‘Top Chef’ Contestant Can’t Smell or Taste Because of Long Haul COVID-19

Working for any chef is a challenge, but can you imagine doing it without any sense of taste or smell? Jackson Kalb, is a contestant on “Top Chef Houston,” and he’s been left without the two most important senses a cook needs thanks to a case of long-haul COVID-19. He says that he has relied on instinct to get him through the cutthroat reality competition show. Sometimes, he can get a little help from fellow contestants who will try food he’s prepared.