Top Chef Throws an Appalachian Celebration; S23E12

Who's been working on their "Summer Bodies" and who hasn't on Vanderpump Rules S5E1

We're here... season 5 is, so far, a wild ride. We went from slut-shaming to fat-shaming, Stassi is back and Katie is still intent on marrying may who hates her. To be fair, she hates him too. The Pinot Pod is officially in the city. Emilie will now be applying her expertise to these young, beautiful NYC dwellers as we discuss “in The City” the spin off of the much debated Summer House.  Watch, listen, and find visual aids and poor decisions at @takeapinotpod on Instagram and on YouTube. Questions, complaints, and hot takes go to sundi@pinotpod.com. And please leave a review so more people can suffer through this with us.

Mini-Mini Talk: Summer House, Gen Z vs Gen X and a little Love Island

We're down Emilie this week, but we still had the chance to catch you up, make some recommendations , tell you what to avoid (Euphoria, looking at you) and discuss Disclosure Day, Taylor Swift and Jeff's favorite Gen-Z bands.    Here's all the items we mentioned: * Sundi's Rec: Love Island * Jeff's Rec: Not for Radio, The Marias, Frute and the Cardigans doing Black Sabbath * Sundi's miss me: Euphoria (enough said0 * Jeff's miss me: body horror - Obsession was mentioned * Hot goss topics: Disclosure Day, aliens, Taylor Swift and Toy Story, Gweneth Paltrow's new commercial and Kyle Cooke's interview with People

"Secrets Revealed" on Vanderpump Rules S4E23&24

Part three of the Season 4 reunion and the “Secrets Revealed” episode. this was a rough one, folks. The dummies were dummy-ing a little meaner than usual, but we got through it and now on to season 5. The Pinot Pod is officially in the city. Emilie will now be applying her expertise to these young, beautiful NYC dwellers as we discuss “in The City” the spin off of the much debated Summer House.  Watch, listen, and find visual aids and poor decisions at @takeapinotpod on Instagram and on YouTube. Questions, complaints, and hot takes go to sundi@pinotpod.com. And please leave a review so more people can suffer through this with us.

"Sparks Fly" in the Summer House reunion part 3 and In the City

We thought it was last installment of the Summer House reunion, but alas, there's more "aftermath" to be had. And the men on In the City are just rage-baiting us at this point.   The Pinot Pod has left the Hamptons and is heading straight to Manhattan. New city. Same bad instincts. We're covering every Wednesday — check your feed. Watch, listen, and find visual aids and questionable life choices at @takeapinotpod on Instagram and on YouTube. Hot takes, complaints, and confessions go to sundi@pinotpod.com. Leave a review so more people can suffer through this with us.

Top Chef S23514; The Final Toast and an Emotional Win

It's a Top Chef finale, y'all!  We have gotten to the top of the literal mountain and three chefs remain.  It's up to each of them to cook the meal of their lives with help from special guest sous chefs and impress a serious table of judges and guests one last time.  Simply put, sure.   An impossible feat?  For sure.   One will be standing for the confetti dropping, bottle popping, tear grabbing conclusion and its beautiful as always, let's go!!   Also, remember Carolina?   Watch, listen, and find visual aids and poor decisions at @takeapinotpod on Instagram and on YouTube. Questions, complaints, and hot takes go to sundi@pinotpod.com. And please leave a review so more people can suffer through this with us.  Please someone email jeff@pinotpod.com