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

August 6, 2025 60 mins

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

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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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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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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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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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