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!

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August 14, 2026 47 mins

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...

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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
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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
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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

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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
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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...

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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...

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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: ...

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June 19, 2026 44 mins

Bad news about Top Chef's Jonathan, we dive into Unc culture, and make our picks for Season 3 of 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing!

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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
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Our live show is coming up! RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/top-chef-finale-party-with-tv-chef-fantasy-league-at-highly-likely-tickets-1989859730018

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.

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make it to judges’ table: Sherry, Laurence, Rhoda ...

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Our live show is happening in just over two weeks! RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/top-chef-finale-party-with-tv-chef-fantasy-league-at-highly-likely-tickets-1989859730018

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!

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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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It's another late-night episode. Come fill out a big-ass wedding RSVP card with us!

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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If you're a server on Restaurant Wars, a graphic designer on Restaurant Wars, or a member of the Universal Studios Orlando culinary team, we wanna hear from you!

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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Ify tells a story about throwing up hot dogs and then promptly falls asleep. Sierra's wearing 2 pairs of pants. Mike wants Kristen Kish's suit. We recorded this in the dead of night. Let's get weird.

This week's scoring:

quickfire “favorite dish”: Anthony, Brandon, Jonathan, Laurence, Oscar, Sherry +0.5
quickfire win: Anthony, Brandon, Jonathan +1
make it to judges’ table: Laurence, Anthony, Sherry +1

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A small preview of our MaxFunDrive 2026 bonus episode! We sit down with Kat Turner (Top Chef: Destination Canada) and chat about doing what scares you, private chef-ing for famous people, and which chef isn't in the group chat anymore. No fuckin' losers!

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Put on your tin foil hats, we've got ourselves a conspiracy theory about Jen, Sieger, and Last Chance Kitchen.

This week's scoring:

elimination challenge win: Laurence +2
make it to judges’ table: Anthony, Laurence, Brandon, Sherry, Duyen +1
last chance kitchen challenge win: Nana +0.5

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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 k...

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