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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 56 MIN

It's A Premiere!! Let's Go for Top Chef Carolinas S23E1

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Spoilers for episode 1, season 23 of Top Chef   Jeff is finally able to talk about food and and restaurants and service! It's his time to shine and we're gonna talk all things Top Chef for season 23.   Our main crew of Kristen Kish, Tom Collichio and the always beautiful and wonderful Gail Simmons.   For our first bites of Carolina flavor it's Nascar, Sweet Potatoes, some takes on southern food from new angles, a quick look around the season ahead and some great guest judges in Jamie Lynch and  Sean Brock.    We'll take a look at all the cheftestants and see which category of ours they fit into; weeded, seeded or defeated.  It's gonna be a great season, y'all. We're also deep in Vanderpump Rules Season 12, where the current cast continues to provide an embarrassment of riches and sometimes just embarrassment. Find us for vintage VPR on Mondays and Fridays and for season 12 recaps on Tuesday nights dropping right after the show. Watch, listen, and find visual aids and poor decisions at @takeapinotpod on Instagram and on YouTube. Questions, complaints, and hot takes go to [email protected]. And please leave a review so more people can suffer through this with us.    

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Today we’re getting to dish on our new favorite show in its 23rd season, Top Chef! They are headed to the Carolinas this year and we will be watching and talking all about it. Jeff (our resident hospitality expert) finally gets to discuss some food and Sundi (with her Professor of Pop Culture POV) gives her ever evolving thoughts on what a chef exactly is. Hope you can join!

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