Posted 09/02/2010 by Gina in Top Chef
by Gina Scarpa
Last night, on Top Chef: DC, the contestants met up with Padma and Dana Cown (Editor-In-Chief of Food & Wine Magazine) for their next Quickfire Challenge. In this challenge, they'll have to create a dish that goes amazingly well with a wine of their choosing. The winner will receive a trip to London and receive 6 nights at the London Hilton. How nice would that be?
The least successful pairings came from Kevin, which was unfortunate because his quail was cooked so well, as well as
Posted 09/01/2010 by Gina in MasterChef
by Gina Scarpa
When the judges said they were raising the stakes, they weren't kidding. In the second hour of MasterChef tonight, the chefs are split into two teams where they will have to cook for a wedding. As the winner of the last challenge, Lee gets to choose his entire team and goes with Jake, Mike, and Tracy. That leaves Sharone, David, Sheetal, and Whitney to battle it out against them.
The judges are surprised that Sharone isn't chosen by Lee, considering what a strong chef he has been in
Posted 09/01/2010 by Gina in MasterChef
by Gina Scarpa
Tonight, on MasterChef, the stakes have been raised by the judges after the contestants were whittled down to the nine. Things kick off with a Mystery Box challenge and the only ingredient in there is crab. A live crab. It's a real problem for Sheetal, who is Hindu and doesn't believe in taking the life of an animal.
She decides to put her beliefs aside and throws that crab into a pot of boiling water. She figures if she's going to have to take the life of
Posted 09/01/2010 by Gina in Big Brother
by Sandhurst Miggins
Tonight's episode of Big Brother picked up with a sulking Ragan and a disgruntled Enzo after Lane's nominations. I know the one thing that's running through Enzo's mind is "bros before hoes." Lane's decision to put Enzo up on the block seemed to be the one bright light for Ragan as he realizes that in the alliance of the three other men in the house, that Enzo is the most expendable and thus someone who would easily break away if they were both to survive the
Posted 09/01/2010 by Chad in Ghost Hunters
Pictured: Amy Bruni, Kris Williams, Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, Dave Tango, and Steve Gonsalves
By Chad Alan
Philadelphia Zoo - Philadelphia, PA
Built in 1874, the Philadelphia Zoo is the first and, of course, oldest zoo in America. There’s been talk that the zoo was built on ancient Indian burial ground, but isn’t just about everything by now? The zoo staff seem to have experienced multiple sightings of ghostly apparitions, doors opening and closing, lights going on and off, and footsteps in areas where