Top Chef S23E06 Recap: "Going Whole Hog" & Bryan's Replacement w/ John Carroll | Ep 246

About this episode

The episode features John Carroll auditioning for Bryan's job while discussing Top Chef Season 23, Episode 6.

John Carroll (@ohjohncarroll) drops by the studio to formally audition for Bryan’s job. Bryan is absolutely furious about it. This week on Pod Chef, the tension is high as special guest John Carroll spends the entire episode correcting Bryan and proving why he should be the new permanent third mic. After the hostile takeover attempt (and a highly specific Wells Fargo plug), Jamal, Reaves, Bryan, and John finally get down to business. We are breaking down Bravo's Top Chef Season 23, Episode 6 ("Going Whole Hog"), dissecting the pork challenges, and predicting who is getting smoked. ⏱️ EPISODE MENU 00:00 - Intro & John Carroll auditions for Bryan's job 10:26 - John Carroll's Wells Fargo Plug 19:49 - Chef’s I’ve Prepared For You 46:18 - Top Chef S23E06 Recap starts: "Going Whole Hog" breakdown 👇 SUPPORT THE SHOW 👇 If you laughed (or if you are Team John), hit that Subscribe button so you never miss a Monday drop! ⭐ Rate us 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you had for dinner last night in the review! (We read the best ones on air). 🔪 FOLLOW THE KITCHEN 🔪 Watch the pod on YouTube: @podchefpodcast Instagram & Twitter…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bryan, Jamal, Reaves

Guest: John Carroll

Topics covered

• Top Chef
• cooking challenges
• audition
• pork dishes
• replacements
• podcast dynamics

Keywords

• Top Chef
• John Carroll
• Bryan
• Wells Fargo
• cooking
• pork challenges
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wells Fargo

Books & works: Top Chef

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