
BONUS TEASER: Interview with Kat Turner
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 ch...
20 Apr 5min

Week 6 - The Warhammer Show (Top Chef: Carolinas)
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: An...
17 Apr 56min

Week 5 - Rhoda is Rasika 2.0 (Top Chef: Carolinas)
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...
10 Apr 34min

Week 4 - Ify Goes Full Prone Bone (Top Chef: Carolinas)
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, Jonat...
3 Apr 53min

Week 3 - Our Engineer Made Coffee With Duyen?! (Top Chef: Carolinas)
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 “favori...
27 Mar 59min

Week 2 - The Red Reapers Fumble The Second Half (Top Chef: Carolinas)
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...
20 Mar 48min

Week 1 - Sierra Doesn't Wanna Go 175 MPH (Top Chef: Carolinas)
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, foll...
13 Mar 57min

Weeks 7 and 8 - Please Fix This Show (Next Gen Chef)
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 o...
11 Mar 1h 4min




















