A smaller detail I appreciate: Kim always wears her hair in a ponytail. A bad*ss lawyer focused on crossing t's and dotting i's has no time for Pantene commercial nonsense!

I chuckled at first b/c I thought he was being sarcastic and then realized he was just being a straight-up dick. I thought it was extremely risky to make a dish without a traditional protein, and a cold soup to boot.

Ugh he was insufferable as a judge in this episode. Right out of the gate at judge's table. So over the top and food network-y.

One very sad thing: Padma's denim jumpsuit (?!)
One very happy thing: Sheldon's adorable family photos (!!)

One very sad thing: Padma's denim jumpsuit (?!)
One very happy thing: Sheldon's adorable family photos (!!)

"Unhappy" is the perfect way to put it. I'm sure she's talented but this is straight-up depressing.

Yes- it was jarring and pretty sad to see such a difference.

Blais is too busy judging Guy's Grocery Games now… I liked him until his All-Star season appearance when he introduced himself as the person who "should have won" and something about how everyone believed he should have been the winner, etc. It wasn't very classy and rubbed me the wrong way given that that seasons had…

"Workin on my night cheese…"

I like to imagine myself as "the Casey" of my profession.

Has Sean Brock been on TC before (in a substantive role)? My memory might be blurring this with Mind of a Chef .

RIP Harris

…the brainy but beautiful Belle Perhaps an "and" instead of a "but"?

The Jim James album is available on NPR's First Listen. It's real nice.

Yes, the photo thing got real dumb after the first couple chapters. I contend that this book was only popular due to an engaging title.

Yes! Prince of Egypt was so pretty.

I always loved the one where they were battling some sort of slime monster that kept growing— so scary!

Not surprised at the misogyny of the VF piece when you have to leaf through pages and pages of emaciated female models posed on all fours just to get to it.

And a fabulous choice of music with the Muddy Waters song. Love me some LP!

Very LOST-y.