
About this episode
Top Chef superfans are likely familiar with the brilliant work of Vince Mancini.
For the better part of the last decade, the always-funny Top Chef Power Rankings have been a staple of the culinary competition’s coverage.
On this episode, Mancini of The #Content Report, By Vince Mancini Substack joins Tom Haberstroh to digest all things Season 21: Wisconsin.
We take stock in the competition so far; evaluate the stylings of Kristen Kish vs. Padma Lakshmi; the stunning elimination of Episode 5; the literary process of assembling his Power Rankings; Fresno, CA.,’s food scene; the revelation that is Soo Ahn; Danny vs. Dan atop his leaderboard and so much more.
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