TV Chef Fantasy League

Week 5 - Rhoda is Rasika 2.0 (Top Chef: Carolinas)

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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
quickfire win: Brandon +1
make it to judges’ table: Anthony, Sherry, Duyen +1
elimination challenge win: Anthony +2
last chance kitchen challenge win: Rhoda +0.5
“i miss my kids/partner/family”: Laurence +0.25

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Week 4 - Ify Goes Full Prone Bone (Top Chef: Carolinas)

Fri, 3 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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
quickfire win: blue team (Jennifer, Justin, Sieger) +1
make it to judges’ table: Sherry, Sieger, Laurence +1
elimination challenge win: Sieger +2
scripple double: Sieger +1
last chance kitchen challenge win: Nana +0.5
crying: Brittany, Rhoda +0.5

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Week 3 - Our Engineer Made Coffee With Duyen?! (Top Chef: Carolinas)

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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
Elimination challenge win: Laurence +2
Quickfire “favorite dish”: Duyen, Anthony, Rhoda +0.5
Make it to judges’ table: Anthony, Laurence, Brandon +1
Crying: Nana +0.5
Missing/forgetting to plate an element: Nana -0.25

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Week 2 - The Red Reapers Fumble The Second Half (Top Chef: Carolinas)

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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
Elimination challenge win: Rhoda +2
Quickfire “favorite dish”: Oscar, Laurence, Nana +0.5
Judges’ table: Green Team (Anthony, Brittany, Jennifer, Jonathan, Oscar, Rhoda, Sieger) +1

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Week 1 - Sierra Doesn't Wanna Go 175 MPH (Top Chef: Carolinas)

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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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Weeks 7 and 8 - Please Fix This Show (Next Gen Chef)

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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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The Draft (Top Chef: Carolinas)

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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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Week 6 - More Like Baked Bads (Next Gen Chef)

Wed, 4 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

The chefs bake a bunch of garbage, Ify gives free feet, and we discuss how raves are for the night people.

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Week 5 - Koreans Are The Joey Chestnuts Of Cooking Competition Shows (Next Gen Chef)

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

We attempt to separate the art (burgers) from the artist (spineless billionaire diamond mine fascist). Also, Andrew, drop the workout routine!

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Week 4 - A Face For Baldness (Next Gen Chef)

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Did you know there's a powder you can get that neutralizes allium sensitivities? This isn't an ad, just a fun fact! Also, we debate the ease of making microwave mug cake.

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Week 3 - Pivot! Pivot! (Next Gen Chef)

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Honestly, if you can make a salted caramel cheesecake work, we believe that there IS a way to make fish sauce, cheese, and apples work. Also, who else is in the Ivy League of culinary schools?

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Week 2 - Ode to the Grumpy French Cooking Instructor (Next Gen Chef)

Wed, 4 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

If you put water in your smoothie cup, it's practically like you get two smoothies! Oh, and the Global Kitchen Test.

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Week 1 - The Draft, and Speculating on America's Culinary Cup (Next Gen Chef)

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

We draft our chefs for Next Gen Chef (confusingly, after the first episode), which of course means we have to talk about Kelsey Barnard Clark's recent DUI arrest. It's fun, we promise!

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Week 10 - The Finals (GBBO Reruns: Collection 5)

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

It's the finals! Are ginger biscuits really enough for the final technical? Who doesn't love a marble mirror glaze? And finally, Ify orders some entremets from [redacted].

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Week 9 - Patisserie Week (GBBO Reruns: Collection 5)

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Ify's officially becomes Ifiancé, we uncover the origins of "wombo combo," and we question the harshness on Steven's melting chocolate basket!

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Week 8 - Forgotten Bakes Week (GBBO Reruns: Collection 5)

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

What the hell is a Bedfordshire clanger, anyway? We delve into British bakes of yesteryear, debate a shaky-hands ruling, and talk pizza dipping methods.

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Week 7 - Italian Week (GBBO Reruns: Collection 5)

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000

It's our first time reviewing a country-inspired week! We scrutinize the Italian jokes, Ify declares himself a cannoli truther, and Mike is unimpressed by Italian baked goods.

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Week 6 - Pastry Week (GBBO Reruns: Collection 5)

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000

We discuss Yan's nerdiness, Mike reminisces about his Portuguese wedding and the ample pasteis de nata, and we all learn that DNA scientist James Watson was a real prick!

