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marigold:
An interesting article:
'Top Chef' winner visits New Bedford
By JENNIFER LADE
After a feature on the Bravo channel's "Top Chef" earned Oceans Alive Scallops national acclaim, the company decided it wanted to repay the favor. They invited Hosea Rosenberg, who won the competitive cooking series with a dish made from the local scallops, to see firsthand where scallops come from — and he was more than happy to accept.
On Saturday, Rosenberg traveled from Boulder, Colo. to visit New Bedford and learn about the scallop industry. Carl Achorn III, head of sales for Oceans Alive, gave him a tour of the waterfront and took him aboard Hear No Evil, a 92-foot western-rigged scallop boat captained by Michael Willett.
"This whole thing for us has been tremendous," Achorn said. Since Rosenberg chose to work with their scallops for his winning dish for the series finale in February — and since the distinctive Oceans Alive can was featured prominently in a shot — the local company has seen a surge in customers.
"Our phones have been lit up like crazy ever since the episode aired."
Aboard Hear No Evil, Rosenberg got a rare chance to be on the ocean. Achorn and Erik Orman, the co-owner of Tempest Fisheries, pointed out local landmarks as the boat made its way through the hurricane barrier. Fishermen aboard the boat gave Rosenberg a demonstration of how the scallop dredge is set out and hauled back in. Steven Gemaly, a deckhand, explained in detail the process of shucking and storing the scallops. It was a lot to take in.
"They just know what they're doing; they're proud of their work," Rosenberg said. He added that often people are removed from their food's origins.
"You don't really think a lot about product," he said. "It's rare to see where the see where the seafood is coming from ... we don't think about the people involved in getting it there."
The down-to-earth Rosenberg said that since the show, things have been "completely 180 degrees from my old life." He is recognized everywhere, and his restaurant, Jax Fish House, is seeing a rush of business that is usually reserved for the summer.
Rosenberg will accompany Oceans Alive to the Boston Seafood Show today, which Achorn describes as a showcase of "every aspect of the seafood industry you could possibly imagine."
Achorn's father was a commercial fisherman and a scallop captain.
"It's in my blood," he said. To promote the industry, he added, "meant a lot to me personally."
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090315/NEWS/903150350
marigold:
An interesting article:
Recipes From 'Top Chef' Fan Favorite Fabio
He was the handsome, charming Italian "Top Chef" contestant "fresh out of the boat," as he put it, who didn't take home top honors but did capture viewers' hearts.
Fabio Viviani was recently voted the "fan favorite" of the popular Bravo TV reality show and took home $10,000.
From Florence, Italy, Viviani, 31, is owner and executive chef of Café Firenze Italian Restaurant and Martini Bar, in Ventura County, Calif., that was already busy and well-regarded, but Viviani has seen his own and his restaurant's popularity explode.
Viviani was in a tight competition for fan favorite with the wacky, spiritual and hilarious chef Carla Hall, who was among the Top 3 finalists. In fact, Viviani said in an interview with Bravo that he voted for Hall as fan favorite 20 times.
It was that kind of good nature and broken-English witticisms that put Viviani over the top as fan favorite. Perhaps his most memorable moment was during a challenge in which he broke his finger while cooking. Asked whether he wanted to go to hospital, Viviani said he'd rather chop off his finger, sear it on the hot grill and deal with it tomorrow than not finish the challenge.
Viviani has also set up a web site with resources and recipes to raise healthy kids. Visit www.kidshealthcafe.com for more information.
Link to view the video: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Recipes/story?id=7089609&page=1
marigold:
Video from People:
Top Chef's Carla Shares The Love
The finalist admits she messed up during the finale and explains how to do a full "hootie hoo" call
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnwGzfM2h6c
marigold:
Sad news ... Natasha appeared in episode 6 titled 12 days of christmas
Natasha Richardson Critically Injured in Ski Accident
Natasha Richardson has been critically injured in a skiing accident in Canada.
The English actress and wife of Irish native Liam Neeson suffered a traumatic brain injury, a source tells IrishCentral.com. Richardson was due to appear next year in a Broadway revival of A Little Night Music alongside her mother, Vanessa Redgrave.
It's yet to be determined whether or not Neeson is with Richardson at the Montreal hospital where she is being treated. The Oscar-nominated actor has had his own run-in with injury; Neeson suffered a broken pelvis in 2000 after his motorcycle collided with a deer outside New York City.
In addition to her scheduled stage performance, Richardson's TV and film credits include Evening, Maid in Manhattan and The Parent Trap, in which she starred opposite Dennis Quaid — and co-parented a pre-pubescent Lindsay Lohan.
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Natasha-Richardson-Critically-1004109.aspx
marigold:
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Natasha Richardson dies after ski fall
"Richardson's family released a statement saying, "Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha. They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time."
The article here: http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/18/obit.richardson/index.html?section=cnn_latest
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