Chewed UP

Super Bowl week is officially underway, and the Chewed Up kitchen is standing-room-only. Michael Symon declares this his happiest week of the year, Clinton Kelly is still confused about football rules (and referee flags), and Carla Hall delivers the ultimate handheld game-day snack: Ham and Cheese Croquettes crusted in Sweet Chili Doritos.

The crew breaks down why Super Bowl food should be mobile, snackable, and fork-free, while Carla walks through the surprisingly simple science of croquettes — a rich béchamel loaded with ham, Gruyère, cheddar, Dijon, and crushed Doritos for maximum flavor. Along the way, they spiral into football fantasies, fifth-grade croquette trauma, Cool Ranch nostalgia, and one of the most unexpected moments in Chewed Up history: Josh Capon literally calling in mid-show and crashing the set.

From Doritos-as-breadcrumbs brilliance to heartfelt reflections on careers, friendship, and following through in life, this episode delivers big laughs, real emotion, and a Super Bowl snack that absolutely earns its place on the table. Handheld, make-ahead, freezer-friendly, and dangerously addictive — these croquettes are a win no matter who takes the trophy.

Surprise Guest:

Josh Capon

Instagram: @chefjoshcapon

Grab the full recipe + more at:

👉 https://www.chewedupshow.com/recipes

• 00:00 – Reunited and it feels so good
• 01:00 – Super Bowl week & why handheld food wins
• 03:00 – Clinton Kelly throws "the hanky"
• 04:45 – What a croquette actually is
• 06:30 – Why Doritos beat breadcrumbs
• 10:00 – Croquettes as a customizable technique
• 13:30 – Shaping Dorito triangles
• 15:00 – Frying tips + make-ahead strategy
• 17:00 – Josh Capon calls… then crashes the set
• 22:30 – Frontgate sponsor shoutout
• 27:00 – Emotional reflections & proudest achievements
• 33:00 – Browns pain, fandom, and final laughs

• FreshDirect → Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door.
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• Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials — including Michael Symon's collection featured on the show.
• https://frontgate.com

Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors. Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud.

Episodes drop 3x a week:

• Monday – Appetizers
• Wednesday – Mains
• Friday – Desserts

Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a bite.

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Every episode we pick one lucky subscriber for a fan giveaway.

This Week's Giveaway:

Super Bowl Hosting Essentials (Frontgate entertaining gear featured on the show)

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These Super Bowl Smash Burgers are Michael Symon's go-to game day burger — fast, crispy, and impossible to mess up.

This episode kicks off with chaos before the grill even heats up — literally. After a late-night hotel mishap involving Carla Hall, a glass door, and a perfectly timed "smash face," Michael Symon finds unexpected inspiration for the ultimate Super Bowl dish: the smash burger.

Joined by Clinton Kelly, the trio dives deep into what makes the perfect smash burger: high-fat beef, aggressive smashing, caramelized onions, American cheese, and a firm refusal to accept brioche buns or ketchup. Michael walks through his go-to smash burger method, from beef ratios and potato rolls to his long-lasting secret sauce made with mayo, relish, horseradish, mustard, Worcestershire, and Crystal hot sauce.

Along the way, the conversation veers delightfully off course — from condiment loyalties and Super Bowl habits to fashion hot takes, airport pajamas, restaurant sharing etiquette, and the underrated magic of Parmesan rinds. Clinton officially declares the Gay Soup Diet dead, Carla waxes poetic about potato rolls, and Nick earns a double smash complete with full "meat lace."

The episode wraps with Super Bowl hosting ideas, a shoutout to Taste of the NFL, sponsor love, and a fan giveaway featuring Michael's Simply Symon Suppers cookbook. Loud, delicious, and completely unfiltered — this is Chewed Up at full volume.

👉 Grab the full recipe + more at: https://www.chewedupshow.com/recipes

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Carla Hall vs. the hotel glass door

04:00 – Why smash burgers are perfect for the Super Bowl

07:00 – Secret sauce breakdown (and ketchup slander)

12:00 – Smashing technique & meat lace

16:00 – First bite reactions

21:00 – Potato rolls, cheese melt, onion supremacy

27:00 – Frontgate shoutout

31:00 – Fashion hot takes & airport pajamas

36:00 – Parmesan rind wisdom

41:00 – Giveaway winner announced

🙌 Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

FreshDirect → Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door

https://www.freshdirect.com

Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials — including Michael Symon's collection featured on the show

https://frontgate.com

Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

🍽️ About Chewed Up

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors. Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud.

