Pod Chef

COME SEE US AT AWESOME CON! Friday, June 16th - 2:30PM EST!!We've reached the end of another season of Top Chef! Reaves shares a text conversation between him and Tom, Bryan and Reaves help Jamal pick his karaoke song, and we recap The Top Chef Season 20 Finale - Episode 14 "Fin"Top Chef talk starts at 32:15----more----Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Rate us 5 stars and let us know what y...

This week we are once again joined by our good friend and actual top chef fan, Jeff Ray. Jamal and Jeff recap their barbecue adventure from the night before in Chefs I Prepared For You, we have moments of silence for Padma's announced departure from Top Chef, and we recap Top Chef Season 20, Episode 13 - "Champions in Paris".Top Chef talk starts at 40:00----more----Subscribe for new episodes every...

It's Bryan's birthday so he and Jamal break down Top Chef Season 20, Episode 12 - "Goodbye, London". Top Chef talk starts at 23:50----more----Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Rate us 5 stars and let us know what you had for dinner last night in the review! This episode was edited by Bryan A Jackson. The Pod Chef theme song was produced and performed by Jeff Ray. Pod Chef LinksFollow us on...

This week it's just the three amigos chopping it up and for that we are truly sorry. We also talked about Top Chef Season 20, Episode 11 "Battle of the Wellingtons".Top Chef talk starts at 36:00----more----Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Rate us 5 stars and let us know what you had for dinner last night in the review! This episode was edited by Bryan A Jackson. The Pod Chef theme song was...

BONUS EPISODE!For this bonus episode we're joined by the wonderful and talented Houstonite - Chef Evelyn Garcia from Top Chef Houston! Evelyn shares what it was like competing in her home town, what the chefs did to pass the time, details about her new restaurant - JŪN, and so much more! Check out what else Evelyn has going on at her website - https://www.chefevelyngarcia.com/WE SOLD OUT! Be sure...

This week we're joined by comedian and Peloton comedian, Jared Moskowitz. Jared gives us some tips on how to get our social media numbers up, Jamal shares an email from Tom, and we discuss Top Chef Season 20, Episode 10 - "Thali Time".Top Chef talk starts at 41:10Check out Jared's comedy show - Lemon Hands at Caveat NYC on June 2 - http://caveat.nyc/events/lemonade-6-2-2023And follow him on the so...

This week your best friends are joined by gravestone chef extraordinaire, Rosie Grant, to help us break down Top Chef Season 20, Episode 9 - "Restaurant Wars". War, war never changes. Lots of other funny stuff happens, so check it out. Top Chef talk starts at 37:30Check out Rosie's gravestone cooking adventures on the socials - @ghostly.archiveWE SOLD OUT! Be sure to head to https://blendjet.com/...

**We had to reupload this episode because of some audio issues**This week we're back at FULL STRENGTH as Jamal has finally returned from Broadway and Reaves is back from being his understudy. We're also joined by Stacey Kulow (Buffy The Gilmore Slayer, Boogiemanja, Maude Night). Stacey wanted to talk with us about Top Chef Season 20, Episode 8 - "Street Food Fight", but first we made her help us f...

Jamal is back, but Reaves is gone... Can't seem to get all three amigos in the same room lately. Either way, Jamal is back from his time on Broadway and he couldn't wait to talk about Top Chef, so we talked about Top Chef Season 20, Episode 7 - "Hands Off"Top Chef talk starts at 22:00WE SOLD OUT! Be sure to head to https://blendjet.com/ and use the promo code "podchef12" to receive 12% off your or...

For those of you who doubt that Pod Chef is the official Top Chef podcast, tell us how we got Chef Nick Wallace from Top Chef season 19 on the show... That's right, in this special BONUS EPISODE we're not reviewing an episode of the show, but your best friends are in full force and we're joined by their newest best friend, Nick Wallace from Top Chef Houston. Nick talks to us about his time in Top...

Still no Jamal, but two amigos is better than none! We also don't have a guest this week... it's just Bryan and Reaves chopping it up like only the Pod Chef boys can. We talk about Top Chef Season 20, Episode 6 - "Top Chef is No Picnic" and we do some other funny stuff like always. Top Chef talks starts at 28:00.----more----Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Rate us 5 stars and let us know w...

This week your least favorite amigos (Bryan and Reaves) are joined by our good friend and hilarious human woman, Katy Berry (Baby Wants Candy, Diamond Goddess Crystal Pussy). Katy told us she'd only come on the podcast if we talk about Top Chef Season 20, Episode 5 "Holiday Vacation" so we did that for her and we did lots of other fun stuff with her as well. Top Chef talk starts at 37:30Check out...

