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The Real Housewives Successfully Stretch Their Fifteen Minutes Into at Least Twenty
They were sniping at a viewing party for the show's reunion special earlier this week. That, and all the rest of the city's best gossip in our daily roundup.
Posted 04/25/08 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger
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‘Project Runway’ Star Has New Video, May Have New Show
So, during last night's D.E. Shaw holiday party, recently withdrawn Project Runway star Jack MacKenroth was telling us about his relationship with Dale Levitski from Top Chef. Even though they are indeed seeing one another, they've only been on like four or five dates, MacKenroth explained. But Bravo producers are already exploring a reality show about them. Which may be why even though Jack is no longer on Project Runway, he is so happy in the above video (click to view). And by "happy," we mean GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY. Jack Not Letting Project Runway "Shocker" Get Him Down [Towleroad] Related: The 'Top Chef'-'Project Runway' Mashup We've Been Waiting For [Grub Street]
Posted 12/13/07 in Daily Intel : Intel
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Fashion's Favorite Twink to Head Ungaro
French design-house Emanuel Ungaro is expected to announce today that they've appointed New York design whiz kid Esteban Cortazar as womenswear chief. The choice of Cortazar, who says he's 23 years old, is sure to surprise many in the fashion world because of his relative inexperience (though he's been showing in New York since he was 18) and the fact that he's been taking a break from fashion lately. He didn't show last season, and you're more likely to see him posing for pictures on the red carpet than one of his designs. (Or see him on Top Chef!) "Ungaro chief executive officer Mounir Moufarrige has a knack for making surprising designer choices," reports WWD. "As president of Chloé, he picked the then 25-year-old Stella McCartney to succeed Karl Lagerfeld in 1997." Ugh: young, cute, talented, and given opportunities beyond his years? We're so resentful. He didn't even have to date Harvey Weinstein! Ungaro Taps Cortazar [WWD]
Posted 11/30/07 in Daily Intel : In Other News
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Tony Bennett Marries Down … in Age
Renée Zellweger bought an employee at Saks Fifth Avenue in Southampton a pair of Manolos the two had been eyeing together. Top Chef gay-bashing victim Josie Smith-Malave spoke at a fund-raiser for potential mayoral candidate and current city comptroller William Thompson. Kaz Bayati, the owner of Persian eatery Persepolis, claims his quote in support of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in AM New York was taken out of context. Anna Anisimova finds it strange that people care how much money she spends on Hamptons rentals. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has scheduled a meeting with Angelia Jolie to discuss "global diplomacy," and he'll write about it on his blog. Tony Bennett officially ended his marriage to Sandra Grant Bennett and married the younger Susan Crow, though Grant is still bitter she didn't marry Joe DiMaggio instead.
Posted 09/26/07 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger
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Clinton-Gore '48
The Gores and the Clintons ran into each other at kiddie restaurant Mars 2112. Warner Bros. execs told Tim Burton to tone down the gore in his upcoming Sweeney Todd. (Perhaps he'll be an only mildy disturbed barber?) Oprah is trying to get a woman to relocate her wedding because it is being held at a ranch that Oprah wants to reserve for guests attending her Obama fund-raiser. For some reason, ex-CNN anchor Paula Zahn kept a detailed diary of her affair with ContiGroup CEO Paul Fribourg. New York Rangers Sean Avery and Brendan Shanahan may star in hockey nut Mike Meyers's upcoming movie. Bono's duplex in the San Remo on Central Park West, once owned by Steve Jobs, may soon be for sale. Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot is setting her upcoming murder mystery at an NYU-like school.
Posted 08/27/07 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger
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Padma Lakshmi Introduces Dismemberment, Cannibalism to ‘Top Chef,’ Our Fantasies
The freakazoid highlight of last night's Top Chef premiere, provided by host and Salman squeeze Padma Lakshmi in response to a contestant's decision to fry a snake:
"Anything can stand up to frying. You can fry my toe and if you batter it right, it's going to taste good."
