Cheflebrity Smörgåsbord: Matilda Cuomo…My New Hero!

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The latest and greatest news about celebrity chefs, served up buffet style.

– Presented without comment, a quote from Matilda Cuomo on the fact that her son’s girlfriend, Sandra Lee, makes lasagna with cottage cheese and canned tomato soup:  “I don’t know that that’s true. You know, maybe she puts cottage cheese because he doesn’t want to put on weight. He’s watching his diet. But that’s not the way you make lasagna.”

– Rachael Ray is the latest celeb on the “our kids are too fat” bandwagon.  I don’t know what they’re talking about.  Mom packed me a lard sandwich every day and I turned out just fine.  (He said, as he reached for his home defibrillator.)

After the jump…wall-to-wall Top Chef.

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Top Chef Exit Interview: Episode 2

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Episode two of Top Chef was packed full of zingers, from Tom with his bathroom habits It’s like someone put a big thing of turd on the table,” and Gail on her drinking I love vodka, but not cookin’ with it,” to Padma and her, um…preferencesI like the strawberries on top.” For an episode about school meals there certainly was a lot of trash talk.

But what did the losing chef’testant have to say? Read on!

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Tom Colicchio, Rock Star

How many times have you fantasized about Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio shaking off his stone-faced, monotone judge’s persona, donning a rocker’s outfit and busting out some Paul Simon tunes? I’m guessing at least 10,000 times, right? Well your prayers have been answered.

Check this space Thursday for our interview with the second chef-testant axed from Top Chef: DC. Our chat with episode one’s sacrificial lamb can be found here.

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Top Chef Exit Interview: Episode 1

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Holy Poop Balls! Top Chef is back. (And so is Padma’s rack.) Season 7 will surely provide awesome chefs, over the top douche bags and horrible DC-related puns, as demonstrated by the first episode’s name: House of Chef-presentatives.

Here’s our chat with the first axed chef’testant.

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Top Chef: Welcome to DC

The long awaited, post-preggers-Padma, in-DC version of Top Chef finally premiers on Bravo tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Check out the video above for a sneak preview, and for you Washington ES-ers, some serious real estate envy.

Cheflebrity Smörgåsbord: Philly Beer Week – Fun for the Whole Family

The latest and greatest news about celebrity chefs, served up buffet style.

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– It’s Beer Week here in Philadelphia — a celebration of the wonderfully vibrant beer culture of the city.  Unfortunately, our toddlers have shitty taste.  Seriously, kid…Miller Lite?

Paula Deen gets a little handsey with The Situation.  Also getting handsey?  Paula’s maid, who helped herself to $10K worth of the food personality’s jewelry.

After the jump…a lesson in marketing.

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Cheflebrity Smörgåsbord: Spike’s an Author?!?

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The latest and greatest news about celebrity chefs, served up buffet style.

– Learn how to cook like former Top Chef-er Spike Mendelsohn.  Whether or not you wear a jaunty hat while in the kitchen is completely up to you.

Padma Lakshmi is not just awkward in prime time — she’s awkward in late night, too!

After the jump…a food fight, the fishermen’s plight and my new channel don’t look right.

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