ok ok so yesterday i was bored...

and now im pissed!!!

Yesterday evening I cam home from work feeling incredibly down and bored with everything! My job has become a bit too repeatative for my taste right now, January is finally hitting us here in NYC and any excitement within the popular culture world has been sucked dry!

I was discussing with my boyfriend the fact that Andy Warhol pretty much created the beginning of the end. His mashing of art with business could have been the beginning of the demise of American culture as we know it. Granted, I adore Andy Warhol and I believe the things he brought were incredibly valuable and let a generation understand it was fine to step out of the norm and not be relagated to a life in a box. So we ranted and raved about music and movies and tv and art and everything that should be entertainment and expressive and how unimpressive most of it has been recently.

So we turned off the tube, listened to the Phil Spector boxed set and took in a calm night. But then I realized that Top Chef finale was in and I turned on the TV at 11, so I could fast forward through the commercials ( I heart DVR!!!)

I watched the entire episode and found what was so interesting was that Sam was the only one, I thought, who stepped away from the show realizine his weaknesses mmore than his strengths and went to great lengths to develop them. He could have easily gone back to his old job and kept doing what he was doing, but he stepped out of his comfort zone and learned a few things. And when his boss said that she never met another chef " with less of an ego in the kitchen" I thought, this guy truly deserves to win. And whn the final 15 minutes occured of the Finale, I was floored. Actually disgusted.....I I have watched with pride what i thought was the alternative to basic reality programming on Bravo TV for the past 3 yeas, beginning with Project Runway and then Top Chef. I was even excited abotu the new Todd Oldham show....who can forget him from House of Style....

But what I saw yesterday was the alternatie to the idiotic standard reality crap...PR and TC used to be competitions of talented folks who wanted to excel at their careers. We saw people who tried to get a in on their careers and grow as professionals. What I saw last night was a kick in the face to all fans of TC. Sam, the most talented and humble chef there was kicked to the curb for the two biggest brats that hit the kitchen this season. Marcel, a marginally talented foam maker and cook, who had no humility, but kissed ass whenever possible, was a sly jerk in the kitchen. He managed to upset everyone in the kitchen, which makes me uestion any type of leadership this could provide. And there is Ilian, who I think has consistently skated by, with quality stuff, but nevver really knocking it out of the park. On the other hand you had Elia, a strong chef, who tried various new projects the entire time and Sam, the chef with most wins, a huge degree of humility and a genuine interest in making a great meal. And I was shocked when Sam and Elia were kicked out in favor or second rate losers....but when Tom said his manner or personality has nothing to do with this competition I couldnt help but become furious. Who wants to support a person with no interest in others? I dont!!!

Im still mad and knew I wasnt the only one. I just left one of 1000 + comments Tom Calichio's blog on Bravotv.com has received within less than a 24 hour span. About 98.5%of the comments echoed my feelings and stated that Top Chef has lost their viewers with this poor move. I hope that anyone out there reading this and feeling same way i do, send a comment, write an email or call BRAVO or NBC Universal.

here is the direct link to the blog:
http://www.bravotv.com/blog/tomcolicchio/2007/01/finale_part_1.php

feel free to leave me opinons....

what about her golden globes....?

Who wins the award for the prettiest girl tonight at the Golden Globes???? It has to go to my girl Reese Witherspoon....

This is a great way to make sure you are a wanted single lady in Hollywood and your soon to be ex is whimpering on a couch somewhere.

I wanna date her.....