Also known as "the claws come out." Miami Detour As soon as I saw that Michelle Bernstein was going to be the guest judge on this episode of Top Chef, I knew there could be some tension since both Michelle and Andrea are chefs in Miami. Andrea starts the day in a "good place" but as soon ...
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Top Chef: Catch-Up Edition
I'm back from my technology hiatus and have now watched each of the three episodes I haven't recapped at least two times each. I guess that's what happens when I deprive myself... I go overboard to catch up (just ask my weight which knows what happens when I skip meals or diet -- DOH!). But ...
Top Chef DC: School Lunch
We're back for the second week of Top Chef DC and as I watch the opening montage, I'm thinking, I didn't even notice some of these people last time. Like Andrea from Talula in Miami Beach -- hey, I used to eat there too! It is a White House themed episode with a "bi-partisan" sandwich and ...
Top Chef is Back — in DC
The new season of Top Chef is here. And bring out the snark, the snottiness and the nastiness. 17 chefs out of the gate. As always they are all over the place from self-taught personal chefs to the guy who has already earned a Michelin star and the one who won a rising star chef award. ...
Welcome 2010!
Goals for the year: Blog regularly -- and connect with others who love food Learn to bake -- and give lots of the goodies away to others Cook at home more -- and have people over to share in the dinner party love Indulging in reading about and watching TV shows and movies about food I mean really, it's all ...
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