Compliments to the Chef

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...

Gather 'round the table because it's a dinner party! Follow along this week as we watch the remaining cheftestants pair up and cook up a feast in the tiny kitchen of the Top Chef mansion. With an elite guest list, the chefs will have to show up and show out to take the win. Tune in to find out more!

Abra kadabra! Pick a card! Cup and balls! Tonight's episode is about MAGIC and all of the ways food can take shape. Our chefs perform for storied Vegas magicians Penn and Teller with their deconstructed masterpieces. Listen to episode 6 to find out who pulls a rabbit out of their hat.

Our chefs are roughing it in the great outdoors this week, but the elements are no match for the high end meal they must prepare for a crew of hungry ranchers. We've got cowboy cauldrons, voodoo hexes and SEVEN ceviches. Who's grub will will be at the top of the chuck wagon? Listen to find out!

Oui, chef! The Cheftestants compete for the most esteemed table of judges yet. French cuisine is on the stage in this episode, where players must pair up classic French proteins and sauces to create elegant and technically perfect dishes to wow the greatest French chefs of the century. Who will oui-n? Listen to find out!

A-ten-hut!!! Head to the Nellis Air Force Base for a heart bowl of creamy chowder, sad pasta salad and a slab of bacon on a piece of lettuce! We're dissecting episode 3, where the Cheftestants have to work together to feed the hungry men and women of US Air Force. How will our chefs fare? Listen to find out!

The gals talk about the nostalgic, cringeworthy, piping hot bachelor/bachelorette party episode of Top Chef Season 6.

Welcome to Compliments to the Chef! To kick it off, we'll be unpacking Top Chef season 6, available on Netflix or Peacock now! Follow along with us as we review the Cheftestants, fan-favorite mise en place relay, elimination challenge and conjure up some predictions for the season ahead.