But as it was noted by Padma and the judges, Adrienne’s pork belly and sweet potato tostone was too sweet, which landed her alongside chefs Melissa Perfit and local fave Carrie Baird.
Thankfully for Adrienne, Melissa’s pork shoulder and potato purée meal was deemed the least appetizing of the bunch, so she was sent home.
The elimination challenge in the premiere was to prepare a meat and potatoes dish, which seemed easy enough.
Now, that makes a lot of sense, seeing as how Adrienne Cheatham went through all that work to get to the grand Top Chef stage, only to immediately get threatened with the biggest bummer possible: being the first contestant to get sent home.