Drew, noted Blue Tribe Climatologist, insists that a typhoon is headed their way so the tribe must reinforce the palm frond roof on their structure. Then, he takes a nap. In my several dozen years of watching Survivor, I have gained a bit of insight into the game and can say with a great deal of confidence that sleeping is never, ever, ever a good strategy. But this episode is not about Drew. It is about the orangey tribe’s three hundred pound simmering boil, John Rocker. Continue reading
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It’s two Austrian best friends fighting for a fleeting scrap of fame on the season finale of Knife Fight. Chef Number One is Edi Frauneder who owns three New York restaurants and one whole Michelin star. Chef Number Two is Wolfgang Ban who owns the same three New York restaurants, which I guess means he gets the Michelin star on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays and Edi takes it on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays? Continue reading
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It’s blue versus yellowish-orange, loved one versus mostly related, and person rotting on a beach in Nicaragua versus person rotting on a slightly different beach in Nicaragua. Continue reading
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Another night, another couple of chefs cooking for the camera in Ilan Hall’s after hours kitchen thunderdome. This time it’s Justin Devillier, a Top Chef alum and owner of La Petite Grocery in New Orleans, competing against Michael Bryant, a chef who entered the Knife Fight Arena with shouts of, “El ayyy, baybee, el ayyy!” Naturally, I am rooting for Justin. Continue reading
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Welcome to Season Twenty Freaking Nine! of Survivor, a show that will always have a warm place in my heart, and that warmth is probably a sunburn. Continue reading
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What does chef Ilan Hall have in store for us on this episode of Knife Fight? It’s a battle for the Rockies. With two Colorado chefs hoping to earn so-called “bragging rights.” Continue reading
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Today is the day that football, a subset of a genre known as sportsball, begins anew. Well, let me save you all the time and disturbingly invested emotional interest in one particular team that may or may not correlate with your place of birth or current residence by recapping every football game ever viewed from the comforts of a couch or chaise longue. Continue reading
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It’s the final episode of Brew Dogs, which is the episode immediately following the penultimate episode of Brew Dogs. And what better place to finish off a television season than Tinseltown. The City of Angels. The place where dreams are made, and then crushed, and then E! True Hollywood Stories are made about the dreams being crushed. Los Angeles. Continue reading by 
Brew Dogs makes its inevitable trip to New Orleans, a town with a long but spotty history of craft beer brewing. Continue reading
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Stop braiding your hair and painting your nails because it’s back to boys in the kitchen on Knife Fight. This week, Jason Paluska, a farm-to-table-type chef, will compete against Kyle Itani and his Japanese cuisine Continue reading
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