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Guess Who?

YumSugar — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:00:18 -0700

This multitalented singer and movie star was recently spotted with an armful of spices and a grilling cookbook. Do you know who it is?

Which Celebrities Designed These Lunchboxes?

YumSugar — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:01:09 -0800

Once a year the Lunchbox Auction has over 100 iconic celebrities from all realms (music, fashion, food, etc.) design their own lunchboxes. These personalized lunchboxes are auctioned off online and the proceeds go to both the Food Bank For New York City and the Lunchbox Fund of South Africa. Like the big personalities behind the designs, no two of the lunchboxes are identical. Each box is signed by the creator and the bidding for each begins at $100.

New lunchboxes are still being added, so be sure to check out the entire lunchbox collection to see what everyone's created. I've selected a few of my favorites and I want to know, can you figure out which celebrity made each one? Take this quiz and find out!

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Eva Longoria Teams Up With Todd English to Open BESO

YumSugar — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:03:15 -0800

Looks like the writers' strike will be providing Eva Longoria with a little extra time to dedicate to her new venture. The Desperate Housewives star is currently finalizing plans for her new restaurant, BESO.

Located in Hollywood, BESO is a partnership with celebrity chef Todd English. However, Eva wants to make sure that you know she's really involved. Here's more:

"I'm so involved, I picked the uniforms," she said. "A lot of these are my recipes. We've developed a really fun menu."

The restaurant, which is scheduled to open in mid-December, recently hosted the Blackjack II launch party. Check out the gallery for a few of the interior pics. According to geeksugar, the place is massive.

So what do you guys think? I'm personally interested to see what the menu will be like. Todd English has a pretty impressive list of restaurants under his belt, but how well does he know Mexican food? I guess only time will tell.

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Three's Company: Wilmer, Nick and Nicky

YumSugar — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:08:31 -0700

A new restaurant called "The Company" is moving into the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas. While I can't tell you who's going to be at the executive chef helm, I can tell you who's behind the idea: Wilmer Valderrama, Nick Lachey and Nicky Hilton.

In a recent interview with People magazine, Valderrama said that The Company is going to have a special vibe and flavor, especially created for Las Vegas.

"There's a lot of great restaurants in Vegas, but this is exciting because it's a different branding, kind of next generation type things."

When asked why he was partnering with Lachey and Hilton, Valderrama stated that the opportunity was just right.

"Nick and I started talking about doing some stuff together, and Nicky's always been really sweet. Then we started talking to ... PURE [nightclub] management, and they gave me the opportunity to be part of this one."

The eatery is set to open in a few months, and I'm curious to see what will make it "next generation." Until then, I want to know, what do you think of the celebrity-turned-restauranteur trend?

Source: People

Hayden and Masi Got Milk!

YumSugar — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:28:58 -0700

Even though there is some controversy as to whether or not milk is good for you, or whether or not you should drink raw milk, the folks at America's Milk Processors keep pleasing us with new celebrity Got Milk campaigns. This time it's Hayden Panettiere and Masi Oka - aka my two favorite Heroes - who are sporting milk mustaches.

When asked about the photo-shoot Hayden said:

"I am so excited to be doing Got Milk. It's amazing I was looking through the book and just seeing the people that have done it before me - you know, it was always something I grew up looking at, but I just have never realized how many other people I look up to have been involved with Got Milk."

To hear what else Hayden had to say, and to get a link to a behind the scene's video, read more

On being involved in the campaign:

"I had a blast today doing this campaign. It's a privilege and a honor to be one of the Got Milk spokespeople."

If these ads have left you craving more, here's a video shot behind the scenes of Hayden's photoshoot. You can watch her pose and hear her opinions on health, milk and more.

Source: Access Hollywood

Fantastic Pour

YumSugar — Tue, 08 May 2007 01:13:58 -0700

Let me start off by saying, folks I am really surprised by the longevity of the "Got Milk?" campaign. These things have been going strong for what, a bajillion years now? I suppose everyone loves to see a celebrity with a milk moustache and this time it's Jessica Alba and the rest of the Fantastic Four. It's interesting to me how milk campaigns went from celebrity endorsements to actual movie-tie-ins. An ad within an ad I suppose... At anyrate, if you're in to the Fantastic Four, you can head over to bodybymilk.com and test out your F4 knowledge, find out which character you're like, and bid on a bunch of other F4 items. See folks, an ad within an ad.

