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The Bear Season 4 ends not with a bang—but with a choice.

In this final recap of the season, I’m joined once again by Chef Abbie Serbins to break down Episodes 7 through 10 and the emotional gut punch that is Carmy stepping away from The Bear.

We get into:

🧊 The alleyway confrontation between Carmy and Sydney—and why it hit harder than a kitchen meltdown
🐻 Why Carmy calling her “The Bear” might be o...

Things are heating up on The Bear—but it’s not just the kitchen burners.

In this episode of Eat Your Content, Rich Herrera is joined once again by Chef Abbie Serbins to break down The Bear Season 4, Episodes 4–6 (“Worms,” “Replicants,” and “Sophie”), where personal pressure is starting to outweigh service pressure.

This isn’t just a recap. It’s a conversation about what happens when kitchens push for greatness at the cost of balance—...

In this episode of Eat Your Content, Rich Herrera teams up with Chef Abbie Serbins to dig into Episodes 1 through 3 of The Bear Season 4—and things kick off fast.

We talk about the Groundhog Day metaphor that frames the season premiere and how it captures Carmy’s emotional paralysis. Chef Abbie shares why that first scene with Mikey hit her like a ton of bricks and how this show sometimes feels too real for those who’ve worked in hi...

Michelin-starred chef Curtis Duffy returns to Eat Your Content—but this time, he’s not just talking about food. He’s joined by his co-author, Jeremy Wagner, to open up about Fireproof, their gripping new memoir that peels back the curtain on Curtis’s incredible journey from unimaginable childhood trauma to the top of the fine dining world.

In this deeply personal and revealing conversation, Curtis shares what it was like t...

When I first watched Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+, I wasn’t fixated on the fight scenes or superpowers like most fans—I was locked in on a quiet, unexpected moment: a scene where Matt Murdock, Marvel’s blind superhero, is cooking dinner for his girlfriend.

As someone who’s obsessed with food and pop culture, I had questions. Was that scene realistic? Do blind people actually cook like that? And how often does Hollywood get it ri...

What do ex-inmates cooking with ramen, celebrity drummers on food tours, and alligator wrestling have in common?

📺 They’re all part of the wild, inventive world of Mesmeric Media, the production company flipping food TV on its head. In this episode of Eat Your Content, I sit down with Michael Holstein, CEO and founder of Mesmeric Media — and the mind behind shows like Jail Bake, Taste of the Town, Street Beef, and the internet-brea...

What do you do when you're on Top Chef, the clock is ticking, your dish is seconds from being plated… and you accidentally serve plastic to Daniel Boulud?

On this episode of Eat Your Content, Chef Corwin Hemming joins me to talk about that infamous chawanmushi moment—what really happened behind the scenes, how it unraveled in real time, and how close he actually came to getting eliminated. Spoiler: even he thought he was done f...

What does legacy taste like? For Top Chef Season 22 winner Tristen Epps, it’s bold, layered, unapologetic—and deeply personal.

In this episode of Eat Your Content, I sit down with the chef who not only dominated the competition with the most wins in the season’s history but used every plate as a platform. Chef Tristen breaks down his philosophy of "uncolonizing cuisine," and how he’s flipping the script on what f...

Top Chef finalist Savannah Miller is back with me for one more week—this time to help unpack the chaos that is Yes, Chef!, NBC’s new cooking competition show that wants to “reform” toxic kitchen personalities. The premise? A group of hot-headed chefs are nominated by friends and family to confront their egos and bad behavior on national television… for $250,000.

But here’s the thing: it’s a mess.

The format is confusing. The food is ...

Massimo Piedimonte Wants Redemption—and He’s Coming for Top Chef All-Stars!

Chef Massimo Piedimonte came into Top Chef Season 22 like a lightning bolt—loud, passionate, and impossible to ignore. He represented Canada with swagger, plated food with purpose, and gave us one of the most memorable front-of-house performances in Restaurant Wars history. But just one step before the finale in Milan, it all ended. A bannock cracker—disconn...

