Horny in New Orleans

Introducing the Big Easy Rollergirls. On Saturday they rolled through the streets of the French Quarter hitting people with foam bats.

The first year's festival... 250 people turned out. In 2008, the number grew to more than 600. This year, organizers are hoping for more than 1,000 runners, including out-of-towners... "They've been instructed to hit hard, " O'Donnell said. "Every year people complain that they weren't hit hard enough."

Watch and see New Orleans on the run!

Pamplona, eat your heart out.

Chop Shop

aka The Top Chef Reunion Show
Tonight on Bravo, The chefs return! chop-chop!...

j/k - But am looking forward to hearing what S5's crew says about NY & New Orleans. Fan favorite?... I'm placing my bet on Fabio, since he had better menus than Carla right at the time Bravo was pushing for votes.

eta: Congrats to Fabio, but that was slooowww

Tidbits from the TC Reunion:

The Stefan & women montage, followed by his stare at Padma when she walked in, priceless!

Toby asking if Fabio & Stefan 'hold hands' walking in Santa Monica and Fabio replies 'No', that he uses a leash.

The chefs made Glad-toys in the stew room! -LOL- I wish we'd seen that -during- the show. (Did Glad wonder why they had to re-stock so often?)

Don't care for host Andy C. But at least I'm not alone - 'Pepper M' (of TWoP) has something to say about him:
'Shut up, you charmless, unintelligent twatwaffle'- I LOL'd.

Sequestered for 6 weeks? H. must've included the finale time, because no way were they in Brooklyn for 6 weeks!

The 'birthday curse'...
Amazed that didn't leak earlier: 'Happy B-day, pack'm'up!'
Loved Leah dismissing the curse just before it bit her.

Fabio > Toby > TomC

TomC makes me like Toby...

... As for the decision to name Rosenberg the winner, Colicchio says he’s "not positive" if it was completely unanimous.

“It may have been three out of four [judges],” he says. “I don’t remember one hundred percent. I think Toby may have wanted to give it to Stefan if I remember correctly.”

And I hope this comes to pass:

Adds Colicchio, “At the end of the day, I would say Fabio will end up doing more than the winner only because of his personality. That’s where the personality comes in. This season, most people are going to remember Fabio.”

*Hopefully Hootie Hoo too. ;-)

MSNBC link: TC finale interview

Not So Easy

Tonight's the TC finale in the Big Easy! I'll be crossing my fingers for Carla, since I'm tired of Stefan & Hosea, the bald, quirky tools. And the preview showed this (see below) as the proteins for what must be the quickfire... (turns out they were for a surprise 4th course) Will any of these three have an advantage with this? (gator, anyone?)

Then its off to this place, er 'palace':
Not very royal looking; hadn't realized it was a such a dining icon. Was in New Orleans ages ago and never noticed it. But I will be paying attention tonight, honest! (their usual, non-TC menu)


eta: ... I'm sad

Oh Carla, why a sous-vide for the first time in the finale!?!

Q.) Think she might've won with Rich or Marcel as sous chef?

eta2: Answer: ,..'Nope' (thanks minx!)

Dining Dish

Dishing out a scoop...
the name of the surprise judge in TC's finale! Too bad its not my scoop really, because the author of DD got this note in her email box and was kind enough to post it on her blog:

"Greetings!!!

We strongly recommend that you tune in to Bravo on Ash Wednesday, Feb 25, for the Top Chef 5 Finale. Rumor has it that you might see a very familiar face on the judging panel.

Happy Mardi Gras...

And it came from Bayona, so it sounds like the head chef there, Susan Spicer, will be the judge.


original link: Dining Dish

'Last Call' Chef 5...

They're in the midst of the OPEN CALLS for the casting of Season Five of Top Chef: New Orleans. Below is the final list of open call sites from BravoTV.com:

Do you KNOW you could mop the floor with the chefs on Bravo's smash hit competition series? Well, here is your chance to make it happen! We are now casting for Top Chef Season 5!

OPEN CALLS:

CRAFTSTEAK - LAS VEGAS
Sunday, May 4th 2008
10:00am – 2:00pm
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
3799 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
www.craftrestaurant.com

C.I.A. - NEW YORK (Upstate)
Saturday, May 10th 2008
11:00am – 1:00pm
CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
1946 Campus Drive
Hyde Park, NY 12538
www.ciachef.edu

C.I.A. - MANHATTAN
Sunday, May 11th 2008
10:00am – 2:00pm
CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
399 Lafayette St. (at east 4th street)
New York, NY 10003
www.astorcenternyc.com

CICADA - LOS ANGELES
Monday, May 26th 2008
10:00am – 2:00pm
617 S. Olive St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014
www.cicadarestaurant.com

So, care to try out? There's still time...

(source: Bravo's Top Chef - Casting )

Maybe looking at this will give you an edge:
Ilan Hall talks about his 'Top Chef' audition. (2 min)


Finally, if you need one more bit of inspiration before you show up at an open call; here's a bunch of 'Top Chef' auditions on Youtube. Good Luck!

JB and AH go 'V'!

The Vagina Monologues took a road trip to New Orleans and some of TLW stars took part.

Jennifer Beals and Alexandra Hedison
in photo from the event, modified for Mama B. ;-)
*original photo credit to tibette.com

Since I know how annoying it is to try to locate an older post a few days past on TWoP... here're a few links to make it easier to find these again later. Thanks guys!

Link to tipper63's TWoP post about the event.

*credit for link below to eagle-eyed gotmilf, thanks!
Link to elizalou's blog with 'V to the Tenth' details.

jabkelly's youtube link to JB's 'moan' scene.
(via handheld at the event) Thanks jab!

*fyi: link below is R-rated