Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. | Judges’ Table Preview

Please unpack your knives and stay! The Top Chef Judges’ Table returns on Reality TV RHAP-Ups to cover season 17, Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.

All season long, an all-star lineup of RHAP podcasters will keep you covered on everything happening in the Top Chef kitchen, including Haley Strong (@hstrong_), Josh Wigler (@roundhoward), Emily Fox (@emelette), Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType), Curt Clark (@CurtClark), and Antonio Mazzaro (@acmazzaro). The Top Chef podcast will record on Saturdays, send any and all feedback to the hosts on Twitter.

In the preview podcast, the Judges Table drafts their teams of chefs for the season, with Mix Master Mike presiding over the proceedings. Here are Emily, Haley, Antonio, Curt and Josh’s teams, in order:

TEAM FOX

* Eric Adjepong

* Karen Akunowicz

* Melissa King

TEAM STRONG

* Gregory Gourdet

* Stephanie Cmar

* Jennifer Carroll

TEAM MAZZARO

* Kevin Gillespie

* Angelo Sosa

* Lisa Fernandes

TEAM BRININI (aka TEAM CLARK)

* Bryan Voltaggio

* Nini Nguyen

* Brian Malarkey

THE HOUSE (aka TEAM WIGLER)

* Lee Ann Wong

* Joe Sasto

* Jamie Lynch