How do they have all the special ingredients and equipment that the challenging chef that won the first half needs for their favorite dish, when they don’t know who the winner is going to be for the first half until the middle of the contest?
How do they have all the special ingredients and equipment that the challenging chef that won the first half needs for their favorite dish, when they don’t know who the winner is going to be for the first half until the middle of the contest?
It also plausible they don’t even need to buy the expensive bits ahead of time. There’s a ton of downtime in these shows where they are shooting different scenes. There’s likely plenty of time to text a PA that’s already in the grocery store to buy the lobster or the filet while the elimination is being shot and next round prep is happening.