Top Chef S23E08 Recap: "Restaurant Wars" & Gravestone Recipes w/ Rosie Grant | Ep 248

It's the biggest week of the Bravo calendar: Restaurant Wars! Reaves is actually here for the entire episode, Bryan is still salty about last week's voicemail, and we take full credit for launching our guest's literary career.This week on Pod Chef, the gang is fully assembled and joined by Rosie Grant, author of To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes. After Bryan airs his grievances about Jamal ignoring his airport voicemail, the crew buckles in for the ultimate culinary gauntlet. We are breaking down Top Chef Season 23, Episode 8 ("Restaurant Wars"), dissecting the front-of-house meltdowns, judging the chaotic concepts, and deciding which restaurant is shutting its doors for good.⏱️ EPISODE MENU00:00 - Intro & Reaves is actually here!02:22 - Justice for Bryan’s voicemail from last week04:35 - Rosie Grant joins to talk Gravestone Recipes (and how we made her famous)23:10 - Chef’s I’ve Prepared For You33:53 - Restaurant Managers: The Real Villains46:55 - Top Chef S23E08 Recap starts: "Restaurant Wars" breakdown👇 SUPPORT THE SHOW 👇 If you laughed, hit that Subscribe button so you never miss a Monday drop! ⭐ Rate us 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you had for dinner last night in the review! (We read the best ones on air).🔪 FOLLOW THE KITCHEN 🔪Watch the pod on YouTube: @podchefpodcastInstagram & Twitter: @podchefpodcast👨‍🍳 THE LINE COOKS 👨‍🍳Bryan: @bjacksonininactionJamal: @hell0newmanReaves: (Present for the entire episode!)🎸 CREDITS The Pod Chef intro was produced and performed by Jeff Ray. Follow him on IG: @jeffrayfilms