Welcome to the post-Top Chef era! After 4 weeks of auditions, we finally have our contestants for this season of MasterChef, and we’re ready to draft our teams.We’re so, so excited to be a part of Maximum Fun. Head to maximumfun.org/join to sup

Week 14 - A Few Grains of Salt

6 days ago 51m 7s

It’s the finale! We’re now part of the Maximum Fun family of podcasts. This is our last episode as Top Chef Fantasy League. You can find the first episode of TV Chef Fantasy League – wherein we draft our MasterChef rosters – right after this ep

Week 13 - Everyone Needs A Paycheck

13 days ago 47m 54s

Okay, FINE, we'll go on a cruise.ANNOUNCEMENT: Next week, we are changing both the name AND the artwork for this podcast! When we begin covering MasterChef, we will become TV Chef Fantasy League, so don't be alarmed when that pops up in your fe

Week 12 - Ch-Ch-Changes

20 days ago 41m 54s

*Vin Diesel voice* one last ride (in Wisconsin)Make sure to start watching the audition episodes of MasterChef, because that's what our podcast is covering once Top Chef is done!Follow us on Instagram!

Week 11 - I Got 24 Questions, And "Is It Soup" Is 4 Of Them

27 days ago 47m 27s

Ify's back!In case you didn't hear, we're moving on to MasterChef when this season of Top Chef is done, so start your talent scouting (aka watching the audition episodes) now!Also, if this episode sounds weird, it’s because at some point while

Week 10 - The Cut (w/ An ANNOUNCEMENT & Another Special Guest!)

May 27th, 2024 48m 43s

Plenty more announcements to come, but here's the first big one: We're covering MasterChef next. Start watching this Wednesday and get ready to draft after the auditions are over!Follow us on Instagram!

Week 9 - What Is Cranberries? (With Another Special Guest!)

May 20th, 2024 45m 35s

This week, we're joined by writer Laura Kleinbaum. Grab the kids and check out her show Vida The Vet on Netflix, and leave the kids behind when you watch House of Cleopatra at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer!Follow us on Instagram!

Week 8 - A Tale of Two Restaurants

May 13th, 2024 52m 38s

We're 100% serious: let us be diners on Restaurant Wars.Follow us on Instagram!

Week 7 - Are These Hot Dogs Racist?

May 6th, 2024 58m 22s

An extra long episode, mostly because we eat Korean corn dogs live on air (don't worry, I tried to cut out as much of the chewing as possible)The New Yorker: Padma Lakshmi Walks Into A BarFollow us on Instagram!

Week 6 - The Loud Episode

Apr 29th, 2024 47m 3s

Shoutout to Girthmaster!Eater article on chaos cookingFollow us on Instagram!

Week 5 - With A Special Guest, I Think?

Apr 22nd, 2024 1h 4m

Mike is out of town this week, and he's the one writing this description. He hasn't listened to this episode so it'll be a surprise for all of us!Follow us on Instagram!