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Week 5 - Pudding Week (GBBO Reruns: Collection 5)

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Sierra calls yellow "chartreuse," we snoop into Paul Hollywood's family life, and Ify puts in an order for sticky toffee pudding.

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Week 4 - Caramel Week (GBBO Reruns: Collection 5)

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000

All three of us are in the new studio for the first time! We discuss Paul Hollywood's handshake with Liam, the most popular children's books (hard and "soft" cover), and the first mini-doc we've covered on the show - stroopwafels!

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Week 3 - Bread Week (GBBO Reruns: Collection 5)

Thu, 4 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000

We grapple with tea cakes, sing the theme of Dragon Tales, and recap our Thanksgiving feasts!

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Week 2 - Biscuit Week (GBBO Reruns: Collection 5)

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000

We debut the new studio(!), discuss the British face, and question what Steven does when he's not listening to music full-time.

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Week 1 - Cake Week (GBBO Reruns: Collection 5)

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000

By popular vote, we're starting an old season of Great British Baking Show - Collection 5 AKA Series 8 AKA the oldest season we can watch on Netflix in the US. We've got a randomized draft, the scoop on Sandi Toksvig, and a lot of dry illusion cakes from this 2017 season of Bake Off.

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The Final (Great British Baking Show 2025)

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000

We discuss the winner of this year's Great British Baking Show, go over the delicious pork chops Ify flew over from Austin fine dining, and anticipate Mike's Cheesecake Factory cheesecake order.

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The Semifinal - Patisserie Week (Great British Baking Show 2025)

Wed, 5 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Ify's back in time for the horniest signature of the season! We chat koalas n' sloths and ask why Paul was such a mean daddy to Tom.

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Week 8 - Dessert Week (Great British Baking Show 2025)

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Brian David Gilbert joins us for his final episode to chat Cheesecake Factory and British plum innuendos, then gets a proper Noel-style send-off from Mike.

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Week 7 - Meringue Week (Great British Baking Show 2025)

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Brian David Gilbert returns to chat left-handed handshakes, soupy souffles, and whether Aaron's "kitsune" meringue earns him certified weeb status.

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Week 6 - Pastry Week (Great British Baking Show 2025)

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Brian David Gilbert joins us as guest host to talk Claddagh rings, racist handshake withholding, and chicken-Crystal Light smoothies!

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Week 5 - Chocolate Week (Great British Baking Show 2025)

Wed, 8 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Was Aaron snubbed a handshake? Is Nadia having a bad week-ia? How would you pose if you were getting lava-smacked by Vesuvius? We answer all of these questions and more this week on TV Chef Fantasy League!

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Week 4 - Back to School (Great British Baking Show 2025) & Week 17 - Grand Finale Pt 2 (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 1 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Flapjacks are granola bars, a "fête" is a carnival, and apparently hook-a-duck is the only game anyone's ever played in the UK. Neat as a pin!

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Week 3 - Bread Week (Great British Baking Show 2025) & Week 17 - Grand Finale Pt 1 (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

We question UK donut culture, make the case that boats are people too, and spoil the MasterChef finale - wah wah!

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Week 2 - Biscuit Week (Great British Baking Show 2025) & Week 16 - Road to the Finale (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We're gutted over Biscuit Week! We defend Pui Man's "Pokemon" oxen, intro our new member-created rule (thanks Marisa!), and lightly touch on MasterChef's pitiful offering this week.

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Week 1 - Cake Week (Great British Baking Show 2025) & Week 15 - Keeping Up with Gordon (MasterChef)

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000

GBBO is off to the races with Cake Week, and we are SO relieved to be back in the tent, even if Hassan isn't having his best days. Justice for Hassan and that "pl-axe" throw edit! In the latter half, we cover the MasterChef semifinals - did Gordon overcook his duck since everyone's was over? We'll never know!

New Yorker article "Inside the Tent on 'Great British Bake Off'" by Ruby Tendoh - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/inside-the-world-of-the-great-british-bake-off

Zach's Reddit AMA - https://www.reddit.com/r/Masterchef/comments/1n96y3p/its_zach_ama/

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Week 0 - The Draft (Great British Baking Show 2025) + Week 14 - The Wall (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 3 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000

It's a 2-for-1 this week where we draft our bakers to kick off this year's season of Great British Bake Off (AKA "Baking Show" for the Yanks) AND we cover this week's Wall Challenge in Master Chef: Dynamic Duos!

