In our few spare moments between work and kids Lara and I have been watching Top Chef, both the current season and the first season marathon that aired over the break (thank you, TiVo). It’s a Survivor clone, a reality show where contestants are eliminated one by one in a series of challenges until a single winner is all that remains. The show itself is entertaining and well produced, especially if you’re into food.
Searching around a bit this evening I stumbled on the Bravo blogs page. They’ve lined up a bunch of the stars from the various shows to write weekly columns that “air” around the same time as each episode. I have no idea whether the stars themselves are actually writing the entries, but some of the writing is very good. Here’s host Padma Lakshmi on the beach breakfast challenge where Mikey loses his eggs:
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