S23 Ep 9: The Ultimate Dinner Party

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 in fantasy, they are both Team Mayo (particularly Duke’s Mayonnaise). With the LCK winner back in the competition, Tom and Sara wonders if the right chef was eliminated. When it comes to draft etiquette, Tom and Sara have very different strategies. Plus, the third segment of a six-part Savor Charlotte series presented by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. Tom is joined by Top Chef Carolinas contestant Brittany Cochran, who is the Executive Chef at Stagioni. She shares what it was like to make her TV debut on Top Chef and the mental challenge it demands. She also reveals the stereotypes of being a female chef, her winding road to Top Chef and the ghost that haunts her Stagioni kitchen.

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S23 Ep 9: The Ultimate Dinner Party is an episode from Pack Your Knives by Count The Dings.

This episode is 129:51 long.

This episode was published on May 6, 2026.

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