"Excellent in competition": Tournament of Champions fans root for Nini as she wins the steak face-off in episode 6

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Tournament of Champions Participant Nini Nguyen | Image Source: Instagram/ @chefnininguyen

Food Network aired the latest Tournament of Champions Season 6 episode on April 6, 2025. It featured the remaining participants competing for their spot in the Great 8.

Among the participants, fans witnessed Chef Nini Nguyen and Chef Carlos Anthony competing against each other. Further in the episode, fans witnessed Chef Nini advancing in the competition with one point difference.

Witnessing the competition in the latest Tournament of Champions episode, fans took to the social media platform X and celebrated Nini's performance.

A fan commented about Nini's performance:

"Glad to see Nini take out flaming dou***bag Carlos. She is a strong chef and excellent in competition. Carlos seems to think he's entitled to win."

Another fan cheered for Nini:

"Come on, Nini!!! #TournamentofChampions."

A netizen commented on X about Nini's performance:

"Let's go Chef Nini! Even though you took out Chef Zepeda I'm still rooting for you. #TournamentOfChampions."

A user wrote about how fierce the competition among fellow participants in the Tournament of Champions is and how Chef Nini could "take out" fellow competitors:

"Reminder, Chef Zepeda set herself on fire so that Chef Nini could take out Chef Carlos. #TournamentOfChampions."

Another fan appreciated Chef Nini for her performance against fellow participants:

"I already like the sound of Chef Nini's dish vs Carlos'. #TournamentOfChampions."

An X user commented about Chef Nini's performance:

"Omg Nini Nguyen actually beat Carlos Anthony!!!! Even though he beat one of the legend Chef Amanda! #TOC #TournamentOfChampions @FoodNetwork."

A netizen wrote a comment supporting Chef Nini:

"I'm not the biggest fan of "little Malarky" and I do like Nini, so I hope she takes him out… #TOC #TournamentOfChampions."

Tournament of Champions Season 6: Chef Nini wins by one point against Chef Carlos

The latest Tournament of Champions Season 6 episode saw Chef Nini and Chef Carlos among the participants. During their round, the theme was switched from Champagne Brunch to Classic.

They had to prepare an updated classic version of the suggested dishes. It included a combination of shishito peppers, beef tenderloin, and an immersion blender.

Chef Nini prepared a classic dish, steak au poivre; it was quite impressive. With her creativity and unique touch, the prepared dish had quite a refreshing look. On the other hand, Chef Carlos worked on his steak tartare. Judges appreciated his creativity of turning aji amarillo sauce into the yolk.

When it was time to decide, fans witnessed an exciting, friendly competition. As a result, Chef Nini earned an extra point, which made her the winner, and she advanced in the competition.

Witnessing such a competition between Chef Carlos and Chef Nini, fans shared their appreciation for Chef Nini by sharing comments via the social media platform X.


Fans can stream the latest Tournament of Champions Season 6 Episode 6 on Food Network.

Edited by Sarah Nazamuddin Harniswala