Apologies up front for the lack of Jamal, but you still get two amigos and a fantastic returning guest - Monique Moses (Astronomy Club, Human Resources, A Black Lady Sketch Show). To thank Monique for taking time out of her busy LA lifestyle, we talked about Top Chef Season 20, Episode 4 "Spurred Lines".Follow Monique on social media - @nutellacartel----more----Subscribe for new episodes every Mon...

This week your best friends are joined by mango hunter and theme song producer, Jeff Ray. Jeff talks to us about our update theme song, mango hunting, and Top Chef Season 20, Episode 3 "Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites"Top Chef talk starts at 41:00Follow Jeff's mango hunts at - https://www.instagram.com/jeffrayfilms/----more---- Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Rate us 5 stars and let us know wh...

This week we started with only two amigos, but then were joined by our  amiga buena, Ginnie (Cherry Swamp) after the break! She really wanted to talk about Top Chef Season 20, Episode 2 "Rice, Rice Baby" so we did it for her. AND Guess who's back, back again LAST CHANCE KITCHEN is back... tell a friend! Editor's note - I heard the part they wanted me to cut, but I left it in because they told me I...

This week your three best friends are joined by your fourth best friend, Annie Barry (Bandit Improv Theater), to help us crack open a fresh, brand new season of Top Chef! We have some fun talking about Creed 3 and then we get down to business and give you our thoughts on Top Chef Season 20, Episode 1 "London Calling"Top Chef talk starts around the 26 minute mark. Check out Annie's improv theater -...

In this special minisode, the three amigos prepare for Season 20 of Top Chef World All-Stars by drafting their TC Fantasy Teams.----more----Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Rate us 5 stars and let us know what you had for dinner last night in the review! This episode was edited by Bryan A Jackson. The Pod Chef theme song was produced and performed by Jeff Ray. Pod Chef LinksFollow us on In...

This week your three amigos do a live reaction to the Top Chef Season 20 trailer. The all new season of Top Chef starts next week! We'll also be dropping a BONUS episode later this week with our Top Chef fantasy draft.----more----Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Rate us 5 stars and let us know what you had for dinner last night in the review! This episode was edited by Bryan A Jackson. The...

On this week's Pod Chef we're joined by our good friend and thespian, Caroline Yates! Caroline helps us beat out a Top Chef musical idea that Tom can pitch to Broadway and of course she REALLY wanted to talk about Top Chef Season 6, Episode 14 "Finale Part 2" so we did that too. Top Chef talk starts at 35:30.Check out Caroline in "Betty Blum" at the Flea Theater in NYC on March 18th. TICKETS ON SA...

Jamal had a little aviation accident the other day so you only get two amigos this week, but we've invited our good friend and person who has been to Awesome Con before, Steve Brown (Two Guys Into Fridays podcast) to help us finish filling out the application to Awesome Con. He also said he'd only help us with the form if we talk about Top Chef Season 6, Episode 13 "Season Finale Pt 1".Check out t...

This week the three amigos are joined by our good friend and human woman... in your face, haters... Ashley Everhart (Character's Welcome, Boogiemanja, Toronto Sketch Fest). Ashley couldn't wait to tell us about her Groundhog's Day Hog Feast during Chef's I Prepared For You and really wanted to recap Top Chef Season 6, Episode 12 - "Culinary Olympics" so we did that too. The Top Chef talk starts at...

This week your three amigos are all by themselves, which is just the way we like it. Bryan shares the story of why we didn't put out an episode last week, we spend 5 minutes talking like a dolphin, and we recap Top Chef Season 6, Episode 11 "Strip Around The World".The Top Chef talk starts at 28:45.----more----Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Rate us 5 stars and let us know what you had fo...

This week the three amigos invite our good friend Dillon Diatlo (Boogiemanja, College Humor, Above Average) to play a little Price is Right and talk about Top Chef Season 6, Episode 10 - "Top Chef talk starts at 32:45.Be sure to celebrate MLK Day and Jamal's birthday by heading over to colicchiocollection.com and using our EXCLUSIVE promo code PODCHEF10 (then delete the POD) to get 10% off your fi...

The three amigos fill out the first part of the 2023 Awesome Con application and recap Top Chef Season 6, Episode 9 - "Restaurant Wars".----more----Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Rate us 5 stars and let us know what you had for dinner last night in the review! This episode was edited by Bryan A Jackson. The Pod Chef theme song was produced and performed by Jeff Ray. Pod Chef LinksFollow...

It's a brand new year and we're doing the same old podcast... the one where we watch Top Chef and then talk about. But we're doing something a little different this week, we have our good friend Casey Hogan (Boogiemanja) on to help us talk about Top Chef S06, E08 "Pigs and Pinot" - you get it, right? Top Chef talk starts at 39:10!Also - Bryan continues his journey to being an anti-racist, we do th...