, Tournament of Champions, and Padma's new show America's Culinary Cup are all airing at the same time. Do I know folks who watch them and have thoughts? (I have generally considered Top Chef the only non-horseshit US cooking competition show, but TOC is usually fun.)

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  • Cherish Hamutoff, Casting Director @castingcallsfortv.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 3, 2026

    Hi friends! Please tune in tomorrow night for the premiere of a show I'm so proud to have cast: America's Culinary Cup on @CBS I can't wait for these talented, charming Michelin star and James Beard award-winning chefs to share their talents with the world! 🔪🏆

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  • dushan17.bsky.social @dushan17.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 25, 2026

    Padma Lakshmi - "America's Culinary Cup" & How Immigrants Nourish the Nation - The Daily Show www.democraticunderground.com/1322107564

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  • Cherish Hamutoff, Casting Director @castingcallsfortv.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 29, 2026

    Excited to announce the STAR cast for a show we worked so hard on last year. Please follow these Award-winning #CHEFS as they compete for the $1 MILLION prize on America's Culinary Cup - premiering March 4 on @CBS! Host @padmalakshmi.bsky.social #casting #competition #jamesbeard #michelin

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  • Give Me My Remote @givememyremote.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2026

    #AmericasCulinaryCup set its season 1 contestants: www.givememyremote.com/remote/2026/...

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  • Marisa Roffman @marisaroffman.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2026

    #AmericasCulinaryCup has set its season 1 contestants: www.givememyremote.com/remote/2026/...

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  • Andy Dehnart @realityblurredMastodon · Dec 9, 2025

    ICYMI: Padma says her new CBS show has ‘no fucking format’ https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2025/12/padma-lakshmi-americas-culinary-cup-format/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PadmaLakshmi #AmericasCulinaryCup

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  • Andy Dehnart @realityblurredMastodon · Dec 8, 2025

    Padma says her new CBS show has ‘no fucking format’ https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2025/12/padma-lakshmi-americas-culinary-cup-format/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PadmaLakshmi #AmericasCulinaryCup

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