Compliments to the Chef

On this week's episode of Top Chef we see the contestants stepping out of their comfort zone into the world of indigenous foods. But before that, they get bogged down in a cranberry quickfire that brings Tom, Gail and Kristen into the Top Chef kitchen to announce a huge rules shake up. Who will shine and who will pack their knives? Tune in to find out!

Another heaping second helping of Top Chef! We unpack this week's episode of LCK, where Kaleena enters the kitchen to face off against Kevin. We get into The Dish With Kish and then we move onto an interview we taped with Kendra Vaculin of Bon Appetit. Kendra talks about what it's like setting up temporary restaurants, pop ups and her work at BA. Don't miss this great episode!

Prepare for battle! This week on Top Chef the chefs armor up for a surprise restaurant wars! The group splits up into two teams and duke it out between their hastily decided concepts. We get 70 minutes of unadulterated combat as we delight in some of the most creative work we've seen all season. We also heat up some delightful leftovers and introduce a new fan-generated Potluck segment. So which r...

LCK is back and it's time to play ball...again!! Rasika and Kevin face off in a nine inning race to see who can score the most home runs. Then, stick around for our interview with Top Chef Production Designer James Connelly, who will WOW you with his encyclopedic knowledge of every top chef kitchen. James has incredible knowledge and talent and sheds light on the BTS of Top Chef that you won't wan...

We've got sausages in the house...in more ways than one! CTTC welcomes the hosts of The LA Food Podcast. We take a look at episode 7 of Top Chef and it's time to play ball! An uproarious sausage race with an all-star panel of judges has the chefs facing off head to head with some of the best food we've seen all season. Who's wiener will reign supreme? Tune in to find out. Check out @TheLACountdown

Back to basics, with a Dish with Kish recap, where we try once more to understand what chaos cuisine actually is. Spoiler alert, we still don't know. The gals also predict where the next Top Chef city will be using their incredibly scientific powers of prediction.

This week's episode is pure chaos!!!!! The chefs compete in a dairy-based dessert quickfire and then move onto achaos cuisine elimination challenge. Guest judge Matty Matheson puts the chefs through their paces and inspires some of the best performances of the entire season. The shocking eliminaton at the end still has us shook! Whose dish will be chaotic good and whose chaotic evil will send them...

It's a super-sized second helping! Bits and Nancy recap the two-part LCK mid-season finale. Will the hot new bombshell in the Villa (Soo) make it into the Top Chef kitchen? Or will Kaleena or Charly fight their way back? Then, stick around for the best interview of all time with Top Chef Wardrobe Supervisor Charlotte Rose Coleman (@charlotterosecoleman)! Everything you've ever wanted to know about...

We in da club...the SUPPER CLUB. The contestants take on the Wisconsin institution of the Supper Club on this week's episode of Top Chef. After an unexpected quickfire, the group breaks into two teams and gets ready to RELISH some fun times ahead. But tensions rise as each team grapple with a scant budget of $1K per team to feed forty diners and the judges! Who will earn a pay day and who will cas...

It's a triple match up in Last Chance Kitchen this week on Top Chef. The competitors must take inspiration from their plates and make a dish that compliments the form upon which they choose to build. We also have a visit from the Vanderpump Rules water sommelier and another cameo from the GOAT Buddha Lo!!!

The contestants make there way to Madison, Wisconsin and learn about the American artistic giant Frank Lloyd Wright along the way. In the first partner challenge of the season, we see some pairs thrives and others break down. Two-time winner Buddha Lo comes back to judge this week's episode along with Dominique Crenn. Who will win and who will sing So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright? Tune in for food and...

Top Chef legend and all around incredible human Kevin Gillespie joins the pod on this week's episode of Second Helping. The gang discusses everything from Kevin's newest restaurant Nàdair, opening in May, to Gilmore Girls. Bits and Nancy do a quick recap of LCK and Chef Soo's advancement in ranks. You won't want to miss this incredibly enlightening and uplifting episode!

