Culture Crumbs

Abdul leaving ‘Idol’ — or ‘I told you so’

The Internet is already abuzz with the news that after eight seasons, "American Idol" judge Paul Abdul has announced she will not return. Abdul apparently made the decision public Tuesday on her official Twitter account, writing, "With sadness in my heart, I've decided not to return to ...

Top Chef Masters — Is that an egg in a cow patty or dinner? Um, yum?

http://worldonline.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2009/Jul/30/Picture_1.png Yawn ... morning, Top Chefers. I know that I should be all peppy and really excited over finally getting past the preliminary nonsense and into the last few episodes before we find out who’s the ...

Top Chef Masters — A dark (and giggly) horse joins the race

http://worldonline.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2009/Jul/23/Picture_4.png And then there were six. After weeks of whittling, we're down to the masters of "Top Chef Masters." The show's format allowed us to meet 24 of the country's best chefs, competing in groups of ...

Top Chef Masters — Grass clippings, doppelgangers and jiggly, um, panna cotta

http://worldonline.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2009/Jul/16/Picture_1.png This time of year that oh-so-yummy herb basil becomes abundant in our neck of the woods and therefore ends up in all sorts of places: sandwiches, pastas and pestos. Last night, "Top Chef ...

Harper’s Island series finale: 25 suspects to 2 killers, few survivors

So murder mystery “Harper’s Island” wraps up what I hope CBS deems a success story, terrifying ratings or not. The 13-episode series is a great concept – the length’s enough to care about the story and characters but not such that writers are mired in illogical plot twists to keep a ...

Top Chef Masters — Holy flaming coconuts, Batman (villain)!

http://worldonline.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2009/Jul/09/Picture_1.png After a week off from Top Chef Masters for Independence Day (Bravo’s break, not mine), I had high hopes for the show hitting its stride. The last episode was delightful — despite being about ...