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To further complicate the narrative, Eater’s Melissa McCart found a 2022 Resy interview in which Blamey had specifically mentioned collaborating with Garcia on Mena’s version of scallop chou farci.

Largely, that’s been how the response to the scallop chou farci debacle on “Top Chef” has been divided, too.

Eater New York investigated the accusation, which centered on scallop chou farci, a dish served at the now-closed Tribeca restaurant, Mena, where Blamey managed Garcia.

But there are also dishes that seem to have nothing to do with Chile — for instance, a chou farci.

Whether it’s the sweet and sour cabbage rolls of my Eastern European ancestors or a meaty French chou farci, traditional stuffed cabbages are labors of love: meals I’m thrilled to encounter but rarely think to make myself.