I think maybe other commitments is an excuse. If Brooke and Voltaggio wanted to appear on TOC, they could have made it happen.

Around the same time period of taping, Brooke was in New Orleans eating pastries, talking about not inhaling as that’s what the locals suggested.

Besides, her husband is more than capable as the chef running her one restaurant when she’s off filming the various TV shows she appears on. They could have made it work for her to appear on another prestigious tournament.

They tape TOC during the same time each year, so there was more than advanced warning, if the desire was really there.

They both seemed somewhat emotional after their losses last year, in different ways. So maybe they had enough of TOC and were concerned about losing.

Last year, Brooke was in tears. It’s memorable because others online thought it was a bit much during Tiffani’s big moment. Voltaggio was a bit arrogant saying after losing to Brooke for the third time that he guessed he needed to compete on the east coast in order to win.