Padma Lakshmi is back on our screens, and we are officially grading her new homework. We break down the series premiere and offer our highly unsolicited (but definitely correct) pitches on how to make the show even better.

This week on Pod Chef, Bryan, Jamal, and Reaves step out of the Bravo universe to review the very first episode of former Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi’s new show, "America’s Culinary Cup: Spoiled for Stroganoff." We are talking the new format, the new dishes, and exactly how we would fix the competition as three comedians with absolutely zero television production experience.

⏱️ EPISODE MENU

• 00:00 - Intro, catch-up, & the usual chaos

• 31:08 - America's Culinary Cup Recap starts: "Spoiled for Stroganoff"

• 59:00 - Our pitches to fix the show!

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• Reaves: (Still dodging the social media grid)

🎸 CREDITS The Pod Chef intro was produced and performed by Jeff Ray. Follow him on IG: @jeffrayfilms