Allison Chen on Viral Baking Videos and Bringing Tangyuan to Food Network
Pastry chef and content creator Allison Chen joins the pod to share her unconventional journey from studying neuroscience … to attending pastry school in France. Allison reflects on learning French pa...
19 Jun 45min
Brian & Mika Kleinschmidt Reveal the Wildest Features in HGTV Smart Home 2026
Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt join the pod to talk about their latest project, the all-new HGTV Smart Home 2026. The winningest duo on HGTV shares what it was like designing the $1.3 million Orlando dr...
12 Jun 36min
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 Jun 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 37min
