thali

Jayam’s Tiffins & Thali does southern Indian cuisine, including its specialty: uttapam, a thicker version of dosa.

The thali challenge was definitely my lowest point.

Gabri: The most difficult was the thali challenge, definitely.

I mention in my Restaurant Wars recap that current or modern seasons of "Top Chef" can sometimes feel a bit sanitized and while the thali episode certainly countered that, this episode fell back into that place, unfortunately.

We wanted them to be able to make their own version of thali should they choose to, so the pantry included one or two requested specialty ingredients from each chef.