Pack Your Mics: Recent Episodes
Pack Your Mics
The Top Chef Podcast from the creators of Read it and Weep. We aren't food experts, but we know food TV.
I thought you’d be interested in checking out the new podcast from PYM hosts Alex Falcone and Ezra Fox. Each week we’re taking on a nomination for something that could be the best thing ever, doing a deep dive into its history and philosophy, and ranking it on the master list of best things. This […]
Hey look at that! It’s a vegetarian challenge! 3/8ths of the podcast who are currently vegetarians and the other two that used to be really enjoyed this episode. Plus we found out that Bravo re-edited it from TV to the app and that Ezra is a very difficult person to eat fast food with.
We’re back! The entire gang’s all here to mine for Gold in the newest episode of Top Chef. Get your hankies ready. Mentioned in this Episode Help chefs get through this difficult time with the James Beard Relief Fund Floyd Cardoz on Ugly Delicious s02e02 with Padma! City of Gold – The documentary about Jonathan […]
The conclusion of Restaurant Wars plus the two part finale of No Chance Kitchen. #JusticeForNini Mentioned in this episode Here is the cheese with bark wrapped around it!
The final three chefs cook veg in a hidden valley on an Aspen ranch and we’re joined by a very special guest. Mentioned in this episode Follow Chef Jim Smith on Twitter and Instagram. Great article about the behind the scenes on Refinery 29. Chef Jim recommends this documentary about Paul Liebrandt called A Matter […]
We’re way up high for a baking at altitude challenge, but a stoney British chef with a mysterious past is here to judge all the near-perfection.
There are ghosts AND creeps as the chefs go to the Stanley Hotel. Mentioned in this episode Butterfunk’s instagram post about the Superb Owl. Who gets your 40 votes? Fan favorite voting is open now. New Sarah’s favorite recipes for lentil and cauliflower tacos and cold sweet potato porridge (not what it’s actually called).
It’s football day (well really it’s June on the show, but whatevs) and we’re just hoping the good people don’t lose. And at least we got to see a football horse.
It’s finally Restaurant Wars! The toughest, most exciting episode of the year. We’ve got a tiny panel but we’re fired up to talk about Conifer and Common Place.
It’s a classic story: fake Olympics, Nutella, and the first real drama of the season. Mentioned in this episode I spy with my little eye, garbage person John Besh.
It’s a traditional Denver theme park German festival, and we’ve got all your watered-down beer and demon farts. Mentioned in this episode Butterfunk on Buzzfeed video Tasty Tim videos Toby Young isn’t great The New York Post: “Top Chef has become creepy”
We’re back for another episode of Pack Your Mics, sponsored by spiders. Spiders: not your enemies. And hey, if you’d like a bucket of food, you can get this one on Amazon for a very affordable $249.75.
The panel grows as we bring back NewSarah and Kyle from last season. We discuss spiders, ventriloquists, racism, and even episode 4 of Top Chef!
Wow, went from a high on that cheese day to a pretty low day of Josea, vloggers, and sweaty bread. But we fought through it, and put out a podcast that’ll go nicely down the chin.
There are still too many chefs on our TV, but we’re getting to meet a few of them. And it’s fun! This week’s highlights include Southside Joe cutting some cheese: Also some of you have asked to see photos of us, so here’s a picture of former hosts Chris and Tanya!
Top Chef is back! And almost as importantly, we’re back too! It’s time for Season 15, set in beautiful Colorado. And we’ve got everything. Meat. Potatoes. Marcel. Padma makes a sex joke. It’s a couple modifications on the formula we know and love, right up to not bothering to explain the rules of Last Chance […]
It’s here, the last episode of Pack Your Mics about the last episode of Top Chef Charleston. We’ve got lots of opinions and a bit more saltiness than we were expecting for a dream finale. Let’s see if you agree! Mentioned This Episode The other podcast we produce: Read it and Weep, a show about books, movies, […]
Really sorry for the title. And for the sad/happy thing that happens when you love all three remaining contestants. Links: Secrets promotional video Vulture story about eating Sheldon’s food next to Gail h/t Sean NPR story about how fun this season was h/t Julia
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Little Volt is in the house judging everybody’s blind pallets (everything tastes like flour to John) and their childhood memories. The panel this week: Alex, Megan, Chris, and Tanya!
We’ve got another small panel this week to talk about the legendary Top Chef challenge Restaurant Wars. This time with a twist: some people will do badly ad yell at each other!
Should he stay or should he go? It’s a highly controversial episode of Top Chef and a surprisingly level-headed podcast about it.
We’re back with faceplants and other vegetables (but mostly chicken). Plus the return of Chris and Tanya!
We’re back for an overnight barbecue challenge with two brand new guests Sarah Hatheway and her dude Kyle (who knows a LOT about Carolina BBQ). As usual, we’re technically flawless and always tight. Bonus! Here’s a picture of Sarah and Kyle at the World’s Largest Chest Of Drawers.
It’s our annual Christmas in July show and we’ve got a very special guest with lots of thoughts about blocks.
We’re back with another small panel and a whole new set of “technically flawless” issues. Hope you enjoy!
We’ve got a small, exhausted panel together after a long weekend to talk to you about bad meat vs soggy bottoms and a major Feels Dumpdate.
After a long break, most of the gang is back together (Tanya was ill this week) to kick of Season 14 of Top Chef. Hope you enjoy! As always, we love your feedback.
Well, the finale sure was the end of the season! We weigh in on the Amar v. Jeremy finale and how we feel about the finale in general, and finger limes specifically! Also, news about the location for next season!
It’s the first part of the Top Chef Season 13 finale! The cooking was pretty darn good this week, but the gang isn’t impressed with the resulting eliminations. Tune in for the recap and the predictions on who will win Top Chef!
In this rollicking episode, the gang talks about the last exits before the start of the Vegas finale, and how French food might reach its peak in Brosef form. Also, toast!
The gang talks about the joy of watching someone fling a ladle at a wok, the fast-casual Elimination Challenge, and Kwame’s exit. It’s a barn-burner!
The gang reacts to the MC Hammer rap-name Quickfire, the historical era Elimination challenge, Amar’s win and Karen’s departure with a fun LCK! It’s Knife Block’s game to lose, but Knife Globe is sneaking up in the primaries, especially in the Bay Area – cast your vote soon!
This time on Pack Your Mics we’re down an Alex and a Megan, but rich in sleep deprivation and a generalized case of the sillies! We have considerably more love for the second installment of Restaurant Wars, and a bulging mail bag to get through. Things are rich, complex and possibly studded with out-of-season strawberries. […]
This week’s episode of Top Chef is the start of one of the highlights of the Top Chef season, but strangely, has no real ending! That’s right, Restaurant Wars is now a two-parter with two services, lunch and dinner. Cue everyone having to run either Front of House or Executive Chef for a time and […]
This week’s episode of Top Chef has our plucky chefs catering Los Angeles’s famous Beefsteak event, a feast of much meat and no silverware. But can the chefs find the true spirit of the Beefsteak? A whole bushel of microgreens is on the side of “Not so much.” Also, Last Chance Kitchen involves some visually shocking […]