The Chef's Monologue

Your hungry hosts Mike and Phil say... Check, Please! as we announce a hiatus.Then we share one last delectable conversation as we discuss highlights from each season. Bon appetit, indeed!

Our final episode of Season 3 starts with Bunkmates written by Grace Barry and performed by Claire Scavone.Afterwards, we have an amazing chat with Grace about her work, process, and mastery of teen media.

This very special Chef's Test Kitchen Episode features the brilliant Skyler Tarnas chatting with us about three "Eat The Rich" themed movies from 2021: Knives Out: Glass Onion, The Menu, and Triangle of Sadness.Don't worry, our conversation is anything but stale, as Skyler expertly serves up hot takes on each film's relative merits, unique flaws, and where they fit within larger cultural movements.Come for the discourse, stay for the tortillas!

Our first episode of Season 3 starts with It's Getting Colder written by Madeline Claire Kovach and performed by Skyler Tarnas.Audio engineering and sound design by Bennett Pack.

Our third episode starts with Becky of Nazareth written by Daryn Robinson and performed by… Daryn Robinson!Afterwards, we chat with Daryn about improv, the importance of getting your creative reps in, and of course, The Devil Wears Prada (original and musical version).

Our third episode starts with Peach's Castle written by Patrick Vemillion and performed by our very own Philip Kenner!Afterwards, we chat with Patrick about gaming, nostalgia, and the cosmology of Pokemon (its weirder then you think!!)Audio engineering and sound design by Bennett Pack.

Our second episode starts with Space Debris written by Salwa Meghjee and performed by Hamish Marissen-Clark.Afterwards, we chat with Salwa about Ray Bradbury, existentialism, and… presents??? Hear Salwa win our favorite guest award as it happens live. It's really simple future chefs: just buy our love!!!Audio engineering and sound design by Bennett Pack.

Our first episode of Season 2 starts with Tim Flowers Fires His Therapist written by Henry Sheeran and performed by Tyler Felson.Afterwards, we chat with Henry about comedy fundamentals, SSAT vocabulary, and losing your ego (so you can shirk responsibility for things, obviously). Come for the hot takes, stay for the Patrick Warburton impressions!Audio engineering and sound design by Bennett Pack.

Our fourth episode is Interviewing With The Devil written and performed by our very own Michael Wilder Frazel.Afterwards, Phil gets to turn the tables and grill Mike about his own writing process, casting the audience as a character, the origin of the podcast, and whether they would actually sell their soul to the devil for a play commission (the answer might surprise you!)Audio engineering and sound design by Bennett Pack.

Our second episode starts with Can We Catch Up? written by Kallan Dana and performed by Katherine Tuohy.Afterwards, we chat with Kallan about the utility of unrealistic deadlines and writing things by hand (Phil is NOT a fan!), as well as whether we should all get into the restaurant business.Audio engineering and sound design by Bennett Pack.

Our second episode starts with Pain For Sale, written by Mac Anderson-Cooper and performed by Kevin Aoussou.Afterwards, we chat with Mac about the joy of creative restrictions, A Strange Loop, and whether the ghost of Sarah Kane manifests as salad dressingAudio engineering and sound design by Bennett Pack.

Our inaugural episode starts with Peppercorn Does Better, written by Sarah Grace Goldman and performed by Rachel Hilbert.Afterwards, we have a fascinating and hilarious conversation with Sarah about her process, the cinematic masterpiece Twilight, and the dark secret behind Olive Garden's endless breadsticks.Audio engineering and sound design by Bennett Pack.