Maneet Chauhan on Chopped Castaways, BBQ Brawl, and Giving Life 500 Percent
Maneet Chauhan joins the pod to talk about one of Food Network’s most ambitious competitions yet: Chopped Castaways. Maneet shares what it was like judging a group of chefs dropped onto a remote islan...
5 Kesä 50min
Gabe Bertaccini on Chopped Castaways and What Makes Great Food TV
Chef Gabe Bertaccini joins the pod to talk about his latest Food Network adventure, Chopped Castaways, a wild new spin on Chopped that drops elite chefs onto a remote island where strategy, survival, ...
29 Touko 57min
Cassie Yeung on Joining the Food Network Hot List with “No Measurements, Just Vibes”
Cassie Yeung joins the pod to share her excitement on being named to the 2026 Food Network Hot List. She talks about the viral “hangover ramen” video that changed her life, growing up in a food-obsess...
22 Touko 29min
Jet Tila on Ready Jet Cook and Teaching the “Why” Behind Cooking
Chef, restaurateur, and Food Network fan-favorite Jet Tila returns to the pod for a catch-up on everything from family life to building a career that spans restaurants, television, cookbooks, and teac...
15 Touko 42min
Rashad Jones on Joining the Judges Table for BBQ Brawl
Pitmaster and restaurateur Rashad Jones joins the pod to talk about his journey from backyard barbecue obsession to building Big Lee's Barbecue into a barbecue destination. Rashad shares the Thanksgiv...
8 Touko 36min
Esther Choi on 24 in 24, Cooking with Choi, and Her Debut Cookbook
Chef, restaurateur, and Food Network favorite Esther Choi returns to the pod to catch up on a massive new chapter of life: Motherhood. Esther opens up about her debut cookbook, and her new Food Networ...
1 Touko 37min
Kenny Gilbert on Tournament of Champions and Trusting Your Instincts
Chef Kenny Gilbert joins the pod to talk about his impressive run on this season of Tournament of Champions, from the pressure of the randomizer to cooking in one of the most intense competition forma...
10 Huhti 50min
Zoha Malik on Going from Home Baker to Food Network’s Hot List
Zoha Malik, the creator behind Bake With Zoha, joins the pod to talk about being named to Food Network’s Hot List and how a weekend baking hobby turned into one of the most popular dessert accounts on...
3 Huhti 32min
