Pod Chef

The Top Chef talk starts at 42:00... yeah 42 minute intro. Deal with it.This week we welcome back our good buddy and fellow motorcycle dude, Charlie Visconage (@cavisconage) to talk to us about Top Chef Season 19, Epsiode 13 "Cactus Makes Perfect.”Also - we got a voicemail update from Reaves about his walkabout with Tom, Charlie gives us a quiz on basic motorcycle stuff, and Jamal is stepping up his food game because Dale made fun of him.All of that and nothing else until you tell us who you're working for on this week's POD CHEF!Check out Charlie's art on his instagram - @cavisconage ----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 Instagram and Twitter -@podchefpodcastFollow Bryan on Instagram - @bjacksonininactionFollow Jamal on Instagram - @hell0newmanFor more music from Jeff Ray who produced our theme, check out his IG - https://www.instagram.com/jeffrayfilms/

This week we are joined by improviser and friend Jonathan Murphy to help us talk about Top Chef Season 19, Episode 12 "We're On A Boat. The Top Chef talk starts at 34:06.Also Bryan got ripped off, Jamal's phone goes off in the beginning of the record, we both tell very long stories, and Jonathan won't order the same meal as anyone else at the table when he goes out to eat even if that means not getting what he really wants from the restaurant... which is normal.All of that and nothing else until you tell me what's in the BOOOOOOX on this week's POD CHEF!----more--------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 Instagram and Twitter -@podchefpodcastFollow Bryan on Instagram - @bjacksonininactionFollow Jamal on Instagram - @hell0newmanFor more music from Jeff Ray who produced our theme, check out his IG - https://www.instagram.com/jeffrayfilms/

This is the first week without our dear amigo Reaves while he joins Tom on a walkabout. And even though we are very sad without him, we have the pleasure of being joined by Sam Gordon and Kyle Gordon who are real life brothers and a couple of real funny dudes... but if you want to skip the fun we have with them: the Top Chef talk starts at 36:20 (sort of). Sam and Kyle help us talk about Top Chef Season 19, Episode 11 "Family Vacation" (we had brothers on this episode cause we're clever). We get our first voicemail from the inbox that Reaves setup for us before he left, Sam shares some insight into his process as a mod at r/feetinmedia, Kyle is hoping for the Hogans. and Jamal doesn't know that Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia...All of that and nothing else until you visit Galveston on this week's POD CHEF!Check out Sam and Kyle on Instagram and everywhere around the internet.Kyle Gordon - @kylegordonisgreatSam Gordon - @scramgordon----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 Instagram and Twitter -@podchefpodcastFollow Bryan on Instagram - @bjacksonininactionFollow Jamal on Instagram - @hell0newmanFor more music from Jeff Ray who produced our theme, check out his IG - https://www.instagram.com/jeffrayfilms/

It's with a heavier than usual heart that we amigos need to say see ya later to our best friend Reaves for a little bit while he goes on a walkabout with Tom to be "naked and Afraid". We do our best to make Reaves feel bad about leaving by playing him some of our favorite Reaves clips... Yep that's right folks, not even 100 episodes in and we're doing a clip show. If you want to skip saying good to Reaves, the Top Chef talks starts at 41 minutes.This week we watched Top Chef Season 19, Episode 10 "Dinner in Zero Gravity" and then we talked about it like the good old days. We also looked up and maybe saw a bird flying and thought "I could make a podcast someday" and we trained.All of that and nothing else until you bring me the jade monkey. On this week's POD CHEF!----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 Instagram and Twitter -@podchefpodcastFollow Bryan on Instagram - @bjacksonininactionFollow Jamal on Instagram - @hell0newmanFor more music from Jeff Ray who produced our theme, check out his IG - https://www.instagram.com/jeffrayfilms/

