Author Archives: Ben Mandelker

BANTER WITH BEN AND LISA: Paris, Marathons, and the Olive Garden

Banter with Ben and Lisa is back! We had a little hiatus for various personal scheduling conflicts, but I’m happy to announce that the podcast is back on track. On this week’s episode, we discuss a wide variety of topics, starting with my recent trip to France, Lisa’s training for the LA marathon, and all …

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SURVIVOR PHOTOCAP: Well That Was An Interesting Strategy

Soooo…. that was crazy. After twenty four seasons, Survivor still manages to shock and surprise us, which is really a testament to the human condition more than anything else. On last night’s episode of Survivor: One World, one tribe did something so silly, so unnecessary, and so ludicrous that it can only be viewed as …

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WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS: Ep. 7 – ’80s Bunco, Black Babies, and Top Chef Winner

Good morning everyone! We have another new episode of Watch What Crappens up. This time around, Ronnie Karam and I are joined by “Miss SH” from StoopidHousewives.com as we discuss all the latest craziness from Real Housewives of Orange County and Atlanta. We also touch on Kandi Factory and Love Broker before yapping away about …

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REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY PHOTOCAP: The ’80s Are Alive in The OC

I think we’d all like to forget Slade Smiley’s foray into standup last week (in fact, I think we’d all like to forget Slade Smiley in general), but alas, there appears to be no death for his comedy, which makes sense given his inability to kill it at the Improv. See what I did there? …

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REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA: Black Babygate 2012!

You know, I love me some Shereé, but she was up to no good whatsoever on this week’s episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She continued to perpetuate this silly (and false) rumor that Kandi was talking smack about Kim, specifically in regards to whether the Wig’d One would hold a black baby in …

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WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS: Episode 6

Since I’ve been abroad, I’ve been totally out of the Bravo loop, which is a real problem since I’m part of a Bravo podcast. Nevertheless, the show must go on, and it has! Ronnie and Matt recorded a new episode of Watch What Crappens this week, and they’re joined by TVgasm writer Jamie Burt Shelley …

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ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Indian Ground Beef with Mint Edition

I’ve been totally slacking on the blog lately; so why not put together an Adventure in Domesticity? This is yet another exciting foray into Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey — one that was initially made because I had had no proteins in the kitchen except some ground beef. I had seen that there was an …

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