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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to interview Brittanny Anderson from Top Chef: Portland, TOC, and Last Bite Hotel!! We talk crabs, Triple Threat, Love Island, NASCAR, Richmond, Virginia and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Brittany on Kalamata’s Kitchen

https://www.kalamataskitchen.com/blogs/mind-open-fork-ready/brittanny-anderson

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to interview Top Chef: Destination Canada standout Katianna Hong!! We talk Korean food, Last Chance Kitchen, acceptance, East Coast Chinese takeout, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Katianna Hong

https://www.instagram.com/katiannahong/?hl=en

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to interview Top Chef: Wisconsin superstar Michelle Wallace!! We talk farmers’ market supremacy, barbecue vs. grilling, what a fish boil smells like, haunted houses, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Houston’s

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Door County Haunted

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to interview Top Chef Season 1, Top Chef Colorado, and Top Chef: All Stars LA star Lee Anne Wong!! We talk New York, Hawaii, reality tv casting, TOC and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Lee Anne Wong Insta

https://www.instagram.com/leeannewong/

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Hey MILFs, DILFs and NBPILFS. Our interview this week is coming out a bit late so we wanted to release our interview with the amazing Chris Scott from September 2024.

We'll be back on Friday with a brand new episode!

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Melissa King post from 6/19 “we clean up sometimes”

https://www.instagram.com/p/DLFbFV8xVKu/

Nini and Melissa story a few days later: “happy pride y’all. #hardlaunch”

https://www.reddit.com/r/BravoTopChef/comments/1li15yf/melissa_and_nini/

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to interview Food Network superstar chef JET TILA!! We talk family, Asian cuisine and what that means, how Jet was the original mail order meal kit, Jet’s wonderful wife and awesome baker Ali Tila, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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LA Times Article

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We wanted to quickly release a short note in response to the tragic passing of Chef Anne Burrell - Rachel's mentor on Season 1 of Worst Cooks.

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 14 - the finale!!! We talk chefs who were robbed in the past, Zohran, Dosas, TRISTEN, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Flavortown News:

Zubair won Chopped

https://www.instagram.com/p/DKhltLmxXEt/?hl=en

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 13! We talk our beloved ALI, roast duck, free flights, the LCK showdown, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Flavortown News

Laila Ali hosting Chef Grudge Match

https://parade.com/news/popular-food-network-show-returning-this-summer-with-different-name-and-new-host

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 12! We talk THE THING THAT HAPPENED, Tom’s hat or should we say touk, Friendship The Movie, friendship among the chefs, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Flavortown News

Brooke, Bobby, Titans on Family Feud

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 11! We talk how the Olympics were a weird focus, table pancake supremacy, if this season is “off” and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Flavortown News

Oscar Meyer Weinermobile Indy 500

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMyES63R...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 10! We talk Tristen v. Massimo, other places in Canada, bodega cats, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Flavortown News

Guy on Joe Rogan

https://www.reddit.com/r/foodnetwork/comments/1kp0k3c/guy_on_joe...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 9! We talk mussels, our favorite Top Chef movie tie ins, Buddha’s hair,  and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Flavortown News

Shirley 2.0 - 100% in remission

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJX4_hKvscp/?hl=en&img_index=1...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 8! We talk the history of restaurant wars, our frontrunners, TRISTEN,  and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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News: Max purging lots of shows… including DDD, Chopped, etc.

https://www.cbr.com/max-purge-over-700-seasons/

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 7! We talk New York challenges, Vinny’s sense of self, TRISTEN,  and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Martha Stewart hosting dinner in Ridgewood

https://ny.eater.com/2025/4/28/24419389/martha-stewart-queens-dinner-hellbender-may-2025

24 in 24 Cast

https://www.fo...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap TOC VI Ep 8 - The FINALE  and Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 6!  If you only want Top Chef, fast forward about halfway through. We talk Sara Bradley’s arc, Blue Silkie Chicken, whether Top Chef Canada is actually in NY,  and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Guy Fieri Rev...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap TOC VI Ep 7  and Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 5!  If you only want Top Chef, fast forward about halfway through.. We talk whether men belong on TOC, Hunter’s bedtime, Bailey’s renaissance, Padma rolling in her grave,  and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Brian Malarkey on Cutthroat K...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap TOC VI Ep 6  and Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 4!  If you only want Top Chef, fast forward about halfway through.. We talk Top Chef 16 alums we memory-holed, Antonia’s anxiety, gochujang, ZUBAIR,  and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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"The three greatest men in my life,"...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap TOC VI Ep 5  and Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 3!  If you only want Top Chef, fast forward about halfway through.. We talk Debbie’s worst TOC enemies, the Kulkins, Top Chef’s problem with women, Jamaican beef patties,  and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Kwame sta...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) could NOT wait until their next ep to talk about the breaking news that came out in People this week about TOC I winner Brooke Williamson dating FOOD NETWORK MEGABOSS Bobby Flay!

Is Triple Threat just a polycule? Does Michael Voltaggio hang? Are things getting weird? Did Bobby watch The Hills???? We discuss it all.

People Article:
Bobby Flay and Food Network Costar Brooke Williamson are Dating: 'Love Bloomed' (Source)

Bobby Asked Out Kristin Cavallari????