Episodes drop 3x a week:

• Monday – Appetizers

• Wednesday – Mains

• Friday – Desserts

Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a bite.

Want to Watch?

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🎁 Fan Giveaway

This Week's Giveaway:

Simply Symon Suppers cookbook — autographed by Michael Symon

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It's the final day of Bean Week, and Clinton Kelly is taking full responsibility for unleashing it on the internet. What started as a scrappy, high-fiber experiment ends with one of the most chaotic, joyful episodes of Chewed Up yet.

Clinton proves that beans deserve a permanent place in weeknight cooking with his lightning-fast Chickpea and Spinach Pasta—crispy chickpeas, garlicky greens, and a creamy hummus-based sauce that skips the cream without sacrificing flavor. It's cheap, fast, and unapologetically practical.

Then things take a turn.

Broadway composer and longtime friend Zina Goldrich joins the kitchen to "button up" Bean Week the only logical way possible: with perfectly chewy chocolate chip cookies and fully original musical numbers written for each host. What follows is part cooking show, part cabaret, part therapy session, and fully unhinged in the best way.

Between cookies, pasta, impromptu songs, and a brutally honest round of Chew It or Screw It, the episode celebrates creativity, failure, friendship, and the idea that sometimes the best food (and ideas) come from just showing up and trying.

Bean Week ends not with a whimper—but with jazz hands.

Guest: Zina Goldrich

Instagram: @zinagoldrich

👉 Grab the full recipe + more at: https://www.chewedupshow.com/recipes

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 – Welcome to the Bean Week finale
• 2:30 – Clinton takes credit for Bean Week
• 4:15 – Why beans deserve more respect
• 6:00 – Chickpea pasta starts (11-minute challenge)
• 10:45 – Hummus as a creamy pasta sauce
• 14:30 – Zina Goldrich joins the kitchen
• 18:00 – Chocolate chip cookie secrets revealed
• 22:00 – Original Broadway songs for the hosts
• 30:45 – Chew It or Screw It (Broadway edition)
• 36:00 – Fan giveaway winner announced
• 38:30 – The official Bean Week finale song

🙌 SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials — including Michael Symon's collection featured on the show.

https://www.frontgate.com

Camellia Beans → A New Orleans–based, family-owned bean company powering Bean Week.

FreshDirect → Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door.

https://www.freshdirect.com

🔧 PRODUCTION CREDITS

Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

🍽️ ABOUT CHEWED UP

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors.

Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud.

Episodes drop 3x a week:

• Monday – Appetizers
• Wednesday – Mains
• Friday – Desserts

Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a bite.

Want to Watch?

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→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChewedUpShow

Want to Listen?

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→ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewed-up/id1840993910

→ Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fc5d229-459b-4334-8970-ce0d6f925982/chewed-up

→ RedCircle: https://redcircle.com/shows/c42dbec1-e576-4927-acc7-f22e988c1a81

🎁 FAN GIVEAWAY

Every episode we pick one lucky subscriber for a fan giveaway.

This Week's Giveaway:

"I Love Beans" Tote Bag + Camellia Beans Gift Box

Want in?

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Bean Week rolls on with zero trends, zero gimmicks, and one of Michael Symon's all-time favorite comfort dishes: Pasta Fagioli.

In this deeply nostalgic episode, Michael walks Clinton Kelly and Carla Hall through his old-school, soul-warming version of the Italian-American classic—thick enough to blur the line between soup and stew, and absolutely designed to be eaten with bread instead of a spoon. Along the way, the trio debates how to pronounce "pasta fazool," why peasant food will always beat trendy food, and how the best family recipes are rarely written down.

As the beans simmer and the pancetta renders, the conversation drifts into family cooking traditions, immigrant kitchens, and the emotional power of food made with love. Michael shares stories of his Greek-Italian upbringing, Carla talks about cooking by feel instead of measurements, and Clinton champions simple classics over flashy plates.

The episode wraps with an unapologetically aggressive Parmesan topping, a generous glug of olive oil, crusty bread for dipping, and the collective agreement that this is the kind of dish you make when you want to take care of people.

Comfort food. No ego. No trends. Just beans, pasta, and heart.

