This past Thursday, one of my favorite shows went off into the sunset. I’ve loved Ace of Cakes since it premiered on Food Network August 17, 2006. Before that, Chef Duff Goldman had appeared on a number of Food Network Challenges showing off his extreme cakes with varying success. No matter what happened in the [...]
12Feb11
Farewell “Ace of Cakes”
13Dec10
Barefoot Contessa in Person
I got to meet Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, for a minute today. Ina was at Borders at the Time Warner Center during lunch today to sign her new book, How Easy Is That? I went to get a book signed since Will and I watch her show and eat her recipies all the time [...]
Well, Richard Simmons can finally hang up his sequined tank tops and short-shorts because there’s a new gay minstrel in town! What Would Brian Boitano Make? premiered this weekend on Food Network and the show is an insulting, stomach churning mess. First, Boitano’s credentials for hosting a food show are dubious at best, but the [...]
The mention in Entertainment Weekly prompted me to tune in for Nickelodeon’s attempt to stake a claim in Disney’s High School Musical space. The result was the movie Spectacular!, which premiered last Monday. Who knew there could be so much drama around show choir? Actually, I’m not sure I was even aware of something called [...]
15Sep07
Gorgeous Saturday
I’m pretty sure I’ve written before of my love for Fall. Today is one of those wonderful days. It was rainy this morning, but right around noon it became partly cloudy, the fog broke and the temperature is a great 67 degrees. Absolutely fantastic! Patriot Day?: Tuesday was the sixth anniversary of 9/11. That afternoon, [...]
21Jul07
It’s Harry Potter Saturday!
759 Pages to Go: I, like many, got my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows today. I’ll be reading it over the next couple weeks. I wish I could read faster, and avoid any spoilers that may come my way but it is the best I can do with my overall time these [...]
19Apr07
Daytime TV
So I was flipping the channels this afternoon when I stopped on Ovation “the arts channel” where they were showing Jonathan Dove’s Flight, an opera set in an airport. I hate flying, airports and opera. Wanna guess how long I waited untill I turned the channel back to the Food Network?
