Join Ariana and Carolyn as they bite into the new GBBO season, talking all things Cake Week, choosing winner picks, and gushing at the biggest come back in Food TV history.

Carolyn and Ariana are gobsmacked to be talking with one of the STARS of the Great Soul Food Cookoff, Chef Dorian Hunter. Listen in for behind the scenes details on the making of the show, what reality show Chef Dorian will appear on next, and so many poignant words of wisdom.

Carolyn and Ariana toast to Chef Razia's win of the Great Soul Food Cook-Off! Carolyn's winner pick took home the glory after a four course celebratory feast. We return to the question that started our recapping of The Great Soul Food Cook-Off: What is Soul Food?

Ariana and Carolyn bite into the penultimate episode of the Great Soul Food Cook-Off. Sweet challenges about family love prompt an incisive discussion of gender, race, health, and body ideals.

Ariana and Carolyn swing into episode 4 with a jazzy, boppy recap of food made in honor of musical genres. From Motown to the blues, the final five contestants of the Great Soul Food Cook-Off make a few dishes than sing and a few that hit a sour note. We recap it all, with an extra side of anthropological takes!

Carolyn and Ariana turn up the HEAT and recap episode 3 of the Great Soul Food Cook-Off, which celebrates hot peppers and Black cuisines of the coasts.

Ariana Gunderson and Carolyn Mason are back with some off-season Top Chef content! They sit down with historian L. Sasha Gora to discuss her new book, Culinary Claims: Indigenous Restaurant Politics in Canada, and the representation of Indigenous food and culture on Top Chef Season 22 in Canada.

Ariana and Carolyn sink their teeth into a discussion of Episode 2 of the Great Soul Food Cook-Off on Max. They analyze the mix of pride and disgust on display at a 'low on the hog' challenge and break down who really committed to the bit in creating dishes honoring iconic Black trailblazers.