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

The all-star line up of Haley Strong (@hstrong_), Josh Wigler (@roundhoward), Emily Fox (@emelette), Curt Clark (@CurtClark), and Antonio Mazzaro (@acmazzaro) team together to unpack the secibd episode of the new season. In their recap of “The Jonathan Gold Standard,” the podcast panel takes the time to survey the restaurant industry, taking their cues from the episode itself. Plus, some cooking advice from the panelists, and much more.

The Top Chef podcast will record on Saturdays, send any and all feedback to the hosts on Twitter.

 

Additional reading…

Tom Colicchio on Top Chef All-Stars L.A. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Top Chef All-Stars L.A.: Angelo Sosa Doesn’t Get the Gold (Parade.com)

Jonathan Gold’s 101 Best Restaurants (The LA Times)

Baking Bread is Keeping People Sane During Coronavirus Lockdown (New York Post)

Restaurants from the episode…

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

The all-star line up of Haley Strong (@hstrong_), Josh Wigler (@roundhoward), Emily Fox (@emelette), Curt Clark (@CurtClark), and Antonio Mazzaro (@acmazzaro) team together to unpack the first episode of the new season. In their free-for-all conversation, the panel discusses the various histories colliding in the all-star season, shameless self-promotion for Josh’s interview with Tom Colicchio, an odd amount of time spent talking about bunk beds and trundle beds, and some deeper conversation about all of the food on display. The Top Chef podcast will record on Saturdays, send any and all feedback to the hosts on Twitter.

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)

* • Joe Sasto (eliminated)

* • Lee Ann Wong

* • Jamie Lynch

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

Join Antonio Mazzaro, Curt Clark and Haley Strong as they cover the finale of Top Chef: Kentucky.  The Final Three co-hosts of the Judge’s Roundtable Podcast break down the Final Three of Top Chef, share their opinions on the structure of the episode (and the season, overall), and give a course-by-course overview of the Final Two, what dishes they brought to the table, and their overall contributions to the season.

DRAFT PICKS:

Mike – Natalie, Justin, David, Brother

Antonio – Sara, Pablo, Brian, Carrie

Haley – Kelsey, Eric, Michelle, Kevin

Curt – Nini, Eddie, Brandon, Adrienne

Josh – JIMS!

Unpack your knives and stay!  It’s the Judges Round Table podcast, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups, as Curt Clark, Haley Strong, Emily Fox and Josh Wigler discuss the penultimate episode of Top Chef: Kentucky.  The foursome cover the different approaches to cooking with durian fruit (as well as the pros and cons of the term “espuma”), while discussing how they’d bring their own heritage (or “brand”) into the Macao “fusion challenge” faced by the cheftestants.  So take a seat next to Padma and get ready to see who makes it to the Final Three!

DRAFT PICKS:

Mike – Natalie, Justin, David, Brother

Antonio – Sara, Pablo, Brian, Carrie

Haley – Kelsey, Eric, Michelle, Kevin

Curt – Nini, Eddie, Brandon, Adrienne

Josh – JIMS!

Unpack your knives and stay!  It’s a mysterious bag of fun on the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups. Join Mike Bloom, Antonio Mazzaro, and Haley Strong as they talk the debut of Macau on Top Chef, shopping etiquette, the street value of Quickfire, and much more.

DRAFT PICKS:

Mike – Natalie, Justin, David, Brother

Antonio – Sara, Pablo, Brian, Carrie

Haley – Kelsey, Eric, Michelle, Kevin

Curt – Nini, Eddie, Brandon, Adrienne

Josh – JIMS!

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Unpack your knives and stay!  It’s a veg-forward episode of the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups. Join Mike Bloom, Antonio Mazzaro, and Haley Strong as they say goodbye to Kentucky, discuss negative space in plating, and debate if Tom should keep dressing like a farmer.

DRAFT PICKS:

Mike – Natalie, Justin, David, Brother

Antonio – Sara, Pablo, Brian, Carrie

Haley – Kelsey, Eric, Michelle, Kevin

Curt – Nini, Eddie, Brandon, Adrienne

Josh – JIMS!

Unpack your knives and stay!  It’s a finger-lickin’ good episode of the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups.  Join Antonio Mazzaro, Curt Clark and Haley Strong as they discuss, blow by blow, the progressive dinner served up in honor of Muhammad Ali, the merits of bottled vs homemade hot sauce…and a very emotional Last Chance Kitchen.

DRAFT PICKS:

Mike – Natalie, Justin, David, Brother

Antonio – Sara, Pablo, Brian, Carrie

Haley – Kelsey, Eric, Michelle, Kevin

Curt – Nini, Eddie, Brandon, Adrienne

Josh – JIMS!

Unpack your knives and stay!  It’s a two-on-one situation this week at the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups, as Antonio Mazzaro and Josh Wigler hold down the court with you as their captive audience. This week, they’re talking about waffle box mix brawls, chef coat chicanery, the curious case of the wandering Eddie Money — and Leftovers, of course.

DRAFT PICKS:

Mike – Natalie, Justin, David, Brother

Antonio – Sara, Pablo, Brian, Carrie

Haley – Kelsey, Eric, Michelle, Kevin

Curt – Nini, Eddie, Brandon, Adrienne

Josh – JIMS!

Unpack your knives and stay!  It’s a grand ol’, toe-tapping episode of the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups.  Join Mike Bloom, Curt Clark, Emily Fox and Josh Wigler as they give a thumbs up to the Beatles, a thumbs down to puffed rice and get a little salty about some over-salted dishes.  And it’s no mystery (meat) what Curt thinks of all the fennel!

DRAFT PICKS:

Mike – Natalie, Justin, David, Brother

Antonio – Sara, Pablo, Brian, Carrie

Haley – Kelsey, Eric, Michelle, Kevin

Curt – Nini, Eddie, Brandon, Adrienne

Josh – JIMS!