Running for a record 11th consecutive term
Top Chef Contestants are Just Like Us!
Not, not because we also wear Crocs! GROSS!
But because we have the same taste in bagels as Top Chef: Chicago cheftestant Nikki Cascone.
Cascone kept a week-long diary of her meals for Grub Street’s Diet of the Week, and had this to say about her Saturday morning:
Second breakfast. I HAD to have one of my favorites: two eggs over-medium, Swiss cheese, and turkey bacon on a whole-wheat bagel from La Bagel Delight in Brooklyn. Take it from a born-and-raised New York girl: They are the best bagels in New York.
(it should be noted that Cascone is extremely pregnant and that is why she has been eating multiple breakfasts, NOT because she is a hobbit)
We could not agree more with Cascone’s assesment of Bagel Delight, which has long been our favorite bagel shop in the borough, nay, the whole world (just ask our brother in LA, whom we overnighted bagels for his birthday a couple years back. La Bagel Delicious). And we also respect Cascone’s sandwich order, although when we splurge we go for real bacon. Can’t do better than the genuine article. And, at that point, why get a whole wheat bagel? Just go for the gusto, Brooklyn!
We also have to commend Cascone for having the courage to open a restaurant that specializes in Jew food, Octavia’s Porch, which is set to open at the end of the month. Take it from a born and a raised Long Island Jew, we’d rather eat pizza. But if she’s set on trying to make gefilte fish more palatable, well, god bless her.
And if any of you stop in at La Bagel Delight, ask for Frank or Amanda and tell ’em Seth sent you.
(can we also add how excited we are for Top Chef: All-Stars, premiering December 1? We can? Great! We’re super excited for Top Chef:All-Stars, premiering December 1. Can’t wait to see what kind of Crocs Marcel is going to wear)
Via Grub Street
More Muppet Casting News, But Still One Glaring Omission
The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made casting news just doesn’t seem to stop. Last week were ecstatic to report that Paul Rudd is on board (along with Jon Krasinksi, Ed Helms and Jack Black among others), now comes word that Billy Crystal, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Alan Arkin have agreed to cameo (although, if we had our choice of Alans we’d prefer Alan Alda. Actually, our first pick would be Bill Hader as Alan Alda. But with Hader’s Apatow/Segel ties – roles in Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express and Forgetting Sarah Marshall – it’s probably only a matter of time before he’s on board).
But with the deluge of casting news – it seems like nearly all of young Hollywood is going to pop up in the film – there remains one name we’ve yet to see, one actor who would truly make The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made the greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made. We’re talking, of course, of…
Charles Grodin, DUH!
Before all is said and done, Will Ferrell, Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, Jack McBrayer, Tony Danza, Chi McBride, Michael J. Fox, Johnny Knoxville, Scott Wolf, Tom Hanks, Tina Yothers, Alan Thicke Jason Bateman, Bobby DeNiro and a host of others might pop up in the film. But, Grodin, that would be the big get, and he’d really bring this thing full circle.
Charlie, thoughts?
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We’re Not Too Old to Laugh at the Word “Chub”
We caught this clip from The Talk while waiting on line at the bank last week. Sometimes the good stuff just finds you (around the 30-second mark):
Vodpod videos no longer available.Also, BIG TIP: buying pretzels in bulk is cheaper. Mind. Blown.
You know what would be terrible? Being the kids in America’s Cheapest Family. Misery.
Sidenote: do you think that 20 years ago it was Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini‘s goal to one day co-host a mid-morning all-female talk show?
Johnny Depp: I want to be the biggest movie star in the world one day, while keeping my integrity intact and cultivating my own personal style. What about you, Holls?
Holly Robinson Peete: I’d like to ask someone the best way to buy bananas.
OR:
Mario Lopez: Someday I’m going to be one of the hardest working men in Hollywood, hosting a dance show on MTV, a syndicated celebrity news magazine, as well as the occasional beauty pageant. After I star in a Greg Louganis biopic, of course. How about your Mark?
Mark-Paul Gosselaar: Oh, well, I’ll take a brief respite after this, then work on a string of shows with acclaimed TV vets Stephen Bocco and David Milch, grow my hair long again, cut it, and then do a sex scene with Mary-Louise Parker. Pretty standard stuff. What about you, Leah? When this whole Malibu Sands storyline wraps up, what do you want to do?
Leah Remini: It’d be great to do a show where I’m married to a fat guy. I think the hot wife-overweight slob husband dynamic is totally unexplored territory. Then, after that, something about perfume.
Dreams do come true.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Belding!
60 years young today.
Any comment, Mr. B?
Cool!
Filed under Saved by the Bell
Jeff Probst Picked His Favorite ‘Survivor’ Location Explicitly Because of the Presence of Tom Westman
Okay, well, not exactly. But Probst did cite Palau as his favorite location, lauding it for its friendly locals, crystal clear water, and abundance of snorkeling opportunities, as well its excellent pizzerias and mexican restaurants (obviously).
However, let’s get real. We all know what made that place great.
See? Probst knows too.
Via PopWatch
Filed under Mancrush, Tribal Council
Danza Moment of the Week: You Heard That?
Why let the fact that Teach: Tony Danza is on indefinite hiatus stop us from delivering a Danza Moment of the Week? Do you think Tony Danza would let that silly little fact get in his way? N-O, NO. So then here we are, the Danza Moment of the Week:
Thanks, YouTube!
Filed under Good with Coffee, Other people's stuff, Who's the Boss?
You’re on Thin Ice, Amazon
First, you willingly sell a guide to pedophilia, incurring the considerable wrath of Anderson Cooper, and now you’ve gotten on our bad side with your latest “recommendation”:
Really? You think we’re interested in Zumba Fitness. No.
We will not be joining the party. And we do not want to learn more.
That’s two strikes, Amazon. Not a good place to be right before the holiday season. We could just as easily order our nephews’ Christmas presents from Toysrus.com. Don’t forget that.
Zumba Fitness. Really?
Filed under Commodore 64, Count Bleh, Interweb
In Case You Haven’t Been on the Internet Today
And if, for some reason, when you did log on the first place you went was this blog (or maybe Jumped the Snark is your homepage?), this happened last night:
Vodpod videos no longer available.Jimmy Fallon, man, that guy. Just getting better and better. As his recent profile in NY Mag pointed out, unlike Jay, Dave and Conan, Fallon is a performer, first and foremost, which is why he’s pulling off some of the most entertaining and unique bits in late night. Who else could do something like this (besides Carson Daly, of course)?
Also, really nice of Macho Man Randy Savage to swing by.
Filed under Good Humor, Talkies, Who's the Boss?
More Gigglefests on ‘Boomer & Carton’: Making Fun of Blind People!
WFAN’s morning show Boomer & Carton is becoming to the go-to place for miggles (man giggles). Last week, Craig Carton spurred co-host Boomer Esiason to launch one of the all-time great spit-takes. This morning, during a conversation with caller “Blind Mike,” Carton demonstrated his lack of experience with the physically handicapped, sending Boomer into another laughing fit.
(Apparently, Carton was not content letting Today have all the chuckles at someone else’s misfortune)
And the miggles didn’t stop there. “Blind Mike” had called in as a contestant on Boomer & Carton’s weekly sports quiz “Do You Know More Sports Than…” in which they pit a male listener against an attractive local female, usually a waitress from LI or NJ (basically an excuse to bring in and ogle a pretty lady). Carton, perhaps feeling guilty about his earlier remarks, immediately tossed a Mike a softball, and Boomer lost it once again.
Sadly, “Blind Mike” lost. There is no justice in this world.
Oh, and speaking of David Paterson…
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