👉 Grab the full recipe + more at:

https://www.chewedupshow.com/recipes

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 — Bean Week chaos & bathroom escape jokes
• 01:00 — What really counts as Pasta Fagioli
• 03:30 — Why this dish means everything to Michael
• 06:30 — Rendering pancetta & building the base
• 10:00 — Family recipes vs written recipes
• 14:30 — Beans, pot liquor & why gentle simmer matters
• 18:00 — Peasant food vs trendy food debate
• 19:30 — The correct way to serve Pasta Fagioli
• 23:30 — Fan mail: Do they get on each other's nerves?
• 30:30 — Future shows & Chewed Up expansion
• 33:30 — Bean Week Fan Giveaway winner
• 35:00 — Final thoughts & sign-off

🙌 SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials — including Michael Symon's collection featured on the show

https://www.frontgate.com

FreshDirect → Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door

https://www.freshdirect.com

Camellia Beans → Premium dried beans, grown and trusted for over 100 years

https://www.camelliabrand.com

Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

ABOUT CHEWED UP

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors. Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud.

Episodes drop 3x a week:

• Monday – Appetizers
• Wednesday – Mains
• Friday – Desserts

Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a bite.

▶️ WANT TO WATCH?

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YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@ChewedUpShow

🎧 WANT TO LISTEN?

Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3

Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewed-up/id1840993910

Amazon → https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fc5d229-459b-4334-8970-ce0d6f925982/chewed-up

RedCircle → https://redcircle.com/shows/c42dbec1-e576-4927-acc7-f22e988c1a81

🎁 FAN GIVEAWAY

Every episode we pick one lucky subscriber for a fan giveaway.

This Week's Giveaway:

The Bean Bag — featuring Camellia Beans, a Bean Week apron, and a Chewed Up t-shirt.

Want in?

👉 Subscribe and sign up here:

https://chewedupshow.com/fangiveaway

Bean Week officially begins — and it starts exactly how you'd expect: with black bean empanadas, loud opinions, and three hosts questioning their life choices in real time.

In this episode, Carla Hall kicks off Bean Week with her black bean empanadas made using a foolproof cream cheese dough — the catering-world workhorse that refuses to be overworked. As Carla walks Clinton and Michael through folding, sealing, and not exploding empanadas in the oven, the conversation spirals into Blue Zones, aging well, bean myths, and why raisins deserve more respect.

Along the way, Clinton Kelly defends Bean Week like it's Shark Week's misunderstood cousin, Michael Symon debates refried beans and ancient Roman bean superstitions, and the crew plays Bean or BS — settling once and for all whether beans contain the souls of the dead (spoiler: ancient Romans thought so).

There's empanada pinching, dough talk, freezer tips, fan mail chaos, TV war stories, and a fan giveaway packed with Camellia Beans goodies. It's loud, comforting, slightly educational, and exactly how Bean Week was meant to start.

👉 Grab the full recipe + more at:

https://www.chewedupshow.com/recipes

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 — Welcome to Bean Week (Immediately Unhinged)
• 2:10 — What Is Bean Week, Actually?
• 6:15 — Carla Introduces Black Bean Empanadas
• 8:30 — Cream Cheese Dough: Why It Never Fails
• 13:40 — Filling the Empanadas (Don't Overstuff)
• 16:05 — Bean or BS Game Begins
• 19:30 — Do Beans Contain the Souls of the Dead?
• 22:10 — Empanadas Out of the Oven
• 25:45 — Fan Mail & TV War Stories
• 38:30 — Fan Giveaway + Bean Bag Chaos
• 41:00 — Bean Week Dance Energy

🙌 SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

• Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials — including Michael Symon's collection featured on the show https://frontgate.com

• FreshDirect → Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door https://www.freshdirect.com

• Camellia Beans → Premium dried beans from a 100-year-old family-owned New Orleans company https://www.camelliabrand.com

CREDITS

Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

ABOUT CHEWED UP

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors.

Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud.

Episodes drop 3x a week:

• Monday – Appetizers
• Wednesday – Mains
• Friday – Desserts

Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a bite.

Want to Watch?

Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3

YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@ChewedUpShow

Want to Listen?

Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3

Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewed-up/id1840993910

Amazon → https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fc5d229-459b-4334-8970-ce0d6f925982/chewed-up

RedCircle → https://redcircle.com/shows/c42dbec1-e576-4927-acc7-f22e988c1a81

FAN GIVEAWAY

Every episode we pick one lucky subscriber for a fan giveaway.

This Week's Giveaway:

Camellia Beans "Box O' Beans" + Signed Bean Week Tote Bag

Want in?