Top Chef gave us Da Vinci and fine dining in Milan… and last season, a cruise ship and some suspicious blue drinks. Chef Savannah Miller is back with me to break down the glow-up from Season 21 to Season 22. We recap the finale of Top Chef Season 22, dish on each chef’s four-course menu, and talk about what went right (and wrong) on the road to the title.

Savannah gets candid about what it’s really like behind the scenes of a Top Ch...

We’re nearing the end of Top Chef Season 22, and the final four chefs just landed in Milan for one of the wildest episodes of the season. And yeah—it delivered.

In this recap, I’m joined once again by friend of the pod and S21 finalist Savannah Miller to talk about everything from Tom Colicchio’s extremely passive-aggressive risotto meltdown to Bailey’s redemption arc in the Gorgonzola round. We cover the highs, the “what were they ...

Welcome back to Eat Your Content! This week’s Top Chef Season 22 recap gets wild — literally. I'm joined once again by Chef Savannah Miller (Top Chef S21 finalist) as we break down Episode 12: the foraging challenge set in the jaw-dropping Canadian Rockies.

We’re talking Quarry Lake views that look straight out of a screensaver, no Quickfire, and full-on survival vibes. The chefs had to cook with foraged ingredients over open f...

Hold on to your chef coats—we’re jet-setting from cowboy breakfasts in Calgary to couture cuisine in Milan as Top Chef: Destination Canada cranks up the drama in Episode 11!

This week on Eat Your Content, I’m chopping it up with Top Chef Season 21 finalist Chef Savannah Miller as we unpack one of the most surprising announcements of the season: the finale is headed to MILAN. Yep, from hoecakes to haute cuisine, our remaining six che...

Salt-Crusted Chicken and Shade: This Top Chef Episode Brought the Heat
Get ready—this episode of Top Chef served drama hotter than a convection oven.

On this week’s Eat Your Content, I’m recapping Season 22, Episode 10: “From Depth Till Dawn” with returning guest and Season 21 finalist Savannah Miller. And trust me, we had a lot to chew on.

Right out of the gate, we’re talking Tristan vs. Massimo—a slow-simmering chef beef that ...

What happens when a Top Chef legend returns — not to compete, but to judge?

In this episode of Eat Your Content, host Rich Herrera and Top Chef Season 21 finalist Savannah Miller dive deep into the high-pressure world of Episode 9 from Season 22. This time, the chefs face a cerebral, high-concept challenge inspired by Mission: Impossible, with none other than back-to-back Top Chef champion Buddha Lo joining the judges' table.

We...

This week’s Top Chef Season 22 recap isn’t just about food—it’s about resilience, loss, and what it means to show up for your team in the face of heartbreak.

Restaurant Wars always delivers drama, but this one hit different. In the middle of the most high-stakes challenge of the season, chef Tristan gets devastating news—his stepfather has passed away. What follows is one of the most gut-wrenching and powerful moments ever seen on T...

This week, Top Chef Season 21 finalist Chef Savannah Miller and I are diving into a jam-packed episode of Top Chef Season 22 that had EVERYTHING — big emotional breakthroughs, dirty dish drama, pizza chaos, and a few heartbreaks along the way. 🧼🍕😭

We’re breaking down Henry’s emotional rollercoaster, from an inspiring new mindset to a devastating elimination... right after a $10K Quickfire win! (Talk about highs and lows...

Pickles, panic, and pastry—oh my. This week’s Top Chef episode had everything: exploding fryers, heartbreaking sabotage, and a dessert no one saw coming (hi, dill pickle ice cream 👀). I'm back with Chef Savannah Miller to break down every messy, delicious, and jaw-dropping moment from Episode 6 of Top Chef Season 22.

We talk about the surprise schoolyard team picks, why Massimo nearly lit the kitchen on fire, and the drama beh...