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Week 13 - Divide & Conquer (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We get Ify's take on the Alinea dinner, fight for a man's right to drink matcha, and review Joe Bastianich's music career.

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Week 12 - Backyard BBQ (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We chat about the disrespect of Tina, the correct pronunciation of "panzanella," and when Gordon decides to throw proteins.

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Week 11 - Macaron Mayhem (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We get Mike's Alinea pop-up review, discuss matcha longevity, and hail the queen Carly Rae Jepsen who deserves more recognition as an artist and career hitmaker!

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Week 10 - The Great Ingredient Bid Off (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 6 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We talk Minneapolis Italian restaurants, assess Joe Bastianich’s qualifications, and invent Shepherd’s Dip!

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Week 9 - Train to Table (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000

The big 3 are back in the studio! We talk GBBO Dylan's new shaved look, people who pooh-pooh other people's passions, and the ever-present Australian accent!

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Week 8 - Recipe Telephone (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000

The cracks are showing in some of these dynamic duos. Who leaves a mess when they cook? We cover all this and more in this week's episode.

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Week 7 - Mystery Box (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Mike is back from his Portuguese nuptials! Ify gets ready to meet Bailey in Chicago! We all debate the importance of the molten-ness of molten lava cake.

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Bye Week - Rating Fictional Chefs

Wed, 9 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Who's the real chef in Ratatouille: Remy or Luigi?! Plus, we rate hot anime Colonel Sanders, Spongebob Squarepants, and more!

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Week 6 - Pier Pressure (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 2 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We talk about that faint, American fishermen, and whether marriage can survive the pressures of cooking competition shows!

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Week 5 - Mister-y & Mrs. Box (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We judge Zach & Michelle's flawed protein strategy, Ify evaluates Jesse & Jessica's Boston accents, and Mike traverses the world of food!

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Week 4 - Dinner Party Dash (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Our first MasterChef episode of the year! We discuss the new Australian locale, Mike's gripe with Gordon Ramsay's Smartless episode, and of course, Kevin & Trey.

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Week 14: Finito (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Finale time! We talk pies, Kristen Kish's upcoming Traitors stardom, and the dazzling last suppers of our three finalists.

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Week 0: The Draft (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

We're drafting dynamic duos for Season 15 of MasterChef and answering tough questions like, "Are Kevin & Trey really the best of friends?"

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Week 13: Risotto From Rice (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We talk airline lounges, discover the town of Gorgonzola, and add up all of those cry points this week on the pod.

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Week 12: Humble Cabbage (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 4 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We get into eating bugs, gay animals, and who's going to Italy on this week's episode!

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Week 11: Beefin' Berries (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We learn new berries, update our takes on Massimo, and read some of our podcast's bad reviews on this week's episode!

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Week 10: Tristen v. Massimo (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 21 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We get into the Tristen-Massimo beef, which four seasons only happen in Montreal, and Ify serenades us with every Drake hit in honor of Top Chef leaving The 6.

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Week 9: Bostonian Ify (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 14 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Your MaxFunDrive efforts are finally paying off with perhaps the most ambitious stunt of them all: an entire episode of Ify doing his best Boston accent.

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Week 8: Restaurant Wants a Wife (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 7 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000

It's Restaurant Wars this week, but don't worry, Mike also shares his thoughts on Farmer Wants a Wife. Because we don't just cover Top Chef on this podcast! We contain multitudes.

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Week 7: Pizza Party (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Ify and Mike turn on Sierra for not bringing them to the Top Chef event, we discuss pineapple and ranch on pizza, and the points breakdown isn't looking too great!

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Week 6: Asian Devastation (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000

We discuss this week's DRAMATIC episode, our Chipotle hacks, and our positions on pickles!

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Week 5: Let's Sa-GO! (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Mike is back from Portugal. Portugal is in Europe!

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Week 4: The Massimo Minute (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 9 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Ify's coming in hot from Renn Faire! Sierra still doesn't get any references! Mike is in Portugal!

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Week 3: Shuai Misses His Shuaif (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 2 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000

This week we debate what a “recipe developer” does, meet Ify's Zombonies, and are full of scoops (not ice cream).

