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The Biggest Loser: a new meaning for “lighter”

November 11, 2009 /

Last night on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” two contestants were sent home as Season 8 barrels toward the December 8 finale. So just like that we’re down to the final six contestants. How did we get there? Glad you asked…

The show began with host Alison Sweeney greeting the eight remaining hopefuls, and that always means they are about to find out how the game is changing. Would she tell them it’s back to black vs. blue again? Well no, things don’t change that fast, even on this show. But Alison told them that this week, two of them would be eliminated, and that in addition to a yellow line, there would also be a red line this week, and whoever falls below that line would be automatically sent home. Wow. Now that’s how this show should operate..no voting, no gameplay, just send home the person with the least amount of weight loss.

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The Next Iron Chef: now a boys’ club

November 9, 2009 /

Last night on Food Network’s “The Next Iron Chef,” the final four chefs were whisked off to Japan, where they would compete in the birthplace of the Iron Chef series. For the initial challenge, Chefs Garces, Freitag, Mehta and Mullen had to first create small dishes with the UMAMI flavor profile (a savory soy-based flavor originated in Japan). Iron Chef Masumatu Morimoto would be the judge.

Each chef appeared to do a nice job with this challenge, but chef Mehta won it with his leeks with panko; soy clams; grilled beef; apples; and strawberries. Morimoto thought he did the best job of incorporating the UMAMI profile, and suddenly he is looking like a contender.

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The Biggest Loser: karma reigns again

November 4, 2009 /

This week’s “Biggest Loser” on NBC was a special event, as the backdrop was Washington D.C., where the contestants would not only have a chance to spread the word about the show but also talk to members of congress about their own journeys and how they feel they could teach fellow Americans about a fit lifestyle.

The first thing host Alison Sweeney told them when they arrived in DC was that they would no longer be blue vs. black, but would be going back to being singles. Mrs. Mike pointed out that they have only been teams for a couple weeks, so once again they have confused us all. But okay. So the pop challenge was to gather people off the streets to come and work out with them, with Bob and Jillian leading the way….and the one who brought the most people to work out would win. Allen went straight to a fire station to lure his fire fighting “brothers” but it was Liz who drew the biggest crowd and won the challenge.

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The Next Iron Chef: double elimination brings final four

November 2, 2009 /

The current season of “The Next Iron Chef” on Food Network is rolling right along, and last night they accelerated things again as two aspiring chefs were eliminated. Now we are in Final Four territory.

Last night’s episode began with the chairman introducing Indian chef Suvir Saran, who then asked the chefs to create their own impression of Indian food, in small bits and strictly vegetarian. Of course, this would appear to give chef Mehta an advantage because he was of Indian heritage. But he had also won the previous challenge, so he also had a tangible advantage….which wound up being having first choice of ingredients.

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Guy Fieri on DIY’s “Garage Mahal”

October 29, 2009 /

Guy Fieri has become arguably The Food Network’s biggest star over the last two seasons, and one of his shows, “Diner, Drive Ins and Dives,” features Fieri cruising around in his vintage Camaro as he samples cuisine from the best of America’s eateries.

So it should be no surprise to anyone that Fieri is a car buff, and on November 9, he gets to show everyone just how much as the DIY Network has chosen Fieri for their “Garage Mahal” show in which they transform a garage into a dude palace of worship.

Fieri helps host Brian Corsetti build what they are naming “the greatest garage of all-time,” with a vintage diner feel, rolling car and custom back bars, diamond plate wainscoting and chair rail, black and white murals, and a half-ton of classic auto parts including classic car hoods on actuators. Holy crap!

Not only does Fieri store his cars and grills here, but he also uses his garage as a gathering place for cookouts. Click on the icon above to see a sneak preview of the show, or click on this link here. The show will air Monday November 9 at 10:30 pm ET.

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