👉 Subscribe and sign up here: https://chewedupshow.com/fangiveaway

January is bleak. Everyone agrees. So Carla Hall shows up with the only reasonable solution: dessert.

In this episode of Chewed Up, Carla makes a Moroccan-inspired apple and date crumble infused with cinnamon and cardamom — warm, fragrant, and unapologetically comforting. The trio talks winter survival strategies, the magic of dates (including a brief detour through Indiana Jones), and why crumbles are the most forgiving dessert in existence.

The conversation drifts from food into culture, aging, and appearance — including a thoughtful, candid discussion about gray hair, confidence, and why women shouldn't have to negotiate their looks to exist professionally. It's funny, real, occasionally chaotic, and anchored by a dessert that quietly steals the show.

This is Chewed Up at its best: cozy food, sharp opinions, and zero interest in pretending January is fine.

Grab the full recipe + more at:

https://www.chewedupshow.com/recipes

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 — Clinton immediately derails the intro

01:00 — Carla declares dessert season

02:10 — Moroccan spices and why dates do all the work

04:30 — A passionate defense of dates

06:10 — Indiana Jones, poison dates, and chaos

08:00 — Crumble vs. crisp (nobody wins)

11:30 — Why this dessert isn't overly sweet

14:30 — Fan mail and cottage cheese debates

21:00 — Carla on going gray on national TV

27:00 — Aging, confidence, and forgiving idiots

31:30 — Final bites and January survival advice

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials — including Michael Symon's collection featured on the show.

https://www.frontgate.com

FreshDirect → Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door.

https://www.freshdirect.com

Canopy by Hilton → A lifestyle hotel brand by Hilton that brings local flavor and design-forward comfort.

https://www.hilton.com/en/canopy

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Kitchen Designed by Anthony Carrino → https://anthonycarrino.com

Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

ABOUT CHEWED UP

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors. Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud.

Episodes drop 3x a week:

Monday – Appetizers

Wednesday – Mains

Friday – Desserts

Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a bite.

Want to Watch?

Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3

YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@ChewedUpShow

Want to Listen?

Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3

Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewed-up/id1840993910

Amazon → https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fc5d229-459b-4334-8970-ce0d6f925982/chewed-up

RedCircle → https://redcircle.com/shows/c42dbec1-e576-4927-acc7-f22e988c1a81

FAN GIVEAWAY

Every episode we pick one lucky subscriber for a fan giveaway.

This Week's Giveaway:

Carla Hall's Comfort Kitchen — a dairy-free, plant-based comfort food recipe collection.

Want in?

Subscribe and sign up here: https://chewedupshow.com/fangiveaway

Winter is dragging, the sun sets at four, and morale is fragile — so naturally, Clinton makes soup.

This episode kicks off deep in the gray-zone doldrums, where Clinton Kelly declares Bean Week a public service and introduces a Tuscan White Bean & Chicken Sausage Stew so comforting it might qualify as mental health care.

Joining the chaos is Marysol Castro, the first female and first Latina PA announcer for the New York Mets, who instantly becomes family. The conversation ricochets from winter misery to wedding stories, control-freak confessions, Virgo placements, and an aggressive round of Chew It or Screw It that somehow includes pineapple pizza, early call times, and the Yankees.

Between spoonfuls of lemony, rosemary-scented stew, the group debates baseball rules (poorly), driver rankings (competitively), and why soup may be the only reliable backup plan when television inevitably betrays you.

It's cozy, chaotic, deeply comforting — and proof that beans always win.

👉 Grab the full recipe + more at:

https://www.chewedupshow.com/recipes

TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 — "If TV fails, make soup"
• 01:30 — Winter misery & Bean Week
• 03:10 — Introducing Marysol Castro
• 07:00 — Wedding stories & control freaks
• 10:30 — Soup build begins
• 14:45 — Mets talk (for beginners)
• 18:30 — Chew It or Screw It
• 27:00 — Soup finish & tasting
• 32:00 — Fan mail: beans for breakfast
• 37:00 — Fan giveaway
• 40:00 — Final chaos & goodbyes

🙌 SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

• FreshDirect → Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door
• https://www.freshdirect.com
• Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials
• https://www.frontgate.com
• Canopy by Hilton → A lifestyle hotel brand by Hilton that provides a local experience
• https://www.hilton.com/en/canopy

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Kitchen Designed by Anthony Carrino → https://anthonycarrino.com

Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

ABOUT CHEWED UP

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors.

Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud.

Episodes drop 3x a week:

• Monday – Appetizers

• Wednesday – Mains

• Friday – Desserts

Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a bite.

WANT TO WATCH?

Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3

YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@ChewedUpShow

WANT TO LISTEN?

Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3

Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewed-up/id1840993910

Amazon → https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fc5d229-459b-4334-8970-ce0d6f925982/chewed-up

RedCircle → https://redcircle.com/shows/c42dbec1-e576-4927-acc7-f22e988c1a81

FAN GIVEAWAY

Every episode we pick one lucky subscriber for a fan giveaway.

This Week's Giveaway:

Signed copy of Symon's Suppers + a handwritten poem from Michael

Want in?

👉 Subscribe and sign up here:

https://chewedupshow.com/fangiveaway

January calls for comfort food, honest conversation, and recipes that feel like a reward—and this episode delivers all three. Michael Symon cooks a cozy riff on classic Italian flavors with Mini Meatballs Marsala, simmered in a mushroom-rich Marsala wine sauce that's deeply savory, slightly sweet, and built for cold days and tired souls.

As the meatballs brown, the hosts dive into what comfort food actually means in winter: hibernation energy, food as travel, aging without apology, and the sensory power of cooking that brings you right back to your grandparents' kitchen. Along the way, they unpack meatball science (don't overwork it, keep the fat whole), why breadcrumbs matter more than you think, and how browning equals flavor.

Fan mail sparks side quests into pesto hacks, measuring cup myths, dinner-party strategy, and the movies you'll always stop scrolling for. The result is classic Chewed Up chaos: deeply practical cooking advice, loud laughter, and a reminder that the best meals don't need to be expensive or complicated—just made with intention and sauce.

👉 Grab the full recipe + more at:

https://www.chewedupshow.com/recipes

⏱️ Timestamps

• 00:00 – Comfort food season officially begins
• 02:10 – Why January demands sauce
• 03:45 – Mini Meatballs Marsala explained
• 06:30 – Don't overwork your meatballs (science + regret)
• 10:15 – Cooking as winter travel
• 13:20 – Fan Mail: How else to use pesto
• 18:45 – Measuring cups vs. reality
• 22:30 – Building the Marsala sauce
• 27:10 – What to cook for a small dinner party
• 31:45 – Movie debates you didn't ask for
• 35:20 – Plating, tasting, and meatball joy
• 38:10 – Fan Giveaway winner
• 40:00 – Final thoughts and full comfort achieved

🙌 Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

FreshDirect → Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door.

https://www.freshdirect.com

Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials — including Michael Symon's collection featured on the show.

https://frontgate.com

Canopy by Hilton → A lifestyle hotel brand by Hilton that delivers a local experience.

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ewradpy-canopy-jersey-city-arts-district/

🔧 Production Credits

Kitchen Designed by Anthony Carrino → https://anthonycarrino.com

Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

🍳 About Chewed Up

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors. Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud.

Episodes drop 3x a week:

• Monday – Appetizers
• Wednesday – Mains
• Friday – Desserts

Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a bite.

▶️ Want to Watch?

Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3

YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@ChewedUpShow

🎧 Want to Listen?

Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3

Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewed-up/id1840993910

Amazon → https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fc5d229-459b-4334-8970-ce0d6f925982/chewed-up

RedCircle → https://redcircle.com/shows/c42dbec1-e576-4927-acc7-f22e988c1a81

🎁 Fan Giveaway

Every episode we pick one lucky subscriber for a fan giveaway.

This week's Giveaway:

Frontgate Dinner Plates from Michael Symon's collection

Want in?

👉 Subscribe and sign up here:

https://chewedupshow.com/fangiveaway

January is cold, resolutions are failing, and chocolate is doing the heavy lifting. In this episode, Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon start with one deceptively simple chocolate buttermilk sheet cake—and immediately blow it wide open.

Clinton bakes a fast, sturdy, ultra-moist chocolate cake designed to be messed with. From there, the kitchen turns into a full-on dessert lab: peanut butter layers and butterscotch chips become party-ready petit fours, Carla builds a stacked, Black Forest–inspired showpiece with sour cherry jam and triple frostings, and Michael leans into coconut nostalgia with a ganache-topped chocolate coconut bar finished with sea salt.

