Had another “world’s collide” moment last night.

I was watching “Top Chef” on the DVR.  Commercial break came up and I instinctively hit the fast forward button when suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I see this…

Bacon? Sea of red? Whoa nelly…Rewind!

On second viewing (at regular speed) I find this…

Absolutely brilliant spot!  Just long enough, nice meta moment with Kevin and Padma, Padma’s reaction at the end (oh and how GREAT does she look?), lettuce and tomato sandwich, the music at the end, it’s placement in the first commercial block of this Target themed episode (which included three other new spots)…everything about this was just perfect execution.

My second favorite TV spot of the year so far!  Bravo to Bravo and Target.

My LIVE BLOG experiment for the “Top Chef:  Las Vegas” finale after the jump. [Read more →]

So the big season finale of “Top Chef: Las Vegas” is tonight and I am going to attempt to live blog during the show.

I know this only means something to about six of you…but I thought why not give it a shot.

So if you are watching and happen to be around your computer I invite you to stop on by!

Go Kevin!

So after a scheduling break last week due to the holidays, “Top Chef: Las Vegas” was back last night.

Thoughts about the first part of the Napa themed finale after the jump…

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Well now that was interesting…

Thoughts about last night’s “Top Chef: Las Vegas” after the jump…  [Read more →]

So last week Top Chef aired some  stupid “where are they now” type dinner party / conversation with past contestants.  BORING!!!  and disappointing as they didn’t make any sort of programming note after the previous week’s episode.  So last night’s was the first new ep in two weeks and that is on the heals of their last break in episodes…what’s up Bravo scheduling department???  Way to kill momentum.

Anywhooo…comments on this week’s show after the jump. [Read more →]

Okay – I’ve been talkin’ about catching up with my “Top Chef” viewing and posting, but I just can’t seem to set any time to write about the last three episodes that I’ve missed.  I’ve literally had five pages of notes that keep getting moved from home to work to home to work… 

So executive decision time, I’m just going to start fresh with last night’s show, “Meat Natalie“, then quickly touch on the last three “lost” episodes (Dinner Party / Pigs and Pinot / Restaurant Wars).

Let’s finally do this thing! [Read more →]

So from last week’s previews, I got all excited about this week’s episode.  I mean, Penn & Teller, I love those guys!!  But it all just ended up being no so exciting. It wasn’t a bad episode, just blah… [Read more →]

I love me some Top Chef, I really do…but this last ep was really kinda blah to me…here we go with the bullets! [Read more →]

Oh boy – that was a good episode last night!!!  Let’s get to it… [Read more →]