TV Chef Fantasy League

TV Chef Fantasy League

Comedians and cooking show superfans Mike Cabellon, Sierra Katow, and Ify Nwadiwe use fantasy sports rules to argue about America's favorite reality cooking competition shows. We pick chefs, we earn points based on how those chefs perform, and at the end of the season, we crown a winner!

Episodes

July 9, 2025 41 mins

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

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

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

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

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Mike is back from Portugal. Portugal is in Europe!

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

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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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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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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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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.

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