Week 1 – The Draft, and Speculating on America’s Culinary Cup (Next Gen Chef)

28th January 2026

We draft our chefs for Next Gen Chef (confusingly, after the first episode), which of course means we have to talk about Kelsey Barnard Clark’s recent DUI arrest. It’s fun, we promise!

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We draft our chefs for Next Gen Chef (confusingly, after the first episode), which of course means we have to talk about Kelsey Barnard Clark’s recent DUI arrest. It’s fun, we promise!

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Comedians and cooking show superfans Mike Cabellon, Sierra Katow, and Ify Nwadiwe use fantasy sports rules to argue about America’s favorite reality cooking competition shows. We pick chefs, we earn points based on how those chefs perform, and at the end of the season, we crown a winner!

Cover art by Sabrina Volante.

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