var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(320,536,715370,"http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() And so is her wife! I feel like I’ve been living under a rock because I had no idea Chef Cora was a lesbian — you learn something new everyday. Ca...

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay had to sell his flagship Hollywood restaurant to LXR Luxury Resorts, the operator of hotel. A source at the restaurant told the The Daily Mail that people were disappointed Ramsey was rarely at the restaurant. " The economy is hurting everyone and Gordon is no exception,...

Purim, which begins at sunset this Monday, is another one of those Jewish holidays that too often gets reduced to comic relief, a low-rent costume party. But it's really a rousing celebration of sheer survival, the kind of celebration everybody could use right now, and there are three reasons why ev...

Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, OpEd Got a press release from Bravo the other day that says they've not only given the green light for a third season of Shear Genius, they also have a new reality show coming up titled Double Exposure. I'm not even going to tell you what world the show...

It’s reunion time, my lovelies, which means that last night I hunkered down with my wine and my 2001 laptop (Goddamn Geek Squad) to watch the nimrods of Season 5 one last time. It was made slightly better by the fact that I was wearing this: my AWESOME birthday present from mysterygirl! I’m tota...

Gordon Ramsay is in financial straits....

Irishman The Healthy by Chef Gavan Murphy Steamed Mussels and Clams with Fresh Tomatoes and Thyme I love March for many reasons. It’s the beginning of Spring, I’ll be turning 27 again and the ultimate reason—St. Paddy’s Day arrives!  Most people will be drinking their meals that day bu...

Bravo     We're out of the reasonably-expect-to-avoid-spoilers zone on last week's Top Chef, but the rest of the post appears after the jump anyway:  I watched Top Chef a day late last week, but immediately had the same reaction as apparently much of the rest of the world did when Hosea was named...

It’s time again for another episode of  Ultimate Chef Bergen County! Click for Hi-Res Slide Show After defeating Chef Joe Macri from Northvale’s Hennessy Tavern in the Ultimate Chef Bergen County finals at Chef Central in Paramus last month, on Saturday, February 28, 2009, Chef Christine Nu...

I didn't blog this season of Top Chef because it mostly bored me. I loved Fabio. He cracked me up. I hated Hosea. I didn't watch the finale live, and was good about avoiding my TV blogs today to avoid being spoiled. But I went on People.com and there it was - the winner. Eff. And it was Hosea. EFF! ...