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Teresa and Joe Giudice: “Let Us Serve Jail Time Separately, For the Kids”

Real Housewives of New Jersey stars Teresa and Joe Giudice are up a you-know-what creek after pleading guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges. Now, each […]

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Lancaster, Pa. Amish Mafia Star Jailed for Suspended License

The Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era reports that John Schmucker, the 29-year-old star of Amish Mafia has been sentenced to jail after receiving his 10th violation of driving […]

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MORNING TEA: Real Housewives of New Jersey Star Sued for Selling Jewelry Knockoffs

Kimberly DePaola, a recurring personality on Bravo’s Real Housewives of New Jersey, is being sued by jewelry designer Constantino Frangopolous for selling a line of accessories […]

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Philly Cooks May Be Your Only Chance At Tasting Nick Elmi’s Food Any Time Soon

So it’s not like Laurel was easy to get into before chef Nick Elmi was named Top Chef last week. With 22 seats, a five-night-a-week […]

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Nick Elmi and His Food

With Top Chef in the rearview mirror, we look back at Nick Elmi’s career at Le Bec Fin, Rittenhouse Tavern and now at Laurel.

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Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Culture Is Spoiling the Culture

Spoiler Alert: This post contains references to several TV and movie surprises, all five years old or more. If you are spoiled by any of […]

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Top Chef Finale Recap: A Scallop By Any Other Name

If you’re reading this, then you already know. Even if you were among the half-million folks in and around Philadelphia without power, news of our […]

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Laurel Chef Nicholas Elmi Wins Top Chef

Congrats to Philadelphia chef Nicholas Elmi, who won Bravo’s Top Chef competition on Wednesday night.

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UPDATED Nick And Nina: Handicapping Tonight’s Top Chef Finale

So this is it. Tonight is the big night for Nick Elmi and Nina Compton. They have made it through what feels like 300 weeks […]

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The Gaslight Will Host a Top Chef Viewing Party

Join Philadelphia cheftestant Jason Cichonski for a Top Chef Finale viewing party at The Gaslight, his recently opened bar in Old City. Root for Laurel’s Nick […]

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Top Chef Episode 16 Recap: Aloha, Mr. Colicchio

I know this entire thing played out months ago, but I can’t help being resentful of these cheftestant jerks gallivanting (yes, gallivanting) around Maui like […]

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Restaurant Review: Nicholas Elmi’s Laurel

Twelve years is a long sentence for someone who hasn’t committed a crime, even if you get to serve it in some swanky cells. Ask […]

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Jon Gosselin Caught Masturbating on New Show

Gawker has video from the latest episode of Couples Therapy, and it seems that Jon Gosselin’s slide to the dark side is getting grosser than […]

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Top Chef Episode 15 Recap: Au Revoir, New Orleans

The final episode before the final episode(s) is always anticlimactic.This week was certainly no exception.The cheftestants are past the point of exhaustion both mentally and […]

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It Was a Top Chef Reunion at Laurel Last Night

While many of us were watching Top Chef last night, Nick Elmi was at Laurel where he was just finishing up cooking for Top Chef former castmates Jason Cichonski […]