Pack Your Knives

Pack Your Knives

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Episodes 206
Avg. Duration 59m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.5 (475)
Since Dec 2017
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every Few Days
Format
Episodic
Consistency
46%
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feeds.megaphone.fm

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About This Podcast

Kevin Arnovitz and Tom Haberstroh bring their die-hard fanaticism of the hit TV show Top Chef and combine it with their NBA analytical instincts to draft “fantasy” teams, interview contestants and talk about America’s food and restaurant trends. Follow along weekly as the top cooking competition meets top-shelf analysis. In Season 23, Chef Sara Bradley replaces Kevin as host to provide insight from the mind of former competitor and current kitchen guru.

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Track Your Knives Ep 14

Jun 12, 2026 36m

It’s the final episode of Track Your Knives for Season 23! In this episode, we finally get to announce the winner of the power rankings, who will be heading to Paducah for dinner at Freight House…

Savor Charlotte Edition Ep 5 - Justin Hazelton

Jun 11, 2026 57m

The fifth segment of a six-part Savor Charlotte series presented by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. Tom Haberstroh is joined by Justin Hazelton, a groundbreaking mixologist from Charlotte…

S23 Ep 14: The Final Toast

Jun 10, 2026 2h 19m

We have a winner! Tom and Sara help crown the Top Chef Carolinas champ with a series of stats and anecdotes from the finale. As a mentor to one of the finale contestants and a dining guest at the…

Track Your Knives Ep 13

Jun 05, 2026 41m

This week, we start off by comparing this final four chefs to other seasons and look at the association between gender ratio at final four with the gender of past seasons' winners. One of Carly and…

S23 Ep 13: Plate Expectations

Jun 03, 2026 1h 16m

After Sara introduces Tom to the concept of a coupe, the two step up to the plate and take a swing at the penultimate episode of Top Chef Carolinas. Tom H and Sara enjoy the Tom C 20 Questions game…

Track Your Knives Ep 12

May 29, 2026 39m

Track Your Knives, the companion podcast to Pack Your Knives, brings you results of the community's power rankings, fantasy leagues highlights, and data-driven insights. This week, Carly and Kendra…

Savor Charlotte Edition Ep 4 - Chayil Johnson

May 28, 2026 51m

The fourth segment of a six-part Savor Charlotte series presented by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. Tom Haberstroh is joined by Chayil Johnson, who you might recognize from his appearance…

S23 Ep 12: Appalachian Celebration

May 27, 2026 2h 14m

Look at those stares … Tom and Sara recap an episode that presented a wonderful ode to Asheville, NC., and ended with an all-time crashout. It’s time to get out our rule sheet and make a ruling on…

Track Your Knives Ep 11

May 22, 2026 46m

Track Your Knives, the companion podcast to Pack Your Knives, brings you results of the community's power rankings, highlights from fantasy leagues, and data-driven insights and oddities. This week,…

S23 Ep 11: Down the Rabbit Hole

May 20, 2026 1h 14m

In this recap, Tom tries not to get salty about the elimination, but he gets peppered with shame anyway. Speaking of salt and pepper, Tom and Sara debate the best duo in the culinary world in an…

Track Your Knives Ep 10

May 15, 2026 48m

In this week's Track Your Knives, Carly and Kendra rave about a return to the previous pace of a Top Chef episode. Carly gives a history lesson on mise en place relays before they get into the nitty…

S23 Ep 10: Hook, Line and Dinner

May 13, 2026 1h 26m

In one of the best episodes of the season, we got a mise en place race AND boats. Mise en place and boats. THAT’S WHAT TOP CHEF DOES. Tom and Sara take some time to bid farewell to a beloved chef and…

Track Your Knives Ep 9

May 08, 2026 35m

This week’s Track Your Knives discusses our go to dinner party dishes and how we felt about the Quickfire into Elimination challenge sequence. Carly took a swing in the power rankings that…

Savor Charlotte Edition Ep 3 - Brittany Cochran

May 07, 2026 51m

The third segment of a six-part Savor Charlotte series presented by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. Tom Haberstroh is joined by Charlotte’s own Brittany Cochran who competed on Top Chef…

S23 Ep 9: The Ultimate Dinner Party

May 06, 2026 2h 9m

After debating the crown of condiments, Tom and Sara break down the show’s first episode in Greenville, SC and explain how Last Chance Kitchen production goes down. Though they are facing each other…

Track Your Knives Ep 8

May 01, 2026 49m

This week’s Track Your Knives starts out with a deep dive of Restaurant Wars analysis. With 23 seasons now, there’s plenty of data to break down! In the land of Power Rankings, Carly and four other…

S23 Ep 8: Restaurant Wars

Apr 29, 2026 1h 22m

A loaded recap episode this week tackles all the happenings on Top Chef’s iconic Restaurant Wars episode with a special boots-on-the-ground report from Tom, who attended as a takeout guest. Sara and…

Track Your Knives Ep 7

Apr 24, 2026 48m

We're back for episode seven of Track Your Knives, the data-driven Top Chef companion podcast brought to you by Pack Your Knives. This week Carly analyzed how often desserts land chefs in the top or…

Savor Charlotte Edition Ep 2 - Callan Buckles

Apr 23, 2026 43m

The second segment of a six-part Savor Charlotte series presented by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. Tom Haberstroh is joined by Callan Buckles, Executive Chef at Rada, which was named to…

S23 Ep 7: Desserts Fit for a Queen

Apr 22, 2026 2h 3m

Tom and Sara get caught up in the web of mysteries following the events of Episode 7 and Last Chance Kitchen. With Restaurant Wars around the corner and some uncertainty floating in the air, there…

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How many episodes does Pack Your Knives have?

Pack Your Knives has published 206 episodes since December 2017, covering topics in Arts, Food.

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