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Week 2: Promise of Perineum (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000

It's the second episode, and they’ve already burned poutine and maple syrup. We talk brown-nosing, pine cones, and HOW CAN YOU NOT PRACTICE POUTINE?!

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Week 1: Risotto, Already?! (Top Chef: Destination Canada)

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Top Chef S22 is off to the races and by races we mean someone has already decided to poke the risotto bear. Join us as we dive back into the show that started it all for this podcast!

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BONUS TEASER: Interview with Bill Oakley ("the Gordon Ramsay of Fast Food")

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:30:00 +0000

A small preview of our MaxFunDrive 2025 bonus episode, in which we talk to the Gordon Ramsay of fast food himself, Bill Oakley! He lays out the best condiments, teaches us how to be food influencers, and reveals the dark side of Trader Joe's.

The full episode is available exclusively for Maximum Fun members. To hear the whole episode, head to maximumfun.org/join and become a member for as little as $5/month!

Mike and Sierra join MFD Spring Break

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000

It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky ‘90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!!

Featuring: Dave Holmes, Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée, Tom Lum, Ellen Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, Brenda Snell, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, Dan McCoy, Jordan Morris, Manolo Moreno, Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper, Ella McLeod, John-Luke Roberts, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Mike Cabellon, Sierra Katow, Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, John Moe, Christian Dueñas, Christian Duguay

The Draft (Top Chef 2025) / Finale (Worst Cooks In America: Celebrity Heroes & Villains)

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Worst Cooks In America ends not with a bang, but a whimper. But also, who cares?! It's Top Chef season, baby!!!

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Week 6 (Worst Cooks In America: Celebrity Heroes & Villains)

Wed, 5 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On this episode, we uncover the secrets of the alien empire lying dormant at the bottom of the ocean. Also, cook squid.

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Week 5 (Worst Cooks In America: Celebrity Heroes & Villains)

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Look, if beef tallow will make my face look like Dylan’s, I’m in.

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Week 4 (Worst Cooks In America: Celebrity Heroes & Villains)

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Rachel, just add more ground beef!!!

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BONUS TEASER - Top Chef 2025 Talent Scouting

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:30:36 +0000

A small preview of our latest bonus episode, in which we scope out the cheftestants on the upcoming season of Top Chef and talk about who we're excited to draft. Plus: Ify reveals which chef(s) he has a crush on.

The full episode is available exclusively for Maximum Fun members. To hear the whole episode, head to maximumfun.org/join and become a member for as little as $5/month!

Week 3 (Worst Cooks In America: Celebrity Heroes & Villains)

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Ify shares the secrets of Panera's broccoli & cheddar soup.

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Week 2 (Worst Cooks In America: Celebrity Heroes & Villains)

Wed, 5 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000

C'mon, Cheryl, you're Filipina!

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Week 1 (Worst Cooks In America: Celebrity Heroes & Villains)

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000

This show is chaos. CHAOS!!!

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Week 0 - The Draft (Worst Cooks In America: Celebrity Heroes & Villains)

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000

We've decided: we're doing Food Network's Worst Cooks In America. 10 celebrities enter, 1 celebrity leaves. And we'll be done in time for Top Chef!

Also, while we here at TCFL are all safe, the rest of LA is currently on fire. World Central Kitchen is doing great work here, as are a bunch of local businesses. Help where you can!

Bye Week - Trying Out Hell's Kitchen

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Junior Bake Off isn't airing in America, so we're on the hunt for our next show. Today, we're testing the viability of joining Hell's Kitchen as they approach their season finale.

Also, while we here at TCFL are all safe, the rest of LA is currently on fire. World Central Kitchen is doing great work here, as are a bunch of local businesses. Help where you can!

Talent Scouting (Junior Bake Off 2025)

Wed, 8 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the bakers for the possibly-upcoming season of Great British Baking Show: Juniors.

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Great New Year Baking Show: Part 2

Wed, 1 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Our last episode of the year! Find out who wins the Winner's Snack for Great British Baking Show: Holidays. We'll see you in 2025!

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Great New Year Baking Show: Part 1

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Kick off the countdown to 2025 (actually, 2024) in Part 1 of the New Year episode of the Great British Baking Show: Holidays!

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Great Christmas Baking Show: Part 2

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000

It's Christmas, Part 2! We award Christmas points in advance of next week's New Year episode.

