About this episode
Tom shares his experience of eating the Top Chef elimination challenge and discusses various aspects of the show with guest Tristan Epps-Long.
Tom got to eat the food! On this episode, Tom shares his experience of eating the Top Chef “Southern Sides” elimination challenge and why the edit was so different than his own meal. With Tristan Epps-Long back on the show, Sara and Tom run through the the surprising underdog story of the quickfire. Sara tells Tom Colicchio to stop lying about his least favorite food :) and explains how timing is secretly a huge advantage on the show. Sara and Tom also talk about meeting Brittany Cochran, Nana Araba Wilmot and Sieger Bayer at Sala in Charlotte and eating their food. Finally, Tom begrudgingly has to read out the scores from Sara’s vicious season of fantasy. 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
People in this episode
Hosts: Tom, Sara
Guest: Tristan Epps-Long
Topics covered
- Top Chef
- elimination challenge
- food experience
- quickfire
- fantasy scores
- cooking
- restaurant
Keywords
- Top Chef
- Southern Sides
- elimination challenge
- quickfire
- fantasy scores
- cooking
- food
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pack Your Knives, Count The Dings
Places: Charlotte
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