Welcome to the party, Dale! That's right you little pod chef babies... we got a big time guest in the oven this week (is that a fun way to say this?) Top Chef contestant/judge Dale Talde is hanging out with us today! Dale was very generous with his time, he was an excellent guest, and is now our best friend and honorary amigo numero cinco! Our interview with Dale is about an hour long and then our recap starts at 56:35.Dale let us know he still loves watching Top Chef, roasts Jamal's food, and invites us to be VIPs at his restaurant, Goosefeather. And then he leaves and we talk about Top Chef Season 19, Episode 9 - "Freedmen's Town".All of that and nothing else until you remove this curse on this week's POD CHEF!----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 Jackson. The Pod Chef theme song was produced and performed by Jeff Ray. Pod Chef LinksFollow us on Instagram and Twitter -@podchefpodcastFollow Bryan on Instagram - @bjacksonininactionFollow Jamal on Instagram - @hell0newmanFollow along with our Top Chef Fantasy game - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qaN-uuHW8OfK4INdqkCG_dWZlBOMZr_7ur1sUlPM7zg/edit?usp=sharingFor more music from Jeff Ray who produced our theme, check out his IG - https://www.instagram.com/pifftannen/

Well folks we had a big guest scheduled for this record, but God laughs you make plans so we had to audible (football). And in this instance, yes God is Tom.Also if you wanna skip us waiting for the guest and having fun, the Top Chef talk starts at 25:05.Even though our guest didn't show up, we had to press on and do what we do best, watch Top Chef season 19, Episode 8 "Restaurant Wars" and talk about it. YEAH BABY IT'S FREAKING RESTAURANT WARS! Also Bryan bought a pineapple, Reaves is back, and Jamal forgot how to do our only recurring segment correctly. And Bryan has taken the lead in our fantasy league.....All of that and nothing else until you admit that you killed him! On this week's POD CHEF!Reaves' Top 3 Predictions - Demarr, Buddha, Evelyn | WINNER = BuddhaBryan's Top 3 Predictions - Demarr, Buddha, Ashleigh | WINNER = BuddhaJamal's Top 4 Predictions - Demarr, Buddha, Nick | WINNER = Demarr----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 Jackson. The Pod Chef theme song was produced and performed by Jeff Ray. Pod Chef LinksFollow us on Instagram and Twitter -@podchefpodcastFollow Bryan on Instagram - @bjacksonininactionFollow Jamal on Instagram - @hell0newmanFollow along with our Top Chef Fantasy game - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qaN-uuHW8OfK4INdqkCG_dWZlBOMZr_7ur1sUlPM7zg/edit?usp=sharingFor more music from Jeff Ray who produced our theme, check out his IG - https://www.instagram.com/pifftannen/

The Top Chef talk begins abruptly at 21:45. So continue to live your life devoid of fun and skip ahead, or listen from the start for the good stuff.This week it's just Jamal and Bryan and we've decided to tank this episode so that Reaves doesn't have to worry about the show being good without him. We also talked about Top Chef Season 19, Episode 7 "Swallow the Competition". Also Bryan learns that Bryce Dallas Howard is Ron Howard's daughter, Where'd Buddha get the gator?!, Jamal is still looking for his Now And Laters, and is Padma beginning to usurp Tom as head judge?All of that and nothing else until you bring me $600,000 is unmarked bills in a suitcase at midnight on Gapstow Bridge in Central Park on this week's POD CHEF!----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 Jackson. The Pod Chef theme song was produced and performed by Jeff Ray. Pod Chef LinksFollow us on Instagram and Twitter -@podchefpodcastFollow Bryan on Instagram - @bjacksonininactionFollow Jamal on Instagram - @hell0newmanFollow along with our Top Chef Fantasy game - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qaN-uuHW8OfK4INdqkCG_dWZlBOMZr_7ur1sUlPM7zg/edit?usp=sharingFor more music from Jeff Ray who produced our theme, check out his IG - https://www.instagram.com/pifftannen/

