Chow.com has interviews with Hung, Dale and Casey.

Tom Colicchio's blog.

Sherea is already (sadly) filling the neck-popping black woman role, and next week appears to be a doozy.

We'll have to see how it goes, but I think I'd have a similar reaction to Dave. At least, I've been having them in my living room.

Actually the only black woman on Survivor I can think of who went off on people was Alicia. Ever since her season they've been trying to recreate the Cirie magic.

"I will ALWAYS wave my finger in your face!!!"

Ah, Alicia.

Interview with Michelle Bernstein - now why can't I ever remember her ACTUAL last name? Beard is a totally different chef. . .

We'll have to see how it goes, but I think I'd have a similar reaction to Dave. At least, I've been having them in my living room.

You might have. I might have. I've done so myself in my living room, too. But as a black woman, I get my hackles up when I see it on a reality TV show because it is such a pervasive image. The Cirie's are few and far between while the Alicia's and Omorosa's and Tiffani's(ANTM) and so on and so forth are multitude. It is a shame. And perhaps Sherea shouldn't have to shoulder the burden of "All black women are not neck poppers." But that's the way it is. Her going off on Dave may be satisfying on some level, but on another level it reinforces every preconceived notion of some jackass who's watched too many episodes where Marla Gibbs went off on Sherman Helmsley on The Jeffersons.

Also, I had the sense that she was gonna be a neck poppin' mama before last night. She already went left on Dave at the last tribal council and she's had stank attitude since she got to camp in her inappropriate heels. I know a part of it is just what they chose to show, but there it is all the same.

OK, I realize - after a moment - that you're talking about a chef, but when I read "Todd - can't stand him" it bothers me. sniff

How could I not stand Toddson? It's unpossible.

Not the place, I know, but I'm watching Pushing Daisies and it is the most adorablest thing I've ever seen. I want a piemaker of my own.

I wonder if I can make this crossover with something on Food Network so that I can be almost on topic.

There's pie involved! It's already on topic! I think we should start a secret campaign to post, relevantly, about Pushing Daisies in every thread. (Kidding! Really! Please don't!) But hee.

Caught up on Survivor and Top Chef!

Man, poor Casey. I wonder how much of that was the altitude and how much was just nerves. At least she was gracious about it at judges' table - so many contestants in her position would have gotten angry and defensive, but she held up her head and didn't make excuses. Good for her.

And good for Hung, you know? The molten chocolate cake thing was so him. I wonder if he understands how funny it is to the judges when he pulls out his Best of the 80's mix tape o' last minute recipes? I mean...molten chocolate cake! Awesome.

One thing this group did learn from past seasons - nobody attempted any duos of anything. Whew!

As for Survivor, I'm liking this season a lot. Was kind of shocked to see Leslie go over Courtney, but it's kind of cool to see people thinking "We should keep her because she's weak and annoying" this early in the game. (Cool in a strategy sense. Not cool in a "Courtney is still on my TV" sense.)

Todd shouldn't worry about the big brawny guys after the merge. That much muscle needs protein to sustain itself, and they're not going to be eating enough of it to keep up that bulk. If he makes it that far, Todd will be the healthiest guy on the beach by day 30.