This week on Top Chef the contestants compete in a cheesy challenge in the Wisconsin corn fields! A quickfire as sweet as cherry pie has the contestants cooking with mystery ingredients. Then we head outside, to the great croquette cookoff of 2024. How many fried balls can the judges eat? Find out who cuts the cheese and who packs their knives!

Last Chance Kitchen returns to Top Chef and we're starting with a big twist! Join bits and Nancy as we discuss the new cheftestant Soo Ahn, the format of LCK this season and conspiracy theories about where Chef David went....

Tonight we're getting hopped up on beer and snacks! The Top Chef contestants compete in their first quickfire challenge, making a dish highlighting hops. Then we move onto our first team challenge, with a seven course progressive meal highlighting classic bar foods and salty treats. Who will win and who will SNACK their knives and go. Tune in to find out!

Get your second helping of Top Chef content this week! We talk to James Beard nominee Sean Wen, founder and Owner of Pinch Boil House and Curry Boys BBQ in San Antonio, TX. We discuss the ins and outs of opening a restaurant, major wins, minor set backs and the lessons we learned along the way. Stay tuned for a sneak peak of Last Chance Kitchen and what is to come in Season 21.

Top Chef is BACK! And we're in Wisconsin, jewel of the midwest, land of the dairy farm. In the season premier we meet 15 new cheftestants, all with the same goal: take home the title of Top Chef. This year the competition is fiercer than ever, with James Beard nominees and Michelin star cooks. New judge Kristen Kish is shaking things up with new rules, new looks and new energy. Nancy and bits unpa...

Bits and Nancy welcome the unbelievable, unflappable, unmatchable Chef Jen Carroll to the pod on this very special season 1 finale. Learn about Jen's rise through the kitchen of Le Bernadin, her journey to top chef and beyond! A must listen for all Top Chef fans to learn about the casting process, All Stars and BTS secrets you've never heard before.

The final three chefs compete for the title of Top Chef!

It's part 1 of the finale and we're in Napa! Land of the free, home of the grape. The top four chefs arrive to America's wine country with a dream, a plan, and a quickfire on the Napa Valley Wine Train. For the final elimination challenge, the chefs cater a seasonal crush party with meat and vegetarian dishes. Who will be an cloud wine and who will get corked? Listen to find out!

The French are back in the season 6 semi-finals! The chefs have to compete against each other in a highly technical Bocise d'or style quickfire and elimination challenge. They're all ready to show up and show out, but one chef will have to french kiss the competition au revour.

Ring ring, room service! Eat a little breakfast in bed with Padma and Nigella lawson prepared by the cheftestants. Then hop in your Toyota Rav 4 and take a ride down the Las Vegas strip, as each chef makes a dish inspired by the iconic casinos of Sin City. Who's dish will beat the house? Tune in to find out!

A long time ago (2009) in a galaxy far, far away (Vegas)... Episode 10 is a fun ride with a big twist in the middle! The chefs are ready to cook the best steak of their lives when special guest judge Natalie Portman shakes things up. Who is able to roll with the punches and who will eat dirt? Tune in to find out!

Bon Appetit food editor Kendra Vaculin joins Bits and Nancy to breakdown restaurant wars. Gear up for game theory, strategy and espionage in this all out battle between the Voltaggio brothers and everyone else. Which team will win this high stakes challenge? Which team will be in the weeds? Who will pack their knives? Listen along to find out! Guest Bio: Kendra Vaculin is a food editor at Bon Appe...

Oink oink! The Top Chef kitchen is turning into a pigsty on this week's episode. With guest judge Charlie Palmer inviting the crew at his annual Pork and Pinot charity event, the chefs have to put their pairing skills to the test. Kevin comes up with is most creative bacon pairing yet, but one chef doesn't quite make the cut. Listen in to find out which pig goes to slaughter. (wow, that was a gros...