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Real Housewife of New Jersey Plays for Berwyn Charity on “Celebrity Apprentice”

Teresa Giudice—of Real Housewives of New Jersey “fame”—will compete on the upcoming season of Celebrity Apprentice. Among those hoping she won’t be fired are a […]

City Life

Giving Up the Kardashians in 2012

It’s that time of year, kiddies. Time to make all kinds of well-intended promises to ourselves that we sincerely hope we’ll keep—promises about losing weight […]

City Life

24/7 Recap: The Ultimate Winter Classic Foreplay

The newest episode of 24/7 opens up with Lavs flipping out on the team for a perceived lack of effort through the first two periods […]

City Life

New Episode of the Real Househusbands of Philadelphia

Bird Text and the Real Househusbands of Philadelphia are back with a fourth installment. We literally wish they would make one of these every week. […]

Restaurants

Top Chef Recap: I Learned It By Watching You

Austin.  Home of SXSW, the Salt Lick, Vince Young’s alma mater and, now, 10 cheftestants whose first task is to elude a chainsaw-wielding maniac wearing […]

City Life

24/7 Recap: Ilya Bryzgalov’s Dog Is Actually a Hot Blonde Chick

Last night’s installment of HBO’s 24/7, which chronicles the Flyers and Rangers as they prepare for the January 2nd Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park, […]

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Top Chef Episode 7: The Game Is Real

The episodes just keep getting meatier and more psychologically torturous, don’t they? Kinda like watching a loop of non-stop torture porn, only one where the […]

City Life

24/7 Recap: A TV Gift for Philly Hockey Fans

Holy hockey porn, Batman! Last night marked the much ballyhooed premiere of HBO’s 24/7—an in-depth, docu-style look at the Flyers and Rangers as they prepare […]

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Top Chef Episode 6: Fearing The Reaper

Things that are difficult, ordered by ascending level of difficulty: 1.     Mother sauces. 2.     Cooking 200 steaks to temperature in one clip. 3.     Writing this recap after watching […]

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Top Chef Episode 5: A Sweaty Progression

Off to Dallas we go with 14 chefs left. Some cheftestants continue to fly way under the radar (who the hell is Whitney Otawka?), while […]

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Top Chef Episode 4: Nobody Knows Beans About Chili ‘Cause Chili Ain’t Got No Beans

Assuming that you probably wouldn’t have a moment to read this between gorging yourself on turkey and avoiding crazy pepper spray-wielding Black Friday shoppers, I’m […]

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Top Chef Episode 3: My Super Sweet Mexican Substitute for a Sweet Sixteen

We are finally down to a manageable sixteen chefs, meaning the Quickfires and Eliminations can finally start. For the inaugural Quickfire, the cheftestants are given […]

City Life

Coming Soon: Reality TV Magazine

The New York Times has reported that American Media Inc., which publishes such formidable journalistic bastions as the National Enquirer and Star, is adding to […]

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Your Plans For Tonight: Ripert and Bourdain, Together at the Merriam Theater

We already let you know that his Ripert-ness was going to be in Philly, bringing a little taste of Le Bernardin to 10 Arts for […]

Restaurants

Sbraga Is Now Open

The official word has just come down that Top Chef winner and Starr-Garces-Perrier veteran Kevin Sbraga has chosen an opening date for his eponymous restaurant […]