
On this week's episode of
The Hills, Holly tries to patch up the friendship between Lauren and Heidi, only to find that the same problem — Spencer — still stands between them. Meanwhile, Audrina tries to move on with her love life by dating other men, only to realize that Justin's still holding her back. Were you paying attention to all the foodie details?

Get excited
Top Chef fans.
Bravo has announced the
latest set of 17 cheftestants who will unpack their knives on the upcoming season of Top Chef. Mark your calendar: the competition kicks off on Nov.

This week on
The Hills, family relations grow tense when Heidi gets a surprise visit from her mom — but she hasn't told her parents she's moved in with Spencer. And although she's tried to keep it hush-hush, Stephanie finds herself confronted from all sides about her relationship with Doug. Did you stay abreast of all the savory specifics?

I got a kick this week out of a piece Slate did on the
doomed reality show contestants who have been voted or kicked off in the first episode, complete with tips on how to avoid their fate. At first I struggled to remember a single first contestant, but then this piece reminded me of Jerry and Nimma from Bravo's
Project Runway and
Top Chef.
If you are planning on competing on one of these reality shows, these are some pretty good tips for sticking around for more than one episode.

Last night we got a double dosage of
Kitchen Nightmares. First
Gordon Ramsay fixed up
Trobiano's and afterward he headed to the Black Pearl. My favorite part was when Ramsay taught the chef and owners of Trobiano's how to make homemade mozzarella.

On this week's show, Lauren heads off to Italy for vacation, but while she's gone, life still goes on in
The Hills. Stephanie agrees to go out on a date with Lauren's recent ex, Doug, and Audrina makes nice when she runs into Heidi and Spencer. Can you dish out the delicious details?

Last night's
Kitchen Nightmares was all about one family's struggle to run a restaurant. The overbearing dad has diabetes, the son feels like he's never good enough, and the mom is stuck between the father-son battles. Although
Gordon Ramsay manages to piece the family back together, the emotional episode made me wonder how I would feel if I worked in a family-owned restaurant.

In a deal between
Fox and star chef
Gordon Ramsay, the chef has signed on for at least two more seasons of
Hell's Kitchen and
Kitchen Nightmares, a live cooking special, and — get this — yet another series.
Ramsay's third show will be based on his current British series Man Camp, a sort of
boot camp for men, who are put through physical and intellectual challenges.
The live cooking special will encourage "young, vibrant, and tenacious" viewers to cook a meal with the chef at home.

This week on
The Hills, Lauren and Audrina are friendly again, but that doesn't mean the end of drama. Holly's return forces both Heidi and Lauren to reminisce about the close friendship they once had. Were you there to stomach the saga?

An overwhelming majority of you felt
Lisa Garza should get her own show on the Food Network, yet she was the only finalist on last season's
Next Food Network Star to walk away without a deal.
Now the food and media world is abuzz with rumors that the Dallas restaurateur scored herself a
new show on CBS. When asked about the rumors, Garza reportedly stayed mum, saying she
"can't afford to screw it up" by saying anything to the media just yet.