His food was so incredibly unambitious - it didn't even really go for the BIG flavor that was supposed to be his trademark.

Plus - did you notice him pouring ranch dressing from a bottle - while Adam was making his own sauces? Very, very weak.

On Design Star I was surprised: I really thought that Trish had it in the bag - I am pleased that this wasn't the case. I like both Matt and Jennifer. I think that either would be interesting and a much better choice than in the past two seasons.

Plus - did you notice him pouring ranch dressing from a bottle - while Adam was making his own sauces? Very, very weak.

Indeed. And even before that, going with three pastas? There's simple and then there's lazy; he went for lazy.

New tv shows at Bravo:

Today, Bravo announced a number of new and returning programs in the food, fashion, beauty, design and pop culture affinity groups, as well as various projects in development. From producer, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Sarah Jessica Parker, her production company Pretty Matches, and the Emmy-nominated Magical Elves comes "American Artist,"(wt) an hour-long creative competition series in development between aspiring contemporary artists who will create and compete in a range of disciplines including sculpture, painting, photography and industrial design. Based on the British format and show of the same name comes "Fashion House," (wt) a creative competition series in development where teams of designers replicate the workings of the fashion business through a fashion house by designing an entire, cohesive line with the opportunity of having their line mass marketed. And "Top Chef: Masters," a spin-off of the Emmy-nominated "Top Chef" produced by Magical Elves also in development, featuring world-renowned chefs competing against each other in a series of weekly challenges. The announcements were made by Frances Berwick, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bravo Media.

Hey, the Ask Aida host is from chow.com.

I am so in love with The Singing Office, I don't even know. Although I wish they had more time to practice, because the groups would be better with it.

We have talked about the Singing Office at my office, but unfortunatly, the two people who can actually sing are me and my accounting nemesis...

Ha! I wonder who in my office could sing. I saw some karaoke clips recently, so some people are at least up for it!

I just saw last week's Shear Genius, and just have to ask where they get these people. Those cuts were bad. And do people really spend an hour doing their hair so that they are happy to cut that time to 1/2 hour? Isn't the point of going to a good stylist to get a cut that you don't have to worry about?

Project Runway: TV Guide has a "where are they now" feature up for past contestants. (Finalists and winners - I believe.)

Isn't the point of going to a good stylist to get a cut that you don't have to worry about?

My feeling, too. But they get soooo many women with long hair, who won't consider anything less than shoulder length. Just blow drying long hair takes a half hour, much less the time spent straightening/curling it or anything like that. And did you notice how the judges gigged the stylist whose model didn't fully dry her hair in order to put twist curls in? Those poor stylists couldn't win for losing.

However, I agree that the stylists on this season are mostly crap. I think my daughter could do a better job them most of them. I mean, Oshun? Nekisa? Hell, I could do better than Nekisa.