Bobby Flay’s new ro...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap TOC VI Ep 4 and Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 2!  We decided to nix the mini eps, so if you only want Top Chef, fast forward about 35 minutes. We talk our bffs on TOC, Guy’s nicknames, Tom’s thoughts on brunch, WICKED and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap Top Chef: Destination Canada, Episode 1!  We talk a She Chef, risotto on Top Chef, Last Chance Kitchen, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Edited by Leif Enoksen 

Logo by @mr_kevinalvir

Music by The Besties

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap the Tournament of Champions VI Episode 3!  We talk St. Paddy’s day, our love for Chris Scott, duos, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Guy says in People that his sons are his best friends

https://people.com/guy-fieris-son-hunter-and-fiancee-give-update-on-upcoming-wedding-11692327

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Special bonus ep of MoF when we were GUESTS on the amazing Broads Next Door Podcast with Daniela Scrima! We discuss Guy Fieri’s life and oeuvre of work, with lots of fun tangents thrown in.

Listen to Broads Next Door on All Platforms

https://pod.link/1649660929

Broads Next Door on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/broadsnextdoor/?hl=en

Daniela Scrima

https://www.instagram.com/danielascrima/?hl=en

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap the Tournament of Champions VI Episode 2!  We talk the Traitors finale, data in cooking shows, 90’s camisoles, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Pop Culture Data

https://www.instagram.com/popculturedata/

Koko Head Cafe

https://www.kokoheadcafe.com/

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap the Tournament of Champions VI Episode 1!  We talk chefs doing diet cookbooks,  Top Chef Masters, Antonia’s redemption arc, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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New Titan? No more Tiffany Derry. Ayesha Nurdjaja instead!

Bobby Flay Welcomes a New Titan on “Bobby's Triple Threat” Af...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap the Tournament of Champions VI Qualifiers, Eps 3 & 4!!  We talk tilapia’s MOMENT in the early 2000s, the Sophie’s Choice of our brackets, cherry tomatoes, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Mika Leon cancelled?

https://www.reddit.com/r/foodnetwork/comments/1h6kx8m/mika_leon...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back to recap the Tournament of Champions VI Qualifiers, Eps 1 & 2!!  We talk friend of the pod Carlos Anthony, Hunter Fieri compared to Justin Warner, WHITE MAN WATCH, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Marth Stewart Jose Andres NBC Cooking Competition - Yes Chef

https://www.realitytea.com/2025/02/17/jose...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are joined by new co-host Justin Warner (@eatfellowhumans)!!! Just kidding he is not the new co-host but WHAT IF HE WAS? Anyway, we talk fishing, TOC VI, NA beer, Dali’s cookbook, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Sarah Bradley: James Beard Semi-Finalist

https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-20...

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are rolling out for their first non-guest episode in 2025!!! We talk sponsors, Boston Rob, the new TOC casting, Worst Cooks, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Ethique Shampoo and Conditioner Bars (Please sponsor us)

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Shirley Chung Finishes Chemo

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are rolling out to interview the one and only Angry Italian – TOC star Britt Rescigno (@chef_rescigno)!!! We talk TOC, Chopped, Bobby Flay’s Calabrian chiles, Idaho, married life, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

Britt’s new restaurant Fiamma
https://www.fiammasunvalley.com/

Britt on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/chef_rescigno/?hl=en

Spring Shabu Shabu
https://www.springshabu.com/flushing

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are rolling out to interview Sarah Thomas (@sarahthomas) of Kalamata’s Kitchen (@kalamataskitchen)!!! We talk fine dining, Pittsburgh, Gilmore Girls, kids and spicy food, trying everything, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Kalamata’s Kitchen
https://www.kalamataskitchen.com/

Nutmeg - Trees
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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are rolling out to interview Food Network celebrity JEFF MAURO (@jeffmauro)!!! We talk pizza, Chicago, Next Food Network Star, Worst Cooks, Leo vibes, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Pammie’s braciole

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jeff-mauro/pammies-braciole-2396295

Mauro Provisions

https://mauroprovisions.com/

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are rolling out to interview celeb chef and baker Hetal Vasavada (@milkandcardamom)!!! We talk Master Chef, reality TV unionization, raising funds for Cookies for Kids, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Hetal’s website

https://milkandcardamom.com/

Shortbread

https://milkandcardamom.com/2019/12/03/rose-shortbread-cookies/

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We had the absolute HONOR of being guests on the very funny PodChef podcast this week. We recap an episode of Top Chef Texas and it's a wild one.

Find PodChef here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-chef/id1530950155

And here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2mGUOyrGLnpuLdHBwSDmeK

And follow them on instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/podchefpodcast/

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are rolling out with annual Christmas Guest SOPHIE STRAUSS (@sophiestraussstyling) to discuss Hot Frosty on Netfilx!! We talk Flavortown News, Party of 5 vs. Mean Girls, is the snowman hot, Jewish vibes, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Dylan’s New job!!!! Chef de Partie at The Five Fields in Chelsea, London
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This is a RE-RELEASE of last year's Christmas episode, in preparation for next week's episode where we recap HOT FROSTY on Netflix!

Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are rolling out to talk to “Stlyist for Regular People” Sophie Strauss and recap the Bobby Flay Christmas Movie “One Delicious Christmas”!!! We talk Jewish Christmas, Sophies’ butcher past, music PR, style influencers, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are rolling out to recap The Great British Bake Off Series 15 Episode 10 - The Final!! We talk Flavortown News, the oppression of Wales, Black Friday, the erasure of Christiaan, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

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Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are rolling out to recap The Great British Bake Off Series 15 Episode 10 - The Final!! We talk Flavortown News, the oppression of Wales, Black Friday, the erasure of Christiaan, and of course our kids and what we’re cooking! 

Follow us for all things Food Network, Top Chef, Great British Bake Off, celeb chefs, parenting, communism, memes, and whatever else!! 

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