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Great Christmas Baking Show: Part 1

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Part 1 of the Christmas episode of the Great British Baking Show: Holidays. Next week, Part 2!

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Week 10 - The Final (Great British Baking Show 2024)

Wed, 4 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000

A reminder that anyone, no matter how talented, can choke at any time.

Next week starts Great British Baking Show: HOLIDAYS!

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Week 9 - Patisserie Week (Great British Baking Show 2024)

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000

We don't even need Ify to goof off this week. This is a SERIOUS challenge for SERIOUS baking.

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Week 8 - 1970s Week (Great British Baking Show 2024)

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Ass is the origin of poop.

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Week 7 - Dessert Week (Great British Baking Show 2024)

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000

And so begins Dylan's heel turn.

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Week 6 - Autumn Week (Great British Baking Show 2024)

Wed, 6 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000

GIVE NELLY HER OWN SHOW!

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Week 5 - Pastry Week (Great British Baking Show 2024)

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Happy Halloween! 'Tis the season to c*m your skeleton out.

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Week 4 - Caramel Week (Great British Baking Show 2024)

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Tell us what YOU think Dylan's hat makes him look like!

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Week 3 - Bread Week (Great British Baking Show 2024)

shows@maximumfun.org (Ify Nwadiwe, Sierra Katow, Mike Cabellon, maximumfun.org) — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Bake Off 3: The Rise of Dylan. Also, some scoring updates.

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Week 2 - Biscuit Week (Great British Baking Show 2024)

Wed, 9 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000

A showstopper handshake? In this economy?

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Week 1 - Cake Week (Great British Baking Show 2024)

Wed, 2 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Ify does his best dom voice. Get well soon, Jeff!

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Publication day change!

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Great British Bake Off doesn't come out until Fridays in the U.S., so we'll be dropping episodes on Wednesdays to give us a little more time to put them together.

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BONUS TEASER - Interview with Kamay (MasterChef: Generations)

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:00:00 +0000

A small preview of our interview with MasterChef: Generations runner-up Kamay Lafalaise! We talk all about her time on the show, her culinary inspiration, and that infamous passionfruit sauce.

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Week 9 - The Finale (MasterChef: Generations)

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:13:09 +0000

We finally crown the winner of MasterChef: Generations, and find out once and for all which generation cooks the best.

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Week 0 - The Draft (Great British Baking Show 2024)

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Is it the Baking Show or the Bake Off? Is it Season 12 or Series 15? These are among the many questions we'll try to answer this season, but first we've gotta draft our bakers.

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Week 8 - Restaurant Takeover/Semi-Final (MasterChef: Generations)

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000

We get to the bottom of "Ramsay's Rooftop," and cook alongside Gordon himself.

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Week 7 - Hot Ones/The Wall (MasterChef: Generations)

Mon, 9 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Everyone's a big fan of Sean Evans, and everyone is screaming over Horacio.

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Week 6 - Tag Team/Coffee (MasterChef: Generations)

Mon, 2 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The "restaurant wars of MasterChef" is here, and it does not disappoint.

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Week 5 - Beer/Quarry (MasterChef: Generations)

shows@maximumfun.org (mike cabellon, Ify Nwadiwe, sierra katow, maximumfun.org) — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000

We cover another two episodes, and follow up on how the eliminated chefs are doing (spoiler alert: they're doing fine!). Also, Gordon throws not just a protein, but a whole bowl of lettuce too.

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Week 4 - Cakes/Memories (MasterChef: Generations)

shows@maximumfun.org (Sierra Katow, Ify Nwadiwe, MaximumFun.org, Mike Cabellon) — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The Olympics are finally over and MasterChef is back, so we've got a mega-pod covering the two episodes that aired this week.

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Bye Week: Interview with Sam from Season 8

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000

We get to interview Sam, who competed on Season 8 of MasterChef! We learn all about the audition process, what it's like to be on the show, and all the dirt on the production process.

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Bye Week MINI-SODE: Scott's Audition Stories, Part 2

Mon, 5 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Part 2 of Ify's friend Scott's tales from auditioning for MasterChef!

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Bye Week MINI-SODE: Scott's Audition Stories, Part 1

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000

MasterChef is off this week, so we hear from Ify's friend who auditioned for MasterChef twice.

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Week 3 - Just Kickin’ It (MasterChef: Generations)

shows@maximumfun.org (mike cabellon, Ify Nwadiwe, sierra katow) — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The chefs cook for the LAFC, and we dive into Rebecka’s blog.