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Jake Gyllenhaal Knows His Food - After All, He and Maggie are Pals with Mario

YumSugar — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:55:32 -0700

I never saw the article, but according to the New York Post, it seems like Jake Gyllenhaal offended some fans in February's GQ magazine. The actor-slash-foodie was quoted as saying, "I actually love to go to a farm and get fresh milk or watch a pig get slaughtered." His reps aren't denying the quote and now some fans are horrified and furious. I guess being ignorant about your food is the real way to win fans.

Too bad for Jake, because I doubt his pal Mario will let him get away with food ignorance. Yep you read that right, Mario, as in Mario Batali. In fact, he, his sister Maggie (and their mom Naomi), have appeared on two episodes of Molto Mario (both in 2003). I caught the gnocchi one the other day (thanks to missjq for letting me know when it was on) and I found the dessert episode online. Our lovely video producer took my favorite two bits and turned them into a short clip for you, but the full version is after the jump:

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Starbucks Tells Jennifer Hudson Thanks, But No Thanks

YumSugar — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:12:29 -0700

Usually, when celebrities demand things backstage, they get them. However it looks like someone at Starbucks put their foot down and refused to give in to idol-turned-diva Jennifer Hudson.

Apparently Jennifer was supposed to perform at the annual Starbucks shareholder meeting in Seattle. However, according to TMZ, after her agent made some zany demands, Starbucks pulled the plug on the performance. Turns out that Chairman Howard Schultz didn't like the way her agent was dealing with his people and said enough is enough.

So what were the zany demands? Try FIVE town cars (herself, hair and makeup artists, security, and her assistant), humidifiers backstage and baked chicken wings at 10:00am. I guess it was the chicken wings that was just too much. However, in Jennifer's defense, she apparently didn't know about the demands, her team came up with them all on their own.

Chicken wings... at 10am? At that time of day I'm more about fresh yogurt, muffins and pancakes. I'd probably demand eggs benedict and waffles... How about you guys, if you were a famous diva, what would you demand at 10am?

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Tara Reid Pours Out Ketchup

YumSugar — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:38:57 -0700

Did you guys know that Tara Reid is a restauranteur? She has shares in three restaurants - Bella, Geisha House and The Shore, and now she's planning on opening up her own "fast-food" joint (I put fast-food in quotes, because I'm pretty sure it's a sit-down restaurant with a "fast-food" themed menu - meaning high-end ). The restaurant, which is called Ketchup, is set to open up in Los Angeles on March ~~31st~~ 21st (looks like the blogosphere was wrong on this one). Will you see Tara there?

"You probably won't see me behind the cash register. But I'll definitely be in the kitchen making sure everything is done right."

Now if you think this sounds like another way for Tara to let us all know that she's transforming into a responsible adult, you might want to know that the restaurant business is actually in her blood. While Tara was growing up, her parents owned a bar in New Jersey.

Also, according to Eater LA the last open-call for staff hiring was last Wednesday. Leaving just ~~two weeks~~ one week or less for staff training...

If anyone goes to the opening, or anytime after, let us know how it is! Also, let us know if Tara really is there. Do you guys think she will be?

Source: Slashfood
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Kanye West's $3900 Meal

YumSugar — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:28:19 -0800

Have you ever visited a city, fallen in love with a meal and wished you could have it again? For most of us, we'd have to wait until we had the opportunity to visit again, but there are a select few that can have meals flown in from afar. One of these lucky folks is Kanye West. A feast consisting of onion bhajees, chapati breads, biryanis, pappadums, and a specially prepared fish dish is on its way to New York City from Cardiff, Wales. Ordered by a music promotion company for West and seven guests, the meal will be escorted by a chef during the flight and served on Wednesday. The cost for the meal: about $3900 - and to put that into perspective, a regular dish at the place would cost under $20.

Source: ABC Local
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