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Kevin Arnovitz and Tom Haberstroh bring their die-hard fanaticism of the hit TV show Top Chef and combine it with their NBA analytical instincts to draft “fantasy” teams, interview contestants and talk about America’s food and restaurant trends. Follow along weekly as the top cooking competition meets top-shelf analysis.
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Tom Colicchio Interview - Free Preview
Tom Colicchio is Top Chef’s ranking authority, a lifer who has been with the show since its inception.
Less than a week after Season 21’s finale riled some longtime fans of the show, Colicchio visits with Tom and Kevin to discuss what went wrong with the finale edit.
He explains the various roles of producers, editors and professionals who create a season of Top Chef, shares his candid thoughts about Quickfires, and explores how this season’s cheftestants measured up to previous fields.
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S21 Ep 14: Cruising to a Win
The Top Chef judges table shocked audiences with a surprise verdict in the finale.
Tom H. sounds off against the decision, as he and Kevin debate what the outcome says about what the show values most in a Top Chef contestant.
Also, an interview with chefs Dan Jacobs, Savannah Miller and Danny Garcia about how this season changed their lives.
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S21 Ep 13: Set Sail
There are inspired challenges in magical destinations on the eve of the finale that bring out the best in our aspirational cheftestants.
With the title of Top Chef only two cooks away, they reach deep into their imaginations and execute the meals of their lives!
This week aboard a cruise ship in Curacao was decidedly … not that episode.
Tom and Kevin break down what went wrong in an elimination challenge where only two of eight dishes were successful, and look ahead at who might be able to pull it together to claim the crown.
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Michelle Wallace Interview - Free Preview
From the very outset of Season 21, Michelle Wallace distinguished herself as one of the most authentic chefs to grace the Top Chef kitchen.
Not only does she bake the best biscuits in the business, she can execute an elevated homey dish of stuffed lobster pasta with charred corn sauce and crispy chorizo.
Two Elimination wins. An additional four top finishes. (The only thing Michelle can’t abide is “chaos cooking”).
Michelle stops by to chat about her Top Chef journey, what is and isn’t a sandwich, St. Louis’ greatest BBQ delicacy (pig snoot), the funniest Season 21 contestant, the secret to the perfect biscuit, and the wizardry of Ozzie Smith.
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S21 Ep 12: Goodbye Wisconsin
The five remaining cheftestants compete for only four tickets on a cruise ship to Curacao for the Season 21 finale in an elimination challenge that asks the to prepare a plate that express their maturation as chefs during their time in Wisconsin.
But first, it’s the beloved Blind Taste Test Quickfire, with one of the chefs blowing away the competition (is daily tongue-scraping the secret weapon?).
Finally, we have a blockbuster late-season trade between Team Tom and Team Kevin!
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S21 Ep 11: Lay It All on the Table
Tom Colicchio does work in the Top Chef kitchen, where the wok is king in the Quickfire challenge.
Coming off her Last Chance Kitchen run, Laura re-enters the main competition and makes dessert for an elimination challenge that demands imagination.
Tom H. feels that desserts are a market inefficiency that more cheftestants should opt for.
Kevin shares how You Can Count on Me explains Michelle’s allergy to blue-sky Top Chef challenges without specific parameters.
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