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Week 2 - A Sad Dog In The Rain (MasterChef: Generations)

shows@maximumfun.org (mike cabellon, Ify Nwadiwe, sierra katow) — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The contestants cook aged foods, and we reference both Jennifer Coolidge AND Megan Mullally.

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Bye Week MINI-SODE: What Would Your Cooking Competition Show Look Like?

shows@maximumfun.org (TV Chef Fantasy League, Ify Nwadiwe, Mike Cabellon) — Mon, 8 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000

MasterChef took a week off for the holiday, so Mike & Ify pitch each other ideas for other cooking competition shows.

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Week 1 - Spicy Baby Food (MasterChef: Generations)

shows@maximumfun.org (Ify Nwadiwe, sierra katow, mike cabellon) — Mon, 1 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The first proper week of competition for MasterChef, and the first of several international episodes for us!

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Week 0 - The Draft (MasterChef: Generations)

shows@maximumfun.org (Mike Cabellon, Ify Nwadiwe, Sierra Katow) — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:25:40 +0000

Welcome to the post-Top Chef era! After 4 weeks of auditions, we finally have our contestants for this season of MasterChef, and we’re ready to draft our teams.

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Week 14 - A Few Grains of Salt

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000

It’s the finale!

We’re now part of the Maximum Fun family of podcasts. This is our last episode as Top Chef Fantasy League. You can find the first episode of TV Chef Fantasy League – wherein we draft our MasterChef rosters – right after this episode.

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Week 13 - Everyone Needs A Paycheck

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Okay, FINE, we'll go on a cruise.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Next week, we are changing both the name AND the artwork for this podcast! When we begin covering MasterChef, we will become TV Chef Fantasy League, so don't be alarmed when that pops up in your feed. Same great hosts, same dum-dum banter.

Week 12 - Ch-Ch-Changes

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000

*Vin Diesel voice* one last ride (in Wisconsin)

Make sure to start watching the audition episodes of MasterChef, because that's what our podcast is covering once Top Chef is done!

Week 11 - I Got 24 Questions, And "Is It Soup" Is 4 Of Them

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 3 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Ify's back!

In case you didn't hear, we're moving on to MasterChef when this season of Top Chef is done, so start your talent scouting (aka watching the audition episodes) now!

Also, if this episode sounds weird, it’s because at some point while I was editing I got up to do laundry and my dog walked on my keyboard. Some knobs were definitely twisted and Command+Z didn’t undo a single thing.

Week 10 - The Cut (w/ An ANNOUNCEMENT & Another Special Guest!)

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 27 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Plenty more announcements to come, but here's the first big one: We're covering MasterChef next. Start watching this Wednesday and get ready to draft after the auditions are over!

Week 9 - What Is Cranberries? (With Another Special Guest!)

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 20 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000

This week, we're joined by writer Laura Kleinbaum. Grab the kids and check out her show Vida The Vet on Netflix, and leave the kids behind when you watch House of Cleopatra at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer!

Week 8 - A Tale of Two Restaurants

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 13 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000

We're 100% serious: let us be diners on Restaurant Wars.

Week 7 - Are These Hot Dogs Racist?

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 6 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000

An extra long episode, mostly because we eat Korean corn dogs live on air (don't worry, I tried to cut out as much of the chewing as possible)

The New Yorker: Padma Lakshmi Walks Into A Bar

Week 6 - The Loud Episode

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Shoutout to Girthmaster!

Eater article on chaos cooking

Week 5 - With A Special Guest, I Think?

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Mike is out of town this week, and he's the one writing this description. He hasn't listened to this episode so it'll be a surprise for all of us!

Week 4 - Double Elimination!

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Ify was late, don't believe a word he says.

Week 3 - This Is Top Chef, Not Top Croquette

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 8 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Ify tries the most awarded cheese in American history live on-air, and more!

Week 2 - Where the Hell Is David Murphy?

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 1 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000

We have our first team challenge of the season, and we herald the arrival of the 16th cheftestant.

Week 1 - Welcome to Wisconsin

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Top Chef season 21 is finally here! We recorded this one when we were all insanely tired. Enjoy.

Week 0 - The Draft

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 05:57:20 +0000

Our first episode! We draft our chefs for the season.