Compliments to the Chef

Jan 30 2025 64 ep. 52 mins 6

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Join hosts Bits and Nancy as they unpack every episode of Top Chef. Follow along each week as they discuss the cheftestants, their dishes and, most importantly, Tom Colicchio's hats. Your friendly Top Chef companion podcast will bring you all the Monday morning quarterback commentary you've always wanted to share along with guests from the food industry and beyond to prolong your enjoyment of the most elite cooking competition on TV.

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Memory Lane (S10E9)

Jan 30 2025 50 mins

Sharpen your knives and pull out the scrapbook! The chefs start with a knife skills quickfire that has the slicing through paper, rabbit and even their fingers. The elimination challenge has us reliving the top 10 most memorable moments from Top Chef history, which has us revisiting iconic dishes, rivalries and one liners. Top Chef die hards do NOT want to miss this episode!!

A Day at the Derby (S10E8)

Jan 23 2025 42 mins

Don your helmet and put on your skates because Top Chef is headed to the roller derby! This spicy episode has teams of two competing to see who can make the best concessions for the Seattle Roller Derby finals. There are some amazing collaborations and some unfortunate misses, but who will be the ones to take home the trophy?

A Berry Good Time (S10E7)

Jan 23 2025 52 mins

The Top Chef kitchen is getting a makeover this week - everything is wrapped in tin foil! Reynolds wrap wins the award for best sponsored challenge of all time and the chefs win the award for most bacon consumed per square foot in any season. We head to a local berry festival where the cheftestants square off head-to-head to impress the inimitable Chef Stephanie Izard

Night at the Museum (S10E6)

Jan 16 2025 42 mins

The Top Chef kitchen is getting the celebrity guests - from viral critic Marilyn Hagerty to Chris Pratt before he got weird. They're cooking us some big game and we're ready to watch! Tune into our coverage of episode 6!

In A Pickle (S10E5)

Jan 16 2025 47 mins

The Top Chef contestants are spending the day at Pike Place market. First with a breakfast challenge...on a stick! The elimination challenge is an unprecedented flop for all of the chefs, with all of them unsuccessfully paying homage to the artisans of the market. We get one of the most iconic judges tables with an epic clap back and dogged defense. Tune in to hear us discuss episo

Keeping It Old School (S10E4)

Jan 09 2025 41 mins

We're getting in a time machine and going back to opening night at Canlis restaurant. But first the chefs are all taking turns hacking away at a beautiful cut of beef. Follow the cheftestants as they build a menu straight out of an episode of Leave It To Beaver - jello, steamed cauliflower and a heavily dressed ceasar salad.

A Tale of Two Turkeys (S10E3)

Jan 09 2025 62 mins

Call up your weird uncle and take out the carving knife because it's Thanksgiving in the Top Chef kitchen! Follow the chefs as they prepare meals inspired by Chef Tom and Chef Emeril's family traditions. Tune in to hear our recap of Season 10 episode 3.

Second Helping w/ Brooke Williamson - Week 1

Jan 07 2025 48 mins

We are humbled and honored to welcome Brooke Williamson, a Top Chef winner, runner up, All Star, winner and legend. Brooke is one of the only people to have never been asked to "pack your knives and go" and she has gone on to accomplish so much since. A frequent contestant on Guy's Grocery Games, Tournament of Champions and Bobby Flay's Triple Threat, Brooke is in the pantheon of g

Do You Like See Food? (S10E2)

Jan 02 2025 50 mins

Welcome to Seattle, we've finally arrived in the Top Chef Kitchen! The chefs are put through their paces with a classic quickfire, an high-altitude elimination challenge and a textbook Top Chef twist. Tune in to hear our recap of season 10 episode 2!

Soup or Salad? (S10E1)

Jan 02 2025 49 mins

We are BACK in the Top Chef universe, but there is one stop to make before we enter the Seattle kitchen. Season 10 is off to an incredibly fun start with a star studded panel of judges: Hugh Acheson, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and, of course, head judge Tom Collicchio. The chefs were put through their paces with tasks to test their fundamental skills in the kitchen. Who will pas