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Thanksgiving on Bravo TV is going to rock! No, seriously, it really will.

The rock band Foo Fighters will be present for a special Thanksgiving Edition of Top Chef, along with Martha Stewart, Rocco Dispirito, among other celebrities.

The Foo Fighters will serve as guest judges for the November 26th episode.

• Wonder if Richard, from the Rainbow Team, will try to flatter his way into their graces as well?

Bobby Flay was interviewed by Dallas News where he shared the secret that his favorite spice was pepper. At least if he were on a desert island and had to have one spice to cook with.

Wonder if this scenario calls for already ground or does Bobby get a grinder to make things fresh while he sits on the island, growing facial hair until he is unrecognizable, and eventually offering his peppered creations to a volleyball he’s named?

Since he is the grill king and all, he confesses he’s rather lonely and misses being a line cook. We’re sure he doesn’t miss the salary, though.

Gordon Ramsay has strictly warned against using the “F” word to describe him: Famous.

“Don’t call me a celebrity,” he said. “I am a chef who happens to appear on telly.”

“Someone comes out of Big Brother, they get a page in a celebrity magazine, they are famous. So why compare me to them?”

“Being called a celebrity makes a mockery of how hard I have worked.”

Ouch! Insulting the reality TV folk while he’s at it. And all without uttering a single profanity.

Similar to another mean spirited Britain, Simon Cowell, Gordon would like to create his own “X Factor,” type of show, where he picks the best culinary students to work in his restaurants.

Um, isn’t this already happening on Hell’s Kitchen?

Guess he just needs more people to abuse.

via Now Magazine

If you date a handsome chap like Ilan Hall who you know knows how to use his hands-at least for cooking, then you expect to get some (home cooked meals) every once and awhile.

Nah. Better be getting hot and heavy with the microwave.

Top Chef Season 2 Winner said when girls ask him to make them something good to eat, he always had excuses. Now, he has no girlfriend. From an interview with Schmooze Mag:

Ever cook any of this ‘delicious’ food for your girlfriends?

Never.

Did they ask?

Constantly. It was easier when I was working. I could say, “Oh, I’m tired.” But now that I’m not working…well, now I’m single.

Man, someone should teach Ilan how to please a woman. When she constantly asks and you refuse…

But maybe he’s not so down about it after all. After stating that he was single, he followed up with, “It’s great.”

via Schmooze Mag

Bethenny Frankel released some of her tips for saving money without turning to high fat, high calorie foods-which often happens when you’re forced to eat cheap. In other words, she can help you undo the evil fat brainwashing that Food Network is trying to impose on you.

Frozen vegetables, for example, come cheap and fill you up for hours.

And when going to bulk stores like Cosco, take some friends along. But only the friends who stock up on bran cereal and not Ding Dongs. There is power in the influence of a group.

And start making stuff at home more often, including your coffee, as places like Starbucks definitely aren’t for those looking to penny pinch.

To read the rest of Bethenny’s list, go here.

If you look like that Guy, you should upload your picture and compare it to everyone else’s to see if you’re the closest match.

So I have to admit, I think the closest match so far is this one.

But don’t take my word for it. Go see for yourself and rate them!

Watching the Food Network all day long can make a person want to keep a bowl of chips and cola at their side to keep them company.

And having Paula Deen give you instructions for making your body go to hell by downing her Bananas Foster French toast, one-eyed sailor with cheese sauce, hash brown casserole and a hot mocha float for dessert with total calories to last for 2 days, let alone one meal doesn’t help. But the Food Network doesn’t think they’re making you fat. Of course, they’re making you skinny. Watch more, watch more…Ratings go up, but your scale won’t.

Kathy Alford, director of the Food Network Test Kitchens, said, “People are looking at this as entertainment, and it is giving people a large group of things to choose from. It’s a starting point for people to make their own decisions. We know people will be turned on by one recipe on a show, and not do all the recipes.”

Well…doesn’t mean some of them won’t. Alton Brown downright thinks some of his family fans can’t fit into one elevator together. And he’s not alone, as Jamie Oliver has expressed concerns over obesity in his home of the UK.

What do you think? Does Food Network need an Iron Chef Low Fat? Or will people really take responsibility and just look, but not touch (and eat) every single meal that Rachael, Paula, and Jamie make?

via WSLS

You be the judge. Is Tom really, like, totally, so incredibly cute?

Top Chef season has began and the show that debuted last Wednesday has a handful of different apples in the basket including a wife whose husband is in Iraq, a first generation Indian-American, and a Tom Colicchio fan. A really, really big fan.

“I think Tom (Colicchio) is really cute,” said a contestant named Richard, who is on an all homosexual team, self-described as the “Team Rainbow.”

Of course, he could be kissing up. Sure, he’ll tell you anything Tom to avoid peeling a kiwi with his toenails or any of the other wild challenges a future Top Chef will have to prove him or herself in.

via My Central Jersey

We think we know why the election day results turned out the way they did. The day before, Gail Simmons did witchcraft. The cheesy kind, that is.

The Top Chef madam accepted an offer to eat out during election week and tell about it. So what did she eat on the day we elected Obama? Healthy, but some would argue bland, stuff.

Breakfast consisted of Nature’s Path Granola. Lunch was a Greek salad.

Earlier in the week, she taped an episode of the Early Show on CBS. She had to make a meal for the “Chef on a Shoestring,” episode where she could only spend $80 for eight people. The theme was “Election Day Party,” and included red and blue tortilla chips with Swing State salsa, McCain mini–mac and cheeses, and Barack-oli with Cheddar-cheese dunks.

via NYMag

No laughs, this headline is serious. Well, you can still laugh if you want. Jessica Simpson wants a spot on Bravo’s Top Chef. She’s already been a guest on Rachael Ray and says she’s interested in doing a TV cooking competition. Honestly, it might not be as bad as it sounds. She seems to be getter better talent wise, these days. Her country music style sure beats out that MTV teen pop and the days of her Daisy Duke acting career. Paula Deen is getting older…Maybe a new southern Belle is waiting for her curtain call. And she still has some time to learn buffaloes really don’t have wings.