The latest cheftestant eliminated from Top Chef 3, Micah Edelstein, takes Meredith Arthur on a tour of her culinary, personal, and familial development. Along the way, she discusses a difficult upbringing and why running away can be cathartic. When the conversation turns to the show, she reveals that she’s made meatloaf before, that Hung and Marcel (from last season) know each other and are friends, and that she didn’t ever really want to be the Top Chef.

Listen to all of this season’s Top Chef podcasts:
Season 3 Round Table
Hung Huynh
Dale Levitski
Casey Thompson
Brian Malarkey
Sara Mair
CJ Jacobsen
Howie Kleinberg
Tre Wilcox
Sara Nguyen
Joey Paulino
Lia Bardeen
Camille Becerra
Sandee Birdsong
Clay Bowen