We don't know if we're hungry, horny, or nauseous.Posted 06/14/07 in Daily Intel : Cultural Capital
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‘Top Chef’s Marcel Still Viewed as Bad Guy
Remember Marcel Vigneron, the foamy villain from last season of Top Chef? He may not be on TV anymore, but he's still causing trouble in the kitchen. The staff of wd-50 believes Vigneron ripped off a Wylie Dufresne dish in a recent issue of Wired. Grub Street has all the dirt. Or foam. Did Marcel From 'Top Chef' Really Just Rip Off Wylie Dufresne? [Grub Street]
Posted 05/15/07 in Daily Intel : Grub Street
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All Hail the Top Chef
Well, hey, who'd have thunk it? Turns out Ilan won Top Chef. (Of course he did. No surprise ending has been this preordained since John Faso thought he stood a chance against Spitzer.) But, still, even though the result wasn't in doubt, the great existential question of reality television demands attention: What did it mean? Thankfully, Grub Street's Josh Ozersky joined New York's favorite couch potato, Adam Sternbergh, to answer just that question. Read their colloquy on Grub Street. Ilan Won, Yes, But What Does It All Mean? [Grub Street]
Posted 02/01/07 in Daily Intel : Grub Street
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‘Food & Wine’ Burns ‘Top Chef’
Want to know if all those rumors about the Top Chef winner were right? Well, that's easy to do: Some poor schmuck at Food & Wine magazine made the "pack your knives and go"–level error of posting an interview with the winner to the mag's Website early. It was soon removed, but not before some readers mastered the copy-and-paste functions. Some non-spoiled tidbits? The winner found judge Padma "mesmerizingly beautiful," he likes his chicken skin extra-crispy, and he has what is often referred to as "Tin-Tin-ish" hair. Want to know more? Go ahead and click — just don't say we didn't warn you. ‘Top Chef’ Winner Revealed — For Real! [Grub Street] Breaking: Top Chef Finale Spoiled AGAIN [Eater LA]
Posted 01/30/07 in Daily Intel : In Other News
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Watching ‘Top Chef’ With a Top Chef
Everybody's watching Bravo's latest hit, Top Chef — even professional chefs (and professional food bloggers). After last night's installment, Grub Street's Josh Ozersky checked in with chef Jimmy Bradley for the Red Hat, Mermaid Inn, and Harrison restaurateur's take on the developments. Last season's winner, Harold Dieterle, previously worked at Bradley's the Harrison. With that insight, who does Bradley think will win this time? Ilan. Why? Find out on Grub Street. Red Cat Owner Betting on Ilan to Win 'Top Chef' [Grub Street] Related: Sam Talbot (Formerly) of ‘Top Chef’ Splurges at Nobu [Grub Street] Earlier: ‘Top Chef’'s Marcel Doesn't Love Joel Robuchon That Much [Daily Intel] So Hot She’s Flammable: Host Roasted by Top Chefs [Intel]Posted 01/25/07 in Daily Intel : Grub Street
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Breaking: Less Than Pure Ethics at the ‘Post’!
Conflict of interest alert! The Post's state editor, Fredric U. Dicker, has been getting paid to make speeches by the New York Bankers Association. Citigroup's head of wealth management, Todd Thomson, left the firm yesterday, perhaps because he flew his friends around too often on the corporate jet. The Bachelor's Lorenzo Borghese is dating the show's runner-up, but he also hit on Tinsley Mortimer's sister Dabney. Jared Leto got angry and Sienna Miller partied with Diddy and Josh Hartnett at Sundance. Also, Jared Leto was not pleased to hear that fellow Scarlett Johansson pal Justin Timberlake was to perform at a party he was at. Jay McInerney and Anne Hearst celebrated their marriage in Palm Beach with a gaggle of society folk.
Posted 01/23/07 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger
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‘Top Chef’'s Marcel Doesn't Love Joël Robuchon That Much
In the magazine this week, Jada Yuan spoke to some of the contestants from Bravo's Top Chef about host Padma Lakshmi, wife of Salman Rushdie. In her conversation with Ilan Hall, Sam Talbot, and Cliff Crooks, Jada also asked them about the show's villain, Marcel Vigneron. This season, everyone ganged up on one chef, Marcel, who had a penchant for putting foam on every dish. Was he really as annoying as he seemed? Ilan: Much worse. Sam: Much, much worse. The past couple of episodes they've made him seem like some sort of a sweetheart. Everyone was asking me why I had this outburst with him, but they didn't show him accusing me of cheating for fifteen minutes. I mean, I hope he watches the show and picks up some social skills along the way. Cliff: Everyone and their mother is beating up on the kid. You know, I saw him at the premiere party, and in a room of a couple hundred people, he's okay.
Posted 01/15/07 in Daily Intel : Intel
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