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Track Your Knives Ep 8
May 1, 2026
49m 24s
S23 Ep 8: Restaurant Wars
Apr 29, 2026
1h 22m 33s
Track Your Knives Ep 7
Apr 24, 2026
48m 57s
Savor Charlotte Edition Ep 2 - Callan Buckles
Apr 23, 2026
43m 24s
S23 Ep 7: Desserts Fit for a Queen
Apr 22, 2026
2h 03m 29s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/1/26 | Track Your Knives Ep 8✨ | Restaurant WarsPower Rankings+4 | — | Pack Your KnivesTop Chef+8 | — | Restaurant WarsPower Rankings+4 | — | 49m 24s | |
| 4/29/26 | S23 Ep 8: Restaurant Wars✨ | Top ChefRestaurant Wars+3 | — | Bloomin’ OnionTop Chef+1 | Carolinas | Top ChefRestaurant Wars+5 | — | 1h 22m 33s | |
| 4/24/26 | Track Your Knives Ep 7✨ | Top Chefdesserts+3 | — | Pack Your KnivesCount The Dings+11 | — | Top Chefdesserts+3 | — | 48m 57s | |
| 4/23/26 |  Savor Charlotte Edition Ep 2 - Callan Buckles✨ | cookingrestaurant industry+3 | Callan Buckles | RadaNew York Times | CharlotteNYC | Callan BucklesRada+5 | — | 43m 24s | |
| 4/22/26 | S23 Ep 7: Desserts Fit for a Queen✨ | mysteriesRestaurant Wars+3 | — | Banana Laffy TaffyTop Chef+2 | — | Top ChefRestaurant Wars+3 | — | 2h 03m 29s | |
| 4/17/26 | Track Your Knives Ep 6✨ | BBQTop Chef+3 | CarlyKendra | Top Cheffind-topchef.com+9 | — | BBQTop Chef+3 | — | 41m 51s | |
| 4/15/26 | S23 Ep 6: Going Whole Hog✨ | barbecuefood competition+4 | — | — | CarolinaCharlotte airport+1 | barbecuefood competition+3 | — | 1h 23m 58s | |
| 4/10/26 | Track Your Knives Ep 5✨ | Top ChefEpisode Recap+4 | — | find-topchef.comPYK Substack+7 | — | Top ChefEpisode 5+4 | — | 30m 38s | |
| 4/8/26 | S23 Ep 5: Cut and Dry✨ | competitioncooking+4 | — | Top ChefPYK Substack+4 | US Whitewater Center | Top ChefLast Chance Kitchen+5 | — | 1h 39m 45s | |
| 4/3/26 | Track Your Knives Ep 4✨ | Top Chefpower rankings+3 | — | Pack Your KnivesBravo+3 | — | Top Chefpower rankings+3 | — | 42m 26s | |
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| 4/1/26 | S23 Ep 4: Pick A Side✨ | Top Chefelimination challenge+5 | Tristan Epps-Long | Pack Your KnivesCount The Dings | Charlotte | Top ChefSouthern Sides+5 | — | 1h 36m 14s | |
| 3/27/26 | Track Your Knives Ep 3✨ | Top Chefpower rankings+3 | — | Pack Your KnivesTop Chef+10 | — | Top Chefpower rankings+3 | — | 37m 14s | |
| 3/25/26 | S23 Ep 3: True Colors with Jamie Brown | With Supperland hosting Top Chef this week, Tom and Sara took their talents to Supperland in Charlotte to recap the episode. Liver mush. An incomplete dish. Flaccid pork. Live in person, Tom and Sara together break down the episode with the help of Supperland’s Jamie Brown, who welcomed the Top Chef crew to her restaurant in Plaza Midwood. Tom and Sara didn’t hold back. With Jamie Brown on the show, the PYK hosts ask her Charlotte, Supperland and bringing Top Chef into their restaurant. Were the dishes THAT muted? What was it like to be at the table with Emeril Lagasse? She share her experience with the pod. Plus, Tom shrinks as he updates Sara on the fantasy scoring. Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 25m 18s | ||||||
| 3/20/26 | Track Your Knives Ep 2 | We're back for episode two of Track Your Knives, the data-driven Top Chef companion podcast brought to you by Pack Your Knives. Carly and Kendra are here to break down YOUR power rankings and fantasy league results from episode 2. If you're just finding us, head over to find-topchef.com to submit your power rankings and play along, and subscribe at packyourknives.com for deeper weekly insights. This week did not disappoint! We've got 139 power rankings submitted, Rhoda making Top Chef history, and 86 leagues with 282 fantasy teams to dig into. Let's get into it. 00:00 Hello and welcome! 