‘Top Chef’ may be coming to a city near you
| March 20, 2011 at 2:31 PM EDT
Bravo’s popular Emmy-winning show “Top Chef” is hitting the road again and could be coming to a city near you. The third annual Top Chef: The Tour has a full schedule of upcoming stops where past contestants will be at festivals, events, farmers markets, etc. Apparently they’ll even be competing in challenges before the audience. And that could be you.
The events are free, so apparently you have to act fast to be a part of the experience. Check out www.bravo.com for details.
The tour cities and dates:
St. Louis, Mo. – April 15
Kansas City, Mo. – April 17
Nashville, Tenn. – April 20
Atlanta, Ga. – April 25 & 26
Biloxi, Miss. – April 29
Miami, Fl. – May 1
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. – May 3
Orlando, Fl. – May 5
Denver, Co. – May 5, 6, & 7
Chicago, Il. – May 10 & 11
Newport, Ky. – May 13
Cincinnati, Oh. – May 15
Yonkers, Ny. – May 17 & 18
Keasbey, Nj. – May 19
New York, Ny. – May 21 & 22
Hartford, Ct. – May 24
Red Bank, Nj. – May 26
Washington D.C – May 28 & 29
Miami, Fl. – June 1
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. – June 3
Orlando, Fl. – June 5
Katy, Tx. – June 8
San Antonio, Tx. – June 11
Los Angeles, Ca. – June 16, 17, & 18
San Francisco, Ca. – June 20 & 21
‘Dancing With the Stars 12’ cast announced
| February 28, 2011 at 10:46 PM ESTWe got a sneak peek of some of the 2011 “Dancing With The Stars” contestants and tonight during a disgusting episode of “The Bachelor,” we got to see the rest.
The “Dancing With The Stars 12” Cast:
1. Sugar Ray Leonard, 54 – Former pro boxer
2. Chelsea Kane, 22 – Disney star
3. Romeo, 21 – Rapper
4. Ralph Macchio, 49 – Actor, “The Karate Kid”
5. Petra Nemcova, 31 – Supermodel
6. Kendra Wilkinson, 25 – Model
7. Hines Ward, 34 – Football player
8. Mike Catherwood, 31 – Radio personality
9. Wendy Williams, 46 – Talk show host
10. Chris Jericho, 40 – Wrestler
11. Kirstie Alley, 60 – Actress
Six of the new ‘Dancing With The Stars’ cast leaked
| February 28, 2011 at 1:11 PM EST
TMZ is reporting six of the new “Dancing With the Stars” cast. The rest of the cast will be announced tonight during “The Bachelor” but here are the six we know and their partners according to TMZ:
Chris Jericho & Cheryl Burke
Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Lil’ Romeo & Chelsie Hightower
Kendra Wilkinson & Louis van Amstel
Wendy Williams & Tony Dovolani
Disney star Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas
Finally, a complete list of the ‘American Idol’ Las Vegas hopefuls
| February 18, 2011 at 1:07 PM EST
Update: If there’s anything I’ve learned about this season of “American Idol” it’s that the numbers don’t make sense (There was talk of a Top 40, A Top 20, now it’s back to Top 24. None of it makes sense). The people who made it through last night were being called the Top 50 but AmericanIdol.com has 61 people listed as Las Vegas hopefuls. So below is the list of “Las Vegas hopefuls” according to AmericanIdol.com.
Hollywood Week wrapped up this week and 61 “American Idol” hopefuls are off to sing Beatles tunes in Las Vegas. It’s been hard trying to figure out who made it to the Top 50 (or 61) but we finally have a list and it’s straight from Fox.
American Idol’s Las Vegas Hopefuls:
Aaron Sanders, 26, Audition City: New Jersey
Adrian Michael, 18, New Orleans
Alex Ryan, 17, New Jersey
Ashley Sullivan, 25, New Jersey
Ashton Jones, 24, Nashville
Becca Boom, 16, MySpace
Brett Loewenstern, 16, New Orleans
‘American Idol’ Hollywood Week Round 2: A-holes and stage moms dominate
| February 16, 2011 at 11:23 PM EST
I’m not sure I like seeing so much behind-the-scenes of “American Idol” Hollywood Week because we got to see a lot of ugly. I always wish I could skip Hollywood week because I’d rather not hate the entire Top 40/20/24/12/whatever it’s going to be this season.
I’m ready to talk about this so let’s get right to what stood out during Round 2 of Hollywood Week:
*The a-holes. What a bunch of nasty people. First Jordan Dorsey was a complete jerk to country boy Scotty McCreery by not even giving him a chance to join his group. Then he ditched that very group and joined Robbie Rosen’s. Jordan continued being nasty and cocky the rest of the episode.
Jordan wasn’t the only one. Another group, led by Clint Jun Gamboa, kicked Jacee Badauex to the curb. And he had a hard time finding another group. What a bunch of jerks! It’s a good thing public voting hasn’t started yet because there are a lot of people not making a very good impression on America. Clint can sing, but I’m over his attitude and his ridiculous fake glasses. Trendy much?
*Speaking of a-holes, Tiffany Rios deserves her own segment here. Last week Tiffany shocked us with her arrogant and cocky comment and tonight she learned that what she said also had an impact on her fellow contestants. NO ONE wanted to be in a group with her. And everyone refused. She ended up in a group with another girl (even though the minimum requirement is three) and their group audition completely blew. Tiffany can talk the talk, but she cannot walk the walk. She was eliminated. Hallelujah. Now I can focus all my anger and Jordan and Clint.
*Back to Jacee. That boy has the sweetest voice and clearly the sweetest personality to go with it. When he made it through to the next round he was left in tears and nearly made me cry with him. This kid is going to be wildly popular in this contest. Get ready for that.
