Ify tells a story about throwing up hot dogs and then promptly falls asleep. Sierra's wearing 2 pairs of pants. Mike wants Kristen Kish's suit. We recorded this in the dead of night. Let's get weird.

This week's scoring:

quickfire “favorite dish”: Anthony, Brandon, Jonathan, Laurence, Oscar, Sherry +0.5

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A small preview of our MaxFunDrive 2026 bonus episode! We sit down with Kat Turner (Top Chef: Destination Canada) and chat about doing what scares you, private chef-ing for famous people, and which chef isn't in the group chat anymore. No fuckin' losers!

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Put on your tin foil hats, we've got ourselves a conspiracy theory about Jen, Sieger, and Last Chance Kitchen.

This week's scoring:

elimination challenge win: Laurence +2

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Apologies for the short episode, Ify was about 24 hours early to the studio. The North Carolina board of tourism works their magic, and Jennifer makes the absolute worst decision possible.

This week's scoring:

quickfire “favorite dish”: Brandon, Sieger, Jonathan +0.5

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Sierra loses another chef, Ify calls in from London, and Mike gets on a soapbox about the state of men's shorts.

This week's scoring:

quickfire “favorite dish”: red & blue teams (Anthony, Duyen, Jonathan, Jennifer, Justin, Sieger) +0.5

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When the dust settles on Top Chef, would you rather we go back to MasterChef, or try 24 in 24?

This week's scoring:

Quickfire win: Anthony +1

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Beef, ice cream! Beef, ice cream! Beef, ice cream! Ify reports in on Austin's food scene while we brainstorm a new ad campaign for Talenti and call out Top Chef's graphic designer.

This week's scoring:

Quickfire win: Laurence +1

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Did you know they're dropping new potatoes? The curse of the private chef strikes again, and Mike is still sick (sorry).

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Next Gen Chef is frustrating and possibly rigged (thanks Uncle Jeffrey!), but it's not unsalvageable. Let's get this whole god forsaken thing over with so we can get to the REAL cooking shows.

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It's time for Top Chef! In this episode, we pick our chefs for the season. Tony Soprano stops by the studio to help Ify with his draft, Sierra picks off the injured reserve list, and Mike watches an alarming amount of other cooking shows.

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