04:55 First episode, first impressions 08:18 Carly and Kendra’s power rankings 11:00 Orientation to Power Ranking results 11:42 Shout-outs to listeners/players doing well! 13:50 Power Rankings analysis 27:26 Thoughts on Power Rankings going into episode 2 35:35 Reminder to submit rankings and join Fantasy Leagues Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 46m 50s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | S23 Ep 2: Puckerbutt | Tom Haberstroh and Sara Bradley turn up the heat and break down the trip to Puckerbutt with Mei Lin, Smokin’ Ed Currie and Noah Chaimberg of The Heatonist. Sara reveals her shocking distaste for a certain culinary treat as PYK tries to salvage any sponsorship opportunities to the show. We also watch a 2021 YouTube video of Tom eating a dried Carolina Reaper from Puckerbutt. Tom can attest: “If it doesn’t pucker your butt, it’s not Puckerbutt.” With the group elimination challenge, Tom and Sara debate the progression strategy of a certain chef who gets eliminated, and celebrate a first in Top Chef history. Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 59s | ||||||
| 3/13/26 | Track Your Knives Ep 1 | This season, PYK is bringing you a second weekly Top Chef podcast. Carly and Kendra will be summarizing and analyzing YOUR power rankings and fantasy leagues! If you haven’t yet, head over to find-topchef.com to sign up and become a subscriber on https://www.packyourknives.com/ to get additional data-driven insights on Top Chef. 00:00 Hello and welcome! 04:55 First episode, first impressions 08:18 Carly and Kendra’s Power Rankings 11:00 Orientation to Power Ranking results 11:42 Shout-outs to listeners/players doing well! 13:50 Power Rankings analysis 27:26 Thoughts on Power Rankings going into episode 2 35:35 Reminder to submit rankings and join Fantasy Leagues Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 40m 45s | ||||||
| 3/11/26 |  Savor Charlotte Edition Ep 1 - Chris Coleman | The first segment of a six-part Savor Charlotte with Tom Haberstroh series presented by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. Tom sits down with Charlotte chef and food competition guru Chris Coleman of Built On Hospitality who explains why it's a great time for Top Chef to spotlight the emerging Charlotte food scene. Also, Chris shares the secrets of performing in food competitions and his long-held aspirations of being on Top Chef. Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 47m 28s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 | S23 Ep 1: Carolina Roots | Tom Haberstroh and new co-host Sara Bradley break down a dramatic season premiere of Top Chef 23 Carolinas, which was released exclusively on Peacock March 3rd. Tom and Sara get to know the contestants and react to one of the biggest meltdowns in Top Chef history, saved by an impromptu rescue mission from one of the judges. New for this season, the couple and twin dynamics already have Tom and Sara's heads spinning. The controversial ending will be sticking with us for a long, long time. Plus, enjoy the first segment of a six-part Savor Charlotte with Tom Haberstroh series presented by CRVA. Tom sits down with Charlotte chef and food competition guru Chris Coleman of Built On Hospitality who explains why it's a great time for Top Chef to spotlight the emerging Charlotte food scene. Also, Chris shares the secrets of performing in food competitions and his long-held aspirations of being on Top Chef. Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 2h 10m 58s | ||||||
| 2/27/26 | Sara Bradley Predicts Season 23 | On a hot summer morning, Tom received a long text message from Sara. In it, Sara explained that she nerded out and wrote down a list of dishes she predicts will be on Top Chef Carolinas. From Appalachian fine dining to hyper-seasonal sustainability, Sara drew upon the unique ingredients of the South and even sketched out the Restaurant Wars restaurant themes and menus. After it all, Tom rethinks what it means to be a Top Chef expert. Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 22m 54s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 | Gail Simmons Welcomes Us to Charlotte | To get us hyped for Season 23 Carolinas, Top Chef judge Gail Simmons joins the pod and coaches Tom about what it's like to "host" Top Chef in your home city (/country). The Canadian shares a bee-hind the scenes incident in Calgary last season and revels in Tom's LeBron comparison. Finally, Tom and Gail each give a scouting report on Charlotte's restaurant scene and what makes the Queen City unique in the American culinary landscape. The big question: Does it need a signature dish? And what would it be? Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 49m 39s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 | The First-Ever In-Person PYK Blind Draft | That's right, a blind draft. In person! Top Chef has taken their talents to Tom's home city of Charlotte, which presents a new draft twist. With the possibility that Tom (and Sara) might be attending some challenge tapings in the fall, they got their hands on the contestant list early and drafted immediately to maintain integrity of the show. Yes, for the first time ever, the PYK draft was held before watching the first episode. In the comforts of Tom's home, Tom and Sara break down the wild contestant list (twins! a married couple!), share how they created their rankings and debate their most controversial picks. As a two-time Top Chef finalist, Sara reveals the qualities she looks for in a contestant. Tom explains his bold first pick with research that even Sara didn't uncover and asks the pros and cons of being the hometown chef. Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 35m 40s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | Season 23 Carolinas Cast & Trailer Released! | We have a trailer! We have a cast! We have a premiere date! Tom and new co-host Sara Bradley are joined by PYK contributors Carly Levitz and Kendra McClanahan to break it all down and make some big announcements about PYK coverage this season (fantasy leagues and power rankings!). We talk about the twins and the married couple on this season and how those relationships may play out on Top Chef. We read the tea leaves from the trailer and look ahead to the March 3 premiere. Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 28m 55s | ||||||
| 9/3/25 | Season 23 Preview - Welcome Sara Bradley! | With Top Chef Carolinas on tap, we have a big announcement to make. In this special offseason episode, we welcome Top Chef finalist Sara Bradley to the team and preview Season 23 by taking turns predicting challenges in Charlotte, NC and Greenville, SC. Bradley sheds light about her time living in Charlotte and cutting her teeth at Johnson & Wales. Tom reveals childhood culinary trauma and Sara reveals what she's MOST excited about for the upcoming season. What Charlotte-themed challenges do you want to see? Chime in below. Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 28m 13s | ||||||
| 8/8/25 | Top Chef Reigning Champion Tristen Epps | Making his highly-anticipated debut on Pack Your Knives, Top Chef Season 22 winner Tristen Epps talks to Tom Haberstroh about his epic performance on Top Chef and why the Afro-Caribbean chef is jealous about the upcoming Top Chef Carolinas. The globetrotter explains what Top Chef greatness looks like, sets the record straight on the supposed Massimo beef (?) and what he envisions for his new restaurant Buboy in Houston. The Charlotte Johnson & Wales graduate also reveals the one former Top Chef that he wants to challenge on a Top Chef All-Stars season and trashes Tom and Eric Adjepong for letting him fall so far on Draft night. Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 18m 42s | ||||||
| 7/23/25 | Season 23 Location Announcement! | Tom Haberstroh is over the moon upon discovering that Top Chef Season 23 will be filmed in his own backyard! On Wednesday, it was announced that “Top Chef Carolinas” will have Charlotte, NC as the hub city. Tom sheds light on Charlotte ties to Top Chef alums Tristen Epps, Sara Bradley, Jamie Lynch, Sam Talbot and Eric Adjepong. Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter: @packknives & Instagram: @packyourknives COUNT THE DINGS MERCH STORE - Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CTDMERCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 19m 52s | ||||||
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