TV Chef Fantasy League

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”, or “sleep”: Lee Anne, Viet +1 Winning Golden Knife: Brian, Viet +0.5 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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, Zac, Joe, Molly +1 Crying: Robyn, Molly +0.5 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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 +1 Winning Golden Knife: Lee Anne, Dawn +0.5 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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: Alex +0.5 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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! Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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 kids/partner/family”: Laurence +0.25 “this dish usually takes [x amount of time] to make”: Sherry +0.25 using store-bought/pre-made ingredients: Sherry -0.25 Crying: Laurence, Rhoda, Jonathan +0.5 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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. This week's scoring: make it to judges’ table: Sherry, Laurence, Rhoda +1 elimination challenge win: Rhoda +2 “I make this dish all the time” + fail it: Sieger -0.25 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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! This week's scoring: quickfire “favorite dish”: Laurence, Rhoda, Sieger +0.5 quickfire win: Rhoda +1 make it to judges’ table: Sherry, Sieger +1 elimination challenge win: Sherry +2 using store-bought/pre-made ingredients: Laurence -0.25 “I miss my kids/partner/family”: Jonathan +0.25 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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 crying: Rhoda +0.5 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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 elimination challenge win: Anthony +2 scripple double: Anthony +1 last chance kitchen challenge win: Rhoda +0.5 crying: Justin +0.5 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/joinchef, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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! The full episode is available exclusively for Maximum Fun members. To hear the whole episode, head to maximumfun.org/joinchef and become a member for only $5/month!

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 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

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 kitchen challenge win: Rhoda +0.5 “i miss my kids/partner/family”: Laurence +0.25 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

Sierra loses another chef, Ify calls in from London, and Mike gets on a soapbox about the state of men's shorts. This week's scoring: quickfire “favorite dish”: red & blue teams (Anthony, Duyen, Jonathan, Jennifer, Justin, Sieger) +0.5 quickfire win: blue team (Jennifer, Justin, Sieger) +1 make it to judges’ table: Sherry, Sieger, Laurence +1 elimination challenge win: Sieger +2 scripple double: Sieger +1 last chance kitchen challenge win: Nana +0.5 crying: Brittany, Rhoda +0.5 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

When the dust settles on Top Chef, would you rather we go back to MasterChef, or try 24 in 24? This week's scoring: Quickfire win: Anthony +1 Elimination challenge win: Laurence +2 Quickfire “favorite dish”: Duyen, Anthony, Rhoda +0.5 Make it to judges’ table: Anthony, Laurence, Brandon +1 Crying: Nana +0.5 Missing/forgetting to plate an element: Nana -0.25 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

Beef, ice cream! Beef, ice cream! Beef, ice cream! Ify reports in on Austin's food scene while we brainstorm a new ad campaign for Talenti and call out Top Chef's graphic designer. This week's scoring: Quickfire win: Laurence +1 Elimination challenge win: Rhoda +2 Quickfire “favorite dish”: Oscar, Laurence, Nana +0.5 Judges’ table: Green Team (Anthony, Brittany, Jennifer, Jonathan, Oscar, Rhoda, Sieger) +1 Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

Did you know they're dropping new potatoes? The curse of the private chef strikes again, and Mike is still sick (sorry). Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

Next Gen Chef is frustrating and possibly rigged (thanks Uncle Jeffrey!), but it's not unsalvageable. Let's get this whole god forsaken thing over with so we can get to the REAL cooking shows. Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

It's time for Top Chef! In this episode, we pick our chefs for the season. Tony Soprano stops by the studio to help Ify with his draft, Sierra picks off the injured reserve list, and Mike watches an alarming amount of other cooking shows. Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

The chefs bake a bunch of garbage, Ify gives free feet, and we discuss how raves are for the night people. Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

We attempt to separate the art (burgers) from the artist (spineless billionaire diamond mine fascist). Also, Andrew, drop the workout routine! Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

Did you know there's a powder you can get that neutralizes allium sensitivities? This isn't an ad, just a fun fact! Also, we debate the ease of making microwave mug cake.Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

Honestly, if you can make a salted caramel cheesecake work, we believe that there IS a way to make fish sauce, cheese, and apples work. Also, who else is in the Ivy League of culinary schools?Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

If you put water in your smoothie cup, it's practically like you get two smoothies! Oh, and the Global Kitchen Test.Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

