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Return of the Irvine

I believe it was Emily Dickinson who said, “Fame is a fickle food.” Now, I don’t know how much credence I’d put in a food-based metaphor from 150 years ago. After all, I’m fairly sure that they ate squirrel back then. Still, knowing what we now know about fame, celebrity and how quickly one can go from the top to the bottom, it’s doubtful that anyone would argue with the premise of her poem. We see it playing out in nearly every area of public life, be it politics, Hollywood or sports.

In order to prove that you’re worth your salt when it comes to public awareness, it’s not enough just to have one of your stars publicly humiliated and cast into oblivion. No. In order to prove that you’re ready for the spotlight, you have to go the full J.C. Downfall, followed by the required time in purgatory, and, finally, resurrection.

That’s where Robert Irvine comes in. After being publicly humiliated in the resume-padding scandal and being banished from Dinner: Impossible in favor of Michael Symon, he’s coming back to the show…

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The Toby Young Insult Tracker – Week 2

That’s right, everyone’s favorite play-at-home game is back for a second installment.

After Toby Young’s debut on Top Chef last week, it was clear that we were going to get at least one or two pithy put downs per week. Well, he didn’t disappoint, with five new entries during this episode.

The rules are the same…we take a look at Toby’s attempts at creative insults, score them on a scale of 1-10 and provide a little constructive criticism. He managed only a 5.25 last week so he has plenty of room for improvement.

Sit back, put on protection (see #5) and let’s get down to business…

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by gansie

Friday Fuck Ups: Only Gansie Would Call This a Fuck Up

First though, who is going to see the new Biggie movie, NOTORIOUS! Ever since I was in the movie theater viewing previews before Will Smith’s terrible/weird/depressing/dark/not holiday-uplifting movie, and saw clips for NOTORIOUS my brother and I looked at each other and said, I know what I’ll be doing January 16th. Unfortunately, my brother lives in Jersey and we haven’t yet coordinated travel plans. As a back up, I’ve been trying to talk 80p into it, but he says if there is no *critical acclaim* for a movie in the commercials, then that’s a surefire sign it will SUCK. But, I’m such a Biggie fan. He was the rapper of my youth. I was way more upset when he died than Kurt Cobain.

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Me and My Bitch is a love song.

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This is one of the only songs with “Stefanie” in it—my birth name—listen around the minute mark.

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And is there a better song to slow dance to?

Anyway, if there’s someone in the DC area who wants to take me on a NOTORIOUS date, I’m all over it.

Back to the Fuck Up…

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Sandra Lee to the Senate?

Amid all of the discussion regarding the impending presidential inauguration and the three-ring circus that is the Roland Burris “no-we’re-not-going-to-seat-him-OK-yes-we-are” saga, the vacant Senate seat representing the state of New York has faded a bit into the background. Plus, it was supposed to be a fait accompli that Governor Paterson was going to appoint Caroline Kennedy to the seat, so everyone assumed that was that.

But as time has gone on and Gov. P. keeps mum, people are starting to wonder. They’re also keeping an eye on the mood of the populous and asking the citizens of the state who they would like to see in the Senate. When the question was posed before Christmas, Kennedy held a slight lead over the field. But the most recent poll from Quinnipiac University shows that she’s no longer the preferred candidate among registered voters.

How is this story about food, you ask? Keep reading…

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by BS

Bam! That’s What I’m Talking About!

Yesterday we threw down the gauntlet and asked ya’ll to send us your best food pics, with a special request for photos of D-List celebrities eating. We’re gonna have to revise that, because britannia has seriously upped the ante with his first contribution to the ES flickr pool, this shot of the man himself leaving U Street half-smoke institution Ben’s Chili Bowl. And by the man of course I mean D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty. J/K!

I will now feel unfulfilled in my inauguration weekend if it involves anything less than sharing a plate of Ben’s cheese fries with Obama at 5 in the morning.

Remember to upload your shots of Barack eating his way through DC, or any other food adventures, to the ES Flickr Pool.

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The Toby Young Insult Tracker

Editors’ Note: Some of you may already be familiar with Mike from TV Food Fan, where he’s been doing very important work tracking former Top Chef stars, getting behind-the-scenes tips from Marc Summers, and even following food-lebrities on the way to work. We’ve asked Mike to pop over to ES once in awhile to drop some food TV rants and raves on us. First up, his take on the ultimate WTF moment that was Toby Young’s first apperance on Top Chef.

When you sat yourself down in front of the television last week for the latest episode of Top Chef (with the Top Chef live blog running on your laptop, right?!), you probably weren’t suspecting anything out of the ordinary. You’re watching and thinking to yourself, “I wonder where that cute Gail Simmons is! I like her. She’s opinionated, yet cheery and supportive.” And then you realized you were S.O.L. when you saw the bald British guy.

That’s right, Toby Young is the new judge and he comes equipped with the requisite British Reality Show Judge Insults. It was invented by Simon Cowell, imitated by countless others and brought to the world of food by Gordon Ramsay. The perfect British Judge Insult manages to get the point across while being both condescending and creative. When not done well, it’s just plain awkward.

Toby didn’t disappoint in the first episode, trotting out four separate attempts to denigrate the work of the contestants with a clever put-down. Some were more successful than others. In order to give each of those insults its proper analysis, we present to you a comprehensive list, accompanied by a score and critique from our own expert panel of judges.

Without any further ado, let’s go to the scoreboard…

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by gansie

Somethin’ is a Simmering

ES usually doesn’t publish on the weekend, but after getting a tip from Maidelitala, we just had to link to this ridiculous rumor filled article about how our girl Padma was fucking our boy Anthony Bourdain while she was still married.

OMG!

Mo’ Better Meatty Meat [DISGRASIAN]

Pics: LA Times, NY Mag

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