We Know Top Chef

Unpack your knives and stay!  It’s a lakeside version of the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups. Mike Bloom, Antonio Mazzaro, Curt Clark, and Haley Strong discuss the most recent episode of Top Chef, talking about jiggle juice, human hot ham water, and pig parts.

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 breakdown of breaking down cuts of beef on this latest episode of the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups.  Join Antonio Mazzaro, Curt Clark, Haley Strong and Emily Fox as they discuss tasty Hot Browns, how not to impress Padma and Tom at Judge’s Table, slimy foods, and the unexpected overlap between Top Chef and Dungeons & Dragons.

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!  We’re turning back time and repeating history on the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups. Mike Bloom and Antonio Mazzaro are joined by season 14 cheftestant and season 16 Last Chance Kitchen contender Jim Smith to discuss the most recent episode of Top Chef. Together the three discuss the cocktail-inspired dishes, Jim’s experience in Last Chance Kitchen this season, and the origin story behind stovepipe hats.

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 time to finish Restaurant Wars service on the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups. Mike Bloom, Antonio Mazzaro, Josh Wigler, and Curt Clark talk through the conclusion of the Top Chef tradition, including stirring both the pot and ice cream, the Last Chance Kitchen midseason finale, and Curt’s underreported love of blackberry.

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 time to take an amuse bouche-esque bite into the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups. Mike Bloom, Antonio Mazzaro, Emily Fox, and Haley Strong talk through the surprise-filled introduction to this season’s Restaurant Wars, including jacuzzi hubris, watermelon dreams, and dishes the size of a Snapple cap.

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!  ‘Tis the season to talk Top Chef, as we do every week of the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups. Mike Bloom, Haley Strong, and Emily Fox receive the best gift of all in Top Chef winner and guest judge for this episode Brooke Williamson. The quaint quartet talks through Brooke’s experiences on the judges’ side of the table, as well as sweetness in both holiday traditions and dessert comas.

DRAFT PICKS:

Mike – Natalie, Justin, David, Brother

Antonio – Sara, Pablo, Brian, Carrie

Haley – Kelsey, Eric, Michelle, Kevin

Curt – Eddie, Nini, Brandon, Adrienne

Josh – JIMS!

Unpack your knives and stay!  It’s a breakdown of bourbon, barrels and burgoo on this latest episode of the Top Chef Judges Round Table, only on Reality TV RHAP-Ups.  Join Antonio Mazzaro, Haley Strong, Josh Wigler and Emily Fox as they make their own mark by discussing expensive racks, the merits of a tasty peanut butter/mayo blend, and the pros and cons of Last Chance Kitchen.

DRAFT PICKS:

Mike – Natalie, Justin, David, Brother

Antonio – Sara, Pablo, Brian, Carrie

Haley – Kelsey, Eric, Michelle, Kevin

Curt – Eddie, Nini, Brandon, Adrienne

Josh – JIMS!

Get ready to unpack your knives and stay for the return of the Top Chef Judges Roundtable podcast, here on Reality TV RHAP-Ups! Hosts Mike Bloom, Curt Clark, Haley Strong and Antonio Mazzaro cover each episode of Top Chef Season 16, on this ol’ Kentucky podcast.

The foursome discuss their thoughts, this week, on the premiere of Season 16, as the Top Chef judges and contestants take the culinary battle to the Bluegrass State.  They get into their initial assessments of not only the new cast, but also break-down their thoughts on the introductory Quickfire and Elimination Challenges, as well…including Antonio’s own recollections of the Kentucky Derby Infield, Haley’s aversion to egg whites, and Curt’s Least Exciting Player Roster (aka “His Winner Picks”).  They conclude with a look at the return of Last Chance Kitchen, a welcome back to Carrie, Brother and Jim(s)…and wrap things up with the Annual Top Chef Judges Roundtable draft.

DRAFT PICKS:

Mike – Natalie, Justin, David, Brother

Antonio – Sara, Pablo, Brian, Carrie

Haley – Kelsey, Eric, Michelle, Kevin

Curt – Eddie, Nini, Brandon, Adrienne

Josh – JIMS!

Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) and Haley Strong (@hstrong_) are joined once again by Top Chef season 10 finalist and season 14 winner Brooke Williamson (@chefbrookew), a connoisseur of finales, to talk through the final episode of Top Chef Colorado.

The Judges Table RHAP-Up would like to thank you all for listening all season long to our coverage! We will be back to head back down south as Top Chef goes to Kentucky for season 16.

TOP CHEF 15 JUDGES TABLE DRAFT:

 

TEAM CURT – WINNER!

* Joseph Flamm (ELIMINATED Ep. 9, RETURNED Ep. 11, WINNER!)

* Tu David Phu (ELIMINATED Ep. 5)

* Laura Cole (ELIMINATED Ep. 3)

* Bruce Kalman (ELIMINATED Ep. 10)

* Rogelio Garcia (ELIMINATED Ep. 3)

TEAM HALEY

* Fatima Ali (ELIMINATED Ep. 9)

* Tanya Holland (ELIMINATED Ep. 7)

* Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins (ELIMINATED Ep. 2, RETURNED Ep. 5, RE-ELIMINATED Ep. 8)

* Adrienne Cheatham (RUNNER-UP)

* Carrie Baird (ELIMINATED Ep. 12)

 

TEAM MIKE

* Christopher Scott (ELIMINATED Ep. 11)

* Tyler Anderson (ELIMINATED Ep. 4)

* Joe Sasto (ELIMINATED Ep. 13)

* Brother Luck (ELIMINATED Ep. 6)

* Last Chance Kitchen Returnee (Lee Anne Wong – RETURNED Ep. 5, ELIMINATED Ep. 6)

Mike Bloom and Haley Strong are joined by podcasting power couple Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) and Emily Fox (@emelette) to fish for topics about the penultimate episode of Top Chef Colorado, finding plenty of tasty digressions along the way.

TOP CHEF 15 JUDGES TABLE DRAFT:

 

TEAM CURT

* Joseph Flamm (ELIMINATED Ep. 9, RETURNED Ep. 11)

* Tu David Phu (ELIMINATED Ep. 5)

* Laura Cole (ELIMINATED Ep. 3)

* Bruce Kalman (ELIMINATED Ep. 10)

* Rogelio Garcia (ELIMINATED Ep. 3)

TEAM HALEY

* Fatima Ali (ELIMINATED Ep. 9)

* Tanya Holland (ELIMINATED Ep. 7)

* Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins (ELIMINATED Ep. 2, RETURNED Ep. 5, RE-ELIMINATED Ep. 8)

* Adrienne Cheatham

* Carrie Baird (ELIMINATED Ep. 12)

 

TEAM MIKE

* Christopher Scott (ELIMINATED Ep. 11)

* Tyler Anderson (ELIMINATED Ep. 4)

* Joe Sasto (ELIMINATED Ep. 13)

* Brother Luck (ELIMINATED Ep. 6)

* Last Chance Kitchen Returnee (Lee Anne Wong – RETURNED Ep. 5, ELIMINATED Ep. 6)