Tom Colicchio discusses Top Chef season four
Top Chef’s season finale is this Wednesday, with Richard, Stephanie, and Lisa competing for the title. Head judge Tom Colicchio recently sat down with Salon to talk about season four of Top Chef, the judging process, and other celebrity chefs. Here’s a rundown of some of the chef’s remarks:
- Colicchio doesn’t feel pressured to give a woman the title of Top Chef. Plenty of female contestants have been in the finale or come close to winning.
- He called season four’s contestants the “strongest group as a whole.”
- If you meet one of the Top Chef judges, resist the urge to second-guess their decisions. Colicchio likes to “lecture” people who criticize him. He explained that the judges’ deliberations last up to two hours, and viewers only see a few minutes of that discussion. The judges also make their choice to eliminate a contestant based on that week’s performances alone.
- Fans were shocked when Dale, a favorite to win, was sent home. Tom Colicchio wasn’t judging that week, and confessed that the elimination surprised him as well. However, he was told that Dale’s dish was clearly the worst dish of the week.
- He disagreed with a contestant’s claim that the key to winning Top Chef is “getting your point of view across.” Cooking good food is the way to win.
- When asked if he would hire any past Top Chef contestants, Colicchio singled out Tiffany and Harold from the first season, Sam (season two), and Hung (season three).
[via PopCandy]
John’s Other Favorite J: Jogging
We assume it was a light lunch.
Soon after meeting up with gal-pal Jennifer Aniston for a bite at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge Monday afternoon, John Mayer was spotted working up a sweat while jogging with his personal trainer, Harley Pasternak.
Later that evening, John hung out with a couple of buddies at his Pacific Palisades pad before heading over to Jen’s Hollywood Hills home around 10:30 to work up another sweat visit his favorite girl.
Reporting by Ken Baker and Jeanifer Hwang
Nicole’s All Smiles at Stella’s Soiree
Seems Nicole Richie's not worried in the least about Joel Madden.
Hours after a picture of Joel and Lindsay Lohan looking deceptively cozy got out yesterday, Nic arrived for a screening of The Party at Stella McCartney's West Hollywood store with her man in tow.
The twosome happily posed for pics together at the fete, where a smiling Nic also hung with Stella, Angie Harmon and Rashida Jones.
Looks like there's no trouble in paradise after all.
For more from the bash, check out the Party Pics: Hollywood gallery.
Take a Ride with Sarah Marshall's Jason Segel, Bill Hader and Russell Brand
T.G.I.Friday, tubers! And it's not just any Friday. For tonight, Jason Segel's Forgetting Sarah Marshall opens in theaters nationwide. I've seen the movie and must encourage you to visit your local multiplex tonight. You will laugh, you will cry, you will see Jason's naughty bits on the big screen—and you get to see Kristen Bell playing a big ol' TV diva.
To learn a little more about the movie, I hung out with the cast in Hawaii, and in the clip above, you'll see a little golf cart ride with Jason, Bill Hader and British-import Russell Brand. Warning: These guys are crazy and a very good time. Click above and enjoy!