TV Chef Fantasy League

It's the finale of 24 in 24! With two chefs in the final challenge, can Mike gain enough points to beat Sierra and take this season's title? Spoiler alert: no! We do talk about poutine a lot though.

This week's scoring:
Enter and survive a challenge: Lee Anne (x3), Alex +2
“Tired”, “exhausted”, or “sleep”: Alex, Christina, Lee Anne +1
Crying: Viet, Lee Anne, Alex +0.5
Last che...

Sierra sells books and Mike sells clothes. Neither occur at The Last Bookstore, because we hate that place. Stay tuned through the credits to hear all about Korean color analysis!

This week's scoring:
Enter and survive a challenge: Joe (x2), Alex, Christina, Viet, Lee Anne +2
Make it through a shift: Joe (x1) +1 – last time this point gets awarded
“Tired”, “exhausted”, or “sleep&rd...

Mike has road rage, Sierra's nephew models healthy friendship, and we lament the dearth of flavored creme brulee in the world.

This week's scoring:

Enter and survive a challenge: Alex (x1), Lee Anne (x2), Viet (x2), Avishar (x2), Christina (x2), Joe (x2) +2
Make it through a shift: Alex (x2), Lee Anne (x1), Christina (x1), Viet (x1) +1
“Tired”, “exhausted”, or “sleep”: Alex, Lee Anne, C...

Ify literally walks onto the show from Japan, and we debate whether it's better to be a Hollywood catering chef or a restaurant chef.

This week's scoring:

Enter and survive a challenge: Viet (x2), Avishar (x1), Alex (x2), Christina (x2), Lee Anne (x3), Joe (x3) +2
Make it through a shift: Lee Anne (x2), Joe (x2), Viet, Avishar, Christina +1
“Tired”, “exhausted”, or “sleep”: Lee Anne, Ch...

Mike & Sierra extol the virtues of a late dinner, dunk on Playa Vista, and ponder the validity of "breaking the seal."

This week's scoring:

Enter and survive a challenge: Viet, Avishar, Alex, Christina, Zac, Lee Anne, Dawn, Joe (all x2) +2
Make it through a shift Viet, Avishar, Alex, Christina (will award more next episode) +1
“Tired”, “exhausted”, or “sleep”: Lee Anne, Viet +1

Chec...

This week: Adaptability! And not, as Viet says, Resourcefulness. We learn that we're not allowed in Jesse Thorn's closet, and Ify shares his adorable bookmark.

This week's scoring:
Enter and survive a challenge: Alex (x2), Dawn (x2), Brian, Joe, Christina, Zac, Lee Anne, Viet, Avishar +2
Make it through a shift: Alex, Dawn, Joe, Christina, Zac, Lee Anne, Viet, Avishar +1
“Tired”, “exhausted”, ...

It's the Resourcefulness shift! We seek a sponsorship from Sur La Table, and Ify invents a new euphemism for "me time."

This week's scoring:

Enter and survive a challenge: Lee Anne (x2), Viet (x2), Zac (x2), Avishar (x2), Dawn (x2), Joe (x2), Christina (x2), Brian (x2), Alex (x1) +2
Make it through a shift: same chefs as above +1
“Tired”, “exhausted”, or “sleep”: Michele, Viet, Dawn, Za...

We've all seen a quick mole on a cooking competition show! Also, what did YOU think of Disclosure Day?

This week's scoring:

Enter and survive a challenge: Viet (x2), Michele (x3), Robyn (x2), Christina (x3), Joe (x3), Brian (x2), Dawn (x3), Trimell, Zac (x2), Molly (x3), Lee Anne (x2), Alex (x2), Avishar (x3), Lex +2
Make it through a shift: Joe, Avishar, Alex, Molly, Lee Anne, Dawn, Michele, Zac, Robyn, Viet, Brian, Christina...

Welcome to 24 in 24! First order of business: was it okay to be a chef at a Trump property in 2009?

This week's scoring:

Enter and survive a challenge: Christina, Shota, Joe, Lex, Avishar, Molly, Dawn, Zac (x2), Michele, Lee Anne, Malarkey, Trimell, Alex, Robyn, Viet +2
Make it through a shift: same people as above +1
“Tired”, “exhausted”, or “sleep”: Viet +1
Winning Golden Knife: ...

Coming to you live from Highly Likely in Los Angeles, with special guest – Top Chef alum Kat Turner! We watch the finale together with a crowd of pots & pans, and get an insider's take on this season's finale. Plus, we find out how big of a landslide Mike's win is.

This week's scoring:

sous chefs: Sieger, Anthony, Jonathan +2
crying: Rhoda, Laurence, Sherry +0.5
winning Top Chef: Rhoda +6

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Finally – FINALLY! – someone misses their family. And is Mike is the only person on earth who doesn't want his leaves hung up by a paperclip?

This week's scoring:
quickfire “favorite dish”: Sherry, Rhoda +0.5
quickfire win: Rhoda +1
make it to judges’ table: Sherry, Rhoda +1
elimination challenge win: Sherry +2
in the finals: Sherry, Rhoda, Laurence +5
“i miss my kid...

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Look, let's be honest, there's only one thing to talk about in this episode. Also, don't worry: Ify texted us right after we recorded this to let us know that he didn't know what day it was.

This week's scoring:
make it to judges’ table: Sherry, Laurence, Rhoda ...

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In this episode, we uncover the meaning of Sprudge, and get a boots-on-the-ground report from Laurence's restaurant. Stay tuned after the credits for an exclusive statement from a missing Try Guy!

This week's scoring:

quickfire “favorite dish”...

Gabe spills the beans (no pun intended) on Duyen's barista championship, and we take a moment to appreciate Sieger's sly sense of humor.

This week's scoring:

quickfire “favorite dish”: Duyen & Rhoda +0.5
quickfire win: Rhoda +1
make it to judges’ table: Rhoda, Anthony, Jonathan, Laurence +1
elimination challenge win: Laurence +2
crying: Rhoda +0.5

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This week's scoring:

quickfire “favorite dish”: Anthony, Oscar, Jonathan +0.5
quickfire win: Anthony +1
make it to judges’ table: Jonathan, Laurence +1
elimination challenge win: Laurence +2
crying: Rhoda +0.5

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This week's scoring:

make it to judges’ table: Carolina Queen (Duyen, Sherry, Laurence, Anthony) +1
elimination challenge win: Duyen +2
last chance kitchen challenge win: Rhoda +0.5
last chance kitchen champion/re-enter competition: Rhoda +4
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