For all you skippers... the Top Chef talk starts at 21:40This week the three amigos are joined by Bryan's good friend and one of the hosts of the Awesome Con worthy podcast "Two Guys Into Fridays- The TGIF Podcast": Stephen "Dash" Brown. Dash joins us to let us know what it feels like to be accepted into Awesome Con and helps us talk about our favorite tv show - Top Chef... Specifically Top Chef Season 19, Episode 6 "Trail Blaze-HERS".We also have a lot of fun talking about corn ice cream, Jamal got to play basketball with Tom, Reaves actually said the words "Chris Gethard hates me, Bumblebee" - which is a joke that 10 people get, and we remind our fans where they can send any negative thoughts they have.Make sure you check out Steve's podcast Two Guys Into Fridays - The TGIF Podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. And be sure to follow them on Twitter for when you can see them at Awesome Con - https://twitter.com/tgifcastAll of that and nothings else until you TELL ME WHERE YOU'VE TAKEN HIM!, on this week's POD CHEF!----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 Jackson. The Pod Chef theme song was produced and performed by Jeff Ray. Pod Chef LinksFollow us on Instagram and Twitter -@podchefpodcastFollow Bryan on Instagram - @bjacksonininactionFollow Jamal on Instagram - @hell0newmanFollow along with our Top Chef Fantasy game - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qaN-uuHW8OfK4INdqkCG_dWZlBOMZr_7ur1sUlPM7zg/edit?usp=sharingFor more music from Jeff Ray who produced our theme, check out his IG - https://www.instagram.com/pifftannen/

This week we're joined by close personal friend, returning guest, and honorary amigo quatro - Kevin Bartelt (Hollywood Handbook, Flagrant Ones, Teacher's Lounge... basically all your favorite podcasts)! Kevin helps us recap Top Chef Season 19, Episode 5 - "Don't Mess With BBQ".  Which we start chatting about at 37:45, but then you'd miss some great small talk with our guest!Also... Jamal apologizes for giving Bryan a hard time about the editing after he failed to edit last week's episode, we get a confusing email from Awesome Con about our acceptance into their show, Bryan's audio is bad because he's a new uncle and in a hotel, and Chef Kevin shares a sandwich story...All of that and nothing else unless you can prove to me that you aren't an undercover cop on this week's POD CHEF!Special thanks to Kevin Bartelt for coming back on the pod. Check out Chef Kevin's website for all his going-ons - https://www.kevinbartelt.com----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 Jackson. The Pod Chef theme song was produced and performed by Jeff Ray. Pod Chef LinksFollow us on Instagram and Twitter -@podchefpodcastFollow Bryan on Instagram - @bjacksonininactionFollow Jamal on Instagram - @hell0newmanFollow along with our Top Chef Fantasy game - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qaN-uuHW8OfK4INdqkCG_dWZlBOMZr_7ur1sUlPM7zg/edit?usp=sharingFor more music from Jeff Ray who produced our theme, check out his IG - https://www.instagram.com/pifftannen/

This week the three amigos are only dos as Bryan had to miss the record, but he edited the episode and wrote this blurb so it's sort of like he was there the whole time. Also Reaves and Jamal were joined by Daisy and Daffy, who from what I can gather from the episode are just random people they invited to be on the show? I don't know, but they seem fun. And at 32 minutes in I figured out they were doing a Doppelgänger, we'll be right back.This week they watched Top Chef Season 19, Episode 4 and then they start talking about it at 33 minutes in.They also discussed Tom's new venture into the world of NFTs  "CHFTY PIZZA" which would've been a solid bit if I was there, Jamal DIDN'T EAT DINNER!?!?!, they make a very quick trip into the writer's room, and in what I think was a Pod Chef first - they didn't talk about a single dish in the elimination challenge... truly we are... the Official Top Chef Podcast.All of that and nothing more until you give us the antidote, on this week's POD CHEF!Daisy and Daffy were played by Annie Barry (IG - @barryisscary, Bandit Theater, Big Fish Pacific Northwest) and Zahnae Aquino (IG - @zahahanae, This Show Will Make You Famous). Follow them on instagram and check out all the great stuff they are working on!----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 Jackson. The Pod Chef theme song was produced and performed by Jeff Ray. Pod Chef LinksFollow us on Instagram and Twitter -@podchefpodcastFollow Bryan on Instagram - @bjacksonininactionFollow Jamal on Instagram - @hell0newmanFollow along with our Top Chef Fantasy game - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qaN-uuHW8OfK4INdqkCG_dWZlBOMZr_7ur1sUlPM7zg/edit?usp=sharingFor more music from Jeff Ray who produced our theme, check out his IG - https://www.instagram.com/pifftannen/