not that Jonathan Waxman and Susan Fenniger *belong* to Bravo, but I was surprised to see them on Next Food Network Star recently.

It was hard to tell from the ep, but they were there to cross-promote The Best Thing I Ever Ate.

Work of Art: I'm really liking this show. Love Simon. Also, I loved Eric calling Miles on his act (if the stories I've read are true that it is an act).

Ryan and Jaclyn strike me as typical poseur artists like those I met while teaching at Bennington--they think they have talent, but it's all about themselves.

Note: There were truly talented people at Bennington (and they were amazing), but, like truly gifted children, they are rarer than their parents like to think.

hey, Walker, remember that I went to Bennington!

and I totally agree.

I can't stand Angelo! I hope they are selectively editing him because if he is that way in real life, I'd want to kick him.

I feel the same way. He's the whiner of the season. Talented, but always whining and bitching when he doesn't win. I think that it's editing, because they always do a reaction shot with him when someone else wins. Yes, he's disappointed, but so are the other chefs.

Well, one thing I learned was that those truly gifted people more than make up for the rest. But it was quite an experience seeing the new "everyone gets a trophy" attitude play out in an artistic setting. I don't think I could have stayed there long term, but I met the most amazing people and the faculty was just incredible.

Out of the three reality shows I watched from last night, I'd have to say my favorite was The Choir on BBCA. That choirmaster is frickin' adorable! And the kids are terrific, too. I can't wait to see if the brother and sister's dad gets his visa from Kenya so he could be reunited with his family after spending a year apart. Will the Indian "broken voice" boy ever learn to sing in tune? And will the shy Chloe stop avoiding school and practice and let choir change her ways? Tune in next week!!

I agree that the structure was weird but I kind of thought that it was only chance that the food that they liked the best was in the 3rd course. It could be that being structured that way would make it more difficult for say, the breakfast course to win.

Well, I liked Miles' piece. I also liked Nichole's piece. I was happy that Jaimie went - she seemed out of her depth and much as I dislike her Jaclyn is managing to pull it off. Now, if they manage to construct a challenge where her piece couldn't possibly be about her own image or others' reactions to her image then she could be in trouble.

Here's an Alex Wong playing around dance I hadn't seen yet. Alex and his buddy do Beyonce's Single Ladies in Renaissance dress (and Alex has a padded booty and a fake moustache.) Scroll down: [link]

Oh, I totally meant to watch The Choir! I'll have to see if it repeats.

I ADORED The Choir! The kind of direct intimate insight that TV can do so well and almost never does.