MasterChef season 2: With derrick prince’s exclusive interview

by Gina Scarpa and Todd Betzold   This week on MasterChef , the competitors were brought back to their childhoods when asked to prepare grilled cheese and tomato soup for the Elimination Test. The gourmet version of this childhood classic proved to be a test for Christine, Derrick, and Ben, as they all landed in the bottom three. In the end, the judges sent Christine and Derrick home for their less-than-stellar dishes. Today, we caught up with Derrick in an exclusive interview to learn more about his MasterChef experience.   Q. Gina, RealityWanted: When did you start cooking? A…

MasterChef season 2: Plot 15 iteration main points

  by Todd Betzold   The competitors had to be quick on tonight’s episode of MasterChef .   For the Mystery Box Challenge, they had surf and turf day as they were given jumbo shrimp, Alaskan king crab, crawfish, Buffalo Ribeye, Porterhouse Steak and short ribs to create an amazing dish in only 45 minutes. Work fast competitors!   The first dish the judges choose to taste is Adrien’s dish, Short Ribs and Crab Salad with Black Garlic. The judges said he was ballsy for using short ribs and Chef Ramsay said it paid off, as the dish was delicious. Graham thought…

Rocco supper meeting: Plot 5 iteration main points

  by Gina Scarpa   This week, Nicole Straight, Corey Roberts, and Ayinde Howell are invited to cook and compete on Rocco’s Dinner Party . For their signature dishes, Nicole works on a pan roasted salmon, Ayinde cooks up a vegan Texas barbecue, and Corey prepares fried prawns. At first, he wouldn’t reveal what he was making as if it matters one way or the others if the other contestants know. No one was even working on shrimp! He was just being dramatic for the sake of being dramatic.   Rocco called Ayinde’s flavors “jarring” but smiles and says he loves…

Next food network star: With orchid Paulmeier exclusive interview

  by Gina Scarpa, Allison L. Nowacki and Bryan J. Polk   Orchid Paulmeier started out this season of Next Food Network Star strong, as a frontrunner. A few episodes in though, the drama and pressure of the competition started to get the best of her. On this week’s episode, the panel shocked contestants and fans of the show when they eliminated her from the show. Today, we caught up with Orchid in an exclusive interview to find out what went wrong on Food Network Star and what’s in her future. Q. Gina, RealityWanted: When did you first start cooking…

Beyonce blows up Blogosphere in… Feminism?

published: 2011-05-31 20:32:14 Hit maker and not-so single lady Beyonce has the interwebs all in a tizzy. And this time, it’s not about her dancing. Fer new music video premiered during this past week’s American Idol . The video was for her new single, “Run The World (Girls).” The agreement stops there, and a wide variety of sites like HuffPo and Jezebel are letting bloggers loose to make sense of the Fierce mess. Jezebel broke down the many ways Beyonce or her creative team may have stolen from other contemporary artists in the video. However, most of the reaction has centered…

It’s Been Five Long…Minutes and Christina Aguilera is Ready to Love Again

Jordan Bratman probably wishes he was trapped under a boulder and amputating his own arm right about now. It would be more pleasant than listening to his ex, Christina Aguilera, gush about her new boyfriend. Although it’s only been a month and a half since Christina filed to divorce Jordan, she’s telling People magazine about the “love” she has with Matt Rutler, a set assistant from her cheese factory of a film, Burlesque. So I take it Jordan didn’t get the dignity in the split? She was asked if she was in love with Matt, who she says she was…