Giles ,'Beneath You'
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
True. . . she will only cook "Indian" but unfortunately she cannot actually cook "Indian." She'll be gone next, right?
Stephanie (of Top Chef)'s first post TC gig is sold out!
And The Chicagoist interviews Stephanie and An interview with Camille Becerra and Nikki Cascone - two former TC Cheftestants.
Argh! How did I do that?
It did kind of crack me up when they were like, "Look, if you had pulled that stunt after you got hired, you'd totally get canned, but we don't have anyone Indian on Food Network, so we'll give you another shot."
Well, that and losing your shit with your potential bosses on a reality competition show = woot, ratings! Losing your shit to your actual bosses in a real meeting, nsm.
As much as I would love to see an Indian cooking show on FN, I don't think NFNS is the right venue to audtion for it, just because so many of the challenges are time-based, and most Indian food takes a really long time to prepare. The best Indian cook in the world isn't going to make a good biryani in under 45 minutes without defying the laws of physics. [eta: And she's far from being the best Indian cook in the world. Hell, I could probably do better. I make a mean rogan josh.]
SYTYCD: Shane Sparks on whether or not he'll be there: [link]
Shane Sparks on whether or not he'll be there
yay! really nice to have confirmation.
Yay. I think Shane did some really nice group routines last year (the one where Sabra was the wind and blew everyone else away - and the Matrix routine definitely grew on me). I was not a huge fan of his partner routines last year. He seemed to be running a little bit on empty. But maybe being on ABDC has re-energized him.
I would love to have JC be a guest judge on SYTYCD!
For the record, I would like to state that I love Lee Ann and think she is BAD ASS.
That is all.