The Bravo Thread

[skcin]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I am insanely jealous of people who get to sit around and judge desserts for a living. Really? They pay you to do that? One of the chefs made a saffron cake. I mean, how rare is that? A little glass vial containing a few stigmas of saffron at the local supermarket is like $30.00

I know, right? I also can't help but wonder how none of them are overweight. Not just this particular show, but food critics in general. I mean, I know they don't eat the entire cake or the whole meal if they're judging more than one, but good god man!

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by skcin

I know, right? I also can't help but wonder how none of them are overweight. Not just this particular show, but food critics in general. I mean, I know they don't eat the entire cake or the whole meal if they're judging more than one, but good god man!

...except Tom Colicchio.

I recall reading an interview with Padma Lakshmi which addressed this very topic. She pretty much says that she doesn't eat anything else the rest of the day and that she works out like a fiend. Also, I believe she said that she still gains weight over the course of filming a season of shows and that she spends the down time dieting. I saw James Oseland at a party a month ago. There is a reason why they only shoot him sitting at a table; he's got a thin frame but a bit quite a paunch, which was accentuated by a non-flattering T-shirt. I guess vanity is the price you pay for being able to gorge on the finest cuisine on earth.

[skcin]

^ Ha. Big Daddy Tom. Interesting about Oseland - it's easy to hide a gut behind a dinner table on tv. I figured that they must gain some weight, but Padma & Gail appear to be in fantastic shape. They must work their asses off.

Oh, and by Gail I mean Gail Simmons. Not Gael Greene. Not that she looks bad for an old bat.

[HejiraNYC]

Bravo Confirms 'Real Housewives Of New York' Cast Shakeup

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0...ef=mostpopular

First Posted: 9/18/11 08:43 AM ET Updated: 9/18/11 12:00 PM ET

It's official: Bravo's "Real Housewives of New York" is going to be very different next season.

The network confirmed the news -- first reported by HuffPost Celebrity -- that staple "Housewives" Jill Zarin, Alex McCord, Kelly Bensimon and Cindy Barshop will not appear regularly on the fifth season of the hit reality show.

"Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and LuAnn DeLesseps will be returning for season five of 'The Real Housewives of New York.' We’ve had a fabulous run with all the ladies and appreciate them sharing their lives with our viewers. It is a friendly departure among the other ladies and we continue to have on-going discussions with them," a Bravo spokesperson said in a statement.

According to sources, the axed cast members were notified of the news last Thursday, and that they were blindsided by Bravo's decision.

“[Bravo] wanted to mix things up with fresh blood,” an insider told me. “Add ladies to the cast that better represented New York -- aggressive, powerful, glamorous and very wealthy. Next season 'New York' will have the glamour of the 'Sex and the City' movies rather than the twitter wars and bickering.”

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I am not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, I really did not care for Kelly, Cindy or Alex. However, the bickering on this show is world class! Jill Zarin is annoying, but she knows how to stir up the shizz with the best of them. None of them is more quintessential New York than Jill.

[olive]

they were fired because they genuinely don't like each other and they can not and will not get along.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertai...other-anymore/

[skcin]

Oooooh....scandalous!



BTW - the Willy Wonka ep. of Just Desserts? Fantastic. And I so don't care that Matthew went. His exit interview was laughable - "this proves that I can hang with the big boys!" Um, no. This proves that you CAN'T.

[skcin]

New shows:

Mad Fashion with Chris March. Might be fun.
http://www.bravotv.com/mad-fashion

Fashion Hunters. Hmmmm. Well, I Love Pawn Stars, American Pickers, etc. so this seems like it would be right up my alley, but I don't know...
http://www.bravotv.com/fashion-hunters/season-1/about

[Amlyn]

Just went to bravotv.com and front and center smack at top of their home page was the pic of Rachel Zoe and Stevie.

Made me smile.