Dude- it's top chef, not home chef. Loblaws is great for the average cook but this is supposed to showcase the elite. Give them the proper tools to execute at a high level. Many fine dining ingredients are unavailable at Loblaws. You might be able to find truffle oil, but it is not nearly the same quality of an artisan produced one let alone fresh truffles. Do you find fois gras at Lablaws? i don't. Even canned tomatoes are generic- good luck finding San Marizano tomatoes which is one of the things that can take a sauce from good to great. Fresh produce at grocery stores are seldom as fresh you would hope. Herbs from Loblaws just don't taste as good as the ones from St Lawrence Market. Finding interesting salad greens can be a challenge unless you are happy with the mixed variety. Don't even get me started on seafood at most grocery stores. These are the tools that a top chef contestant needs to showcase what they can do in the fine dining arena. For many of the competitions a regular grocery store would do fine. But these guys want the opportunity to shine and I don't think they should be limited to what is available to the general public. A large part of a chef's job is to source our the best possible ingredients- often with a focus on sustainable, locally sourced and artisan produced items. And yes- it was a shame to see them shopping at Loblaws when one of the best markets (and most expensive) in the country is a two minute walk away.