Top Chef Kentucky – reality blurred

Sara Bradley, Eric Adjepong, Kelsey Barnard, Top Chef Kentucky finale

Was that Top Chef Kentucky finale twist really necessary?

A solid series of episodes in Macau ended an enjoyable season with a deserving winner, but there was a pointless final elimination before the finale.

Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Top Chef Kentucky

Top Chef’s Last Chance Kitchen is out of control

Last Chance Kitchen brought back an eliminated player, and what happened next proved that this format is broken.

Top Chef will film in Kentucky for its 16th season

Top Chef season 16 will film in Louisville, Lexington, and Lake Cumberland.

about reality blurred

Welcome! I’m Andy Dehnart, a writer who obsessively and critically covers reality TV, focusing on how it’s made and what it means.

I created reality blurred 22 years ago as a place to collect interesting links I found. Today, I review and recommend reality shows, documentaries, and nonfiction entertainment; analyze news and report from behind the scenes; and interview people who create and star in reality TV shows. You'll also find other people's insightful takes on reality TV in these pages, too.

I believe pop culture can both entertain and affect us, and so reality blurred's goal is to amplify the best and hold the worst accountable. In other words, I’m here to call it out when it sucks and celebrate it when it’s amazing. Let’s talk about it together!