What starts as baking quickly becomes crafting—complete with piping bags, Jenga-style cake engineering, knife-dragging debates, and the philosophical question of whether decorating is worth the emotional damage. Along the way, the trio talks cake-cutting technique, party shortcuts, trifles, grandkids, baking patience (or lack thereof), and why this cake works as a base for just about anything.

The takeaway: this isn't about perfection. It's about giving people a great cake and letting them go feral with toppings.

👉 Grab the full recipe + more at:

https://www.chewedupshow.com/recipes

⏱️ Timestamps (YouTube & Spotify)

• 00:00 – Chocolate cake immediately causes problems
• 01:00 – Why January requires chocolate
• 02:00 – Sheet cake as a fast, even-baking hero
• 04:00 – Flavor lanes chosen: peanut butter, coconut, cherry
• 06:00 – Cake-cutting technique and Carla's knife standards
• 09:00 – Petit fours vs. patience
• 12:00 – Piping bags enter the chat
• 15:00 – Coconut cream + ganache build
• 18:00 – Taste tests and immediate regret (in a good way)
• 21:00 – Why this cake works for parties and trifles
• 24:00 – Fan questions and kitchen philosophy
• 31:00 – Giveaway reveal
• 34:00 – Final cake recap and controlled chaos

🙌 Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

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🏡 Production Credits

Kitchen Designed by Anthony Carrino → https://anthonycarrino.com

Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

🍽️ About Chewed Up

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors. Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud.

Episodes drop 3x a week:

Monday – Appetizers

Wednesday – Mains

Friday – Desserts

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🎁 Fan Giveaway

Every episode we pick one lucky subscriber for a fan giveaway.

This Week's Giveaway:

A signed copy of Clinton Kelly's book Freakin' Fabulous — personalized with a custom poem.

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This episode marks a milestone moment for Chewed Up as Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon celebrate the show's momentum with a full-blown Fan Fridge for the 50th episode—and this one delivers. Pulled from a viewer's fridge in Ohio, the ingredients scream Midwest practicality: ground beef, mashed potatoes, cheese, vegetables, and condiments galore.

Carla takes the reins, steering the chaos toward comfort by building a Shepherd's Pie–inspired casserole, layering deeply browned beef, aromatic vegetables, herbs, and creamy mashed potatoes finished under the broiler. Along the way, the hosts spiral (productively) into conversations about road rage, kindness, kitchen discipline, mise en place, appliance overload, and why not every trend belongs on your countertop.

The episode balances sharp humor with genuine warmth, landing on what Chewed Up does best: turning everyday food into something satisfying, approachable, and deeply human. It's messy, funny, oddly philosophical—and one of the strongest Fan Fridge wins yet.

👉 Grab the full recipe + more at: https://www.chewedupshow.com/recipes

Timestamps (YouTube & Spotify)

• 00:00 — Episode 150 celebration + Fan Fridge setup
• 02:10 — What's in the Ohio fridge
• 04:30 — Carla commits to comfort food
• 06:00 — Road rage, kindness, and public etiquette
• 12:40 — Mise en place explained (and defended)
• 17:00 — Building the beef base + seasoning
• 22:30 — Mashed potatoes get upgraded
• 28:40 — Broiler finish + plating
• 31:00 — Tasting and verdict
• 37:00 — Final thoughts + sign-off

🙌 Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

• FreshDirect → Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door.
• https://www.freshdirect.com
• Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials — including Michael Symon's collection featured on the show.
• https://frontgate.com
• Caraway → Non-toxic cookware, even heating, easy cleanup, up to 20% off for the holidays.
• https://carawayhome.com/chewedup
• Canopy by Hilton → A lifestyle hotel brand by Hilton that aims to provide a local experience.
• https://www.hilton.com/en/canopy

Production Credits

Kitchen Designed by Anthony Carrino → https://anthonycarrino.com

Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

About Chewed Up

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors. Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud.

Episodes drop 3x a week:

• Monday – Appetizers
• Wednesday – Mains
• Friday – Desserts

Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a bite.

Want to Watch?

• Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3
• YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@ChewedUpShow

Want to Listen?

• Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3
• Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewed-up/id1840993910
• Amazon → https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fc5d229-459b-4334-8970-ce0d6f925982/chewed-up
• RedCircle → https://redcircle.com/shows/c42dbec1-e576-4927-acc7-f22e988c1a81

Fan Giveaway

Every episode we pick one lucky subscriber for a fan giveaway.

This week's Giveaway: Caraway Food Storage Set

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👉 Subscribe and sign up here: https://chewedupshow.com/fangiveaway