We draft our chefs for Next Gen Chef (confusingly, after the first episode), which of course means we have to talk about Kelsey Barnard Clark's recent DUI arrest. It's fun, we promise!Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com, support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

It's the finals! Are ginger biscuits really enough for the final technical? Who doesn't love a marble mirror glaze? And finally, Ify orders some entremets from [redacted].Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

Ify's officially becomes Ifiancé, we uncover the origins of "wombo combo," and we question the harshness on Steven's melting chocolate basket!Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

What the hell is a Bedfordshire clanger, anyway? We delve into British bakes of yesteryear, debate a shaky-hands ruling, and talk pizza dipping methods.Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

It's our first time reviewing a country-inspired week! We scrutinize the Italian jokes, Ify declares himself a cannoli truther, and Mike is unimpressed by Italian baked goods.Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

We discuss Yan's nerdiness, Mike reminisces about his Portuguese wedding and the ample pasteis de nata, and we all learn that DNA scientist James Watson was a real prick!Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

Sierra calls yellow "chartreuse," we snoop into Paul Hollywood's family life, and Ify puts in an order for sticky toffee pudding.Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

All three of us are in the new studio for the first time! We discuss Paul Hollywood's handshake with Liam, the most popular children's books (hard and "soft" cover), and the first mini-doc we've covered on the show - stroopwafels!Check out our merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

We grapple with tea cakes, sing the theme of Dragon Tales, and recap our Thanksgiving feasts!Check out our new merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximum.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

We debut the new studio(!), discuss the British face, and question what Steven does when he's not listening to music full-time.Check out our new merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximum.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

By popular vote, we're starting an old season of Great British Baking Show - Collection 5 AKA Series 8 AKA the oldest season we can watch on Netflix in the US. We've got a randomized draft, the scoop on Sandi Toksvig, and a lot of dry illusion cakes from this 2017 season of Bake Off.Check out our new merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

We discuss the winner of this year's Great British Baking Show, go over the delicious pork chops Ify flew over from Austin fine dining, and anticipate Mike's Cheesecake Factory cheesecake order.Check out our new merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

Ify's back in time for the horniest signature of the season! We chat koalas n' sloths and ask why Paul was such a mean daddy to Tom.Check out our new merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

Brian David Gilbert joins us for his final episode to chat Cheesecake Factory and British plum innuendos, then gets a proper Noel-style send-off from Mike.Check out our new merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

Brian David Gilbert returns to chat left-handed handshakes, soupy souffles, and whether Aaron's "kitsune" meringue earns him certified weeb status.Check out our new merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

Brian David Gilbert joins us as guest host to talk Claddagh rings, racist handshake withholding, and chicken-Crystal Light smoothies!Check out our new merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

Was Aaron snubbed a handshake? Is Nadia having a bad week-ia? How would you pose if you were getting lava-smacked by Vesuvius? We answer all of these questions and more this week on TV Chef Fantasy League!Check out our new merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

Flapjacks are granola bars, a "fête" is a carnival, and apparently hook-a-duck is the only game anyone's ever played in the UK. Neat as a pin!Check out our new merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

We question UK donut culture, make the case that boats are people too, and spoil the MasterChef finale - wah wah! Check out our new merch at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

We're gutted over Biscuit Week! We defend Pui Man's "Pokemon" oxen, intro our new member-created rule (thanks Marisa!), and lightly touch on MasterChef's pitiful offering this week.Check out our new merch (including the TV Chef Fantasy League Commissioner hat, worn by Sierra) at maxfunstore.com.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

GBBO is off to the races with Cake Week, and we are SO relieved to be back in the tent, even if Hassan isn't having his best days. Justice for Hassan and that "pl-axe" throw edit! In the latter half, we cover the MasterChef semifinals - did Gordon overcook his duck since everyone's was over? We'll never know! New Yorker article "Inside the Tent on 'Great British Bake Off'" by Ruby Tendoh - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/inside-the-world-of-the-great-british-bake-off Zach's Reddit AMA - https://www.reddit.com/r/Masterchef/comments/1n96y3p/its_zach_ama/ Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

It's a 2-for-1 this week where we draft our bakers to kick off this year's season of Great British Bake Off (AKA "Baking Show" for the Yanks) AND we cover this week's Wall Challenge in Master Chef: Dynamic Duos!Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.

We get Ify's take on the Alinea dinner, fight for a man's right to drink matcha, and review Joe Bastianich's music career.Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts.