Okay, they weren’t really naked. I just wanted to post something really quickly since it might be an hour or two before I get my next A-list, celebrity-laden story up later today.
Author Archives: Ben Mandelker
Lisa Fernandes Shares Her Thoughts on Bloggers
FUCK YOU, bloggers! Doing much to dispel her reputation as a pugnacious uber-bitch in search of a simple congratulations, Top Chef’s Lisa Fernandes tells the The New York Daily News that “No matter what the blogs say about me not taking into consideration about what the judges tell me, or that I don’t respond well …
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TOP CHEF PHOTOCAP: It's The Finale, Bitches!
Last night, another sweet and spicy season of Top Chef drew to a close, but not before giving us a tasting menu’s worth of anxiety as the producers successfully conned me into believing that Lisa actually had a chance of winning the whole thing. I knew it was just a bunch of misdirection, but stranger …
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Another Satisfied Reader
That’s what you call a good Dad. Yesterday, I posted photos of Mark Randazzo’s latest incredible R2-D2 cake. Today, I received an email from Doug, a.k.a. the guy who ordered the cake, and he had this to say: My son loves Star Wars from playing the Wii Lego Star Wars games. R2-D2 comes in different …
The Unicorn Exists! And It Looks Like This?
Finding the unicorn is cool and all… but IF IT EATS MY FLOWERS I’LL KILL IT!!! So after centuries of hunting down the unicorn, scientists think they’ve finally found the mythical beast. And no, it’s not a white, equine animal as beautiful as the winter’s snow. It’s a stupid deer with a little antler. Dumb. …
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BOTTOM CHEF: Taking Kitchen Nightmares to a New Level
Ready to be horrified? Check out the near toxic plight of PJ’s Oysterbed, a San Francisco seafood restaurant that closed at the end of May. For reasons unknown, the management and employees left the premises without even bothering to clean out their inventory, which means that for about two weeks, a pile of Dungeness crabs …
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Top Eight Most Shocking 'Top Chef' Ousters EVER
Well, hello. Top Chef wraps up its solid fourth season tonight, which means that by the end of the evening, one of the three remaining “cheftestants” will be walking home with the proverbial gold medal. By most accounts, it’s a tight race between the affable Richard (he of the oft-maligned faux-hawk, the dorky puns, and …
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Brody Jenner Needs New Friend to Fill The Spencer Void
Now an update from the ever evolving world of reality whoredom: Brody Jenner will be hosting a reality show to find a new member of his entourage. Not sure who has standards low enough to compete for such a staggering prize, but MTV plans to air it all, from the homoerotic courting rituals to the …
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Making The Most Amazing R2-D2 Cake Ever
Back in February, I introduced you to possibly the best R2-D2 cake ever, created by my friend and professional baker, Mark Randazzo, who just started up a new bakery, Mark Joseph Cakes. Turns out I wasn’t the only one amazed by this creation. The post drew the attention of BoingBoing, Gizmodo, Elite Choice, and many …
FLIGHT BLOG: Chicago to Arkansas to Los Angeles
This past weekend, I took a lovely little jaunt to Chicago, and while I was busy doing work on the flight there, I made sure to reserve the return trip for some good old fashioned flight blogging, or flogging as I call it. Anyway, I’ve just concluded a long, arduous day of traveling, and while …
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