TV Chef Fantasy League

We talk airline lounges, discover the town of Gorgonzola, and add up all of those cry points this week on the pod. Please support us at  maximum.org/join  or by following us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague.

We get into eating bugs, gay animals, and who's going to Italy on this week's episode! Please support us at  maximum.org/join , follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

We learn new berries, update our takes on Massimo, and read some of our podcast's bad reviews on this week's episode! Please support us at  maximum.org/join , follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

We get into the Tristen-Massimo beef, which four seasons only happen in Montreal, and Ify serenades us with every Drake hit in honor of Top Chef leaving The 6. Please support us at  maximum.org/join  or by following us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague.

Your MaxFunDrive efforts are finally paying off with perhaps the most ambitious stunt of them all: an entire episode of Ify doing his best Boston accent. Please support us at  maximum.org/join  or by following us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague.

It's Restaurant Wars this week, but don't worry, Mike also shares his thoughts on Farmer Wants a Wife. Because we don't just cover Top Chef on this podcast! We contain multitudes. Please support us at maximum.org/join or by following us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague.

Ify and Mike turn on Sierra for not bringing them to the Top Chef event, we discuss pineapple and ranch on pizza, and the points breakdown isn't looking too great! Support us at  maximum.org/join  or by following us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague.

We discuss this week's DRAMATIC episode, our Chipotle hacks, and our positions on pickles! Please consider supporting us at  maximum.org/join  or by following us on Instagram  @tvcheffantasyleague .

Mike is back from Portugal. Portugal is in Europe! Please consider supporting us at  maximum.org/join  or by following us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague.

Ify's coming in hot from Renn Faire! Sierra still doesn't get any references! Mike is in Portugal!  Support us at maximum.org/join or by following us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague.

This week we debate what a “recipe developer” does, meet Ify's Zombonies, and are full of scoops (not ice cream). Thank you to everyone who contributed to our mindblowing Max Fun Drive! 293, baby! You can still support us at maximum.org/join or by following us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague.

It's the second episode, and they’ve already burned poutine and maple syrup. We talk brown-nosing, pine cones, and HOW CAN YOU NOT PRACTICE POUTINE?! Support the show by heading to  maximumfun.org/join , and by following us on Instagram!

Top Chef S22 is off to the races and by races we mean someone has already decided to poke the risotto bear. Join us as we dive back into the show that started it all for this podcast! Support the show by heading to  maximumfun.org/join , and by following us on Instagram!

A small preview of our MaxFunDrive 2025 bonus episode, in which we talk to the Gordon Ramsay of fast food himself, Bill Oakley! He lays out the best condiments, teaches us how to be food influencers, and reveals the dark side of Trader Joe's. The full episode is available exclusively for Maximum Fun members. To hear the whole episode, head to maximumfun.org/join and become a member for as little a...

It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky ‘90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!! Featuring: Dave Holmes, Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée, Tom Lum, Ellen Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, Brenda Snell, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, Dan McCoy, Jordan Morris,...

Worst Cooks In America ends not with a bang, but a whimper. But also, who cares?! It's Top Chef season, baby!!! Support the show by heading to  maximumfun.org/join , and by following us on Instagram!

On this episode, we uncover the secrets of the alien empire lying dormant at the bottom of the ocean. Also, cook squid. Support the show by heading to maximumfun.org/join , and by following us on Instagram!

Look, if beef tallow will make my face look like Dylan’s, I’m in. Support the show by heading to  maximumfun.org/join , and by following us on Instagram!

Rachel, just add more ground beef!!! Support the show by heading to maximumfun.org/join , and by following us on Instagram!

A small preview of our latest bonus episode, in which we scope out the cheftestants on the upcoming season of Top Chef and talk about who we're excited to draft. Plus: Ify reveals which chef(s) he has a crush on. The full episode is available exclusively for Maximum Fun members. To hear the whole episode, head to maximumfun.org/join and become a member for as little as $5/month!

Ify shares the secrets of Panera's broccoli & cheddar soup. Support the show by heading to maximumfun.org/join , and by following us on Instagram!

C'mon, Cheryl, you're Filipina! Support the show by heading to maximumfun.org/join , and by following us on Instagram.

This show is chaos. CHAOS!!! Support the show by heading to maximumfun.org/join , and by following us on Instagram!

We've decided: we're doing Food Network's Worst Cooks In America. 10 celebrities enter, 1 celebrity leaves. And we'll be done in time for Top Chef! Also, while we here at TCFL are all safe, the rest of LA is currently on fire. World Central Kitchen is doing great work here, as are a bunch of local businesses. Help where you can!

Junior Bake Off isn't airing in America, so we're on the hunt for our next show. Today, we're testing the viability of joining Hell's Kitchen as they approach their season finale. Also, while we here at TCFL are all safe, the rest of LA is currently on fire. World Central Kitchen is doing great work here, as are a bunch of local businesses. Help where you can!