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“Potomac Fever” Reality Show to be launched in Washington, D.C.

June 29, 2010 by Kamran Abdi 1 Comment

First, there was “The Real World”, then “Top Chef“, then “The Real Housewife of D.C.”, and now another Reality Show called “Potomac Fever” by Rob Lowe. Given he has always had an affinity for the adventures of young Washingtonians, I think this is a perfect role for him.

Actor Rob Lowe has teamed up with the production company 44 Blue to launch a reality series with the working title “Potomac Fever,” which will center on real-life aspiring politicos as they look to move up the ranks of power in the nation’s capital.

The news comes less than two weeks after the D.C. season of Bravo’s “Top Chef” opened with the smallest crowd since the first season in March 2006, and a few months after MTV’s long-running “Real World” franchise limped out of Washington with the lowest-rated season in the show’s history. Read more of this post

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Eric Ripert Joins the Top Chef Judging Panel in D.C.

June 17, 2010 by Kamran Abdi Leave a comment

Top Chef is bringing the French-born chef, Eric Ripert to the plate this season. And the gig is a promotion for Ripert, who’s previously appeared as a guest judge on the cooking competition. This season (which premieres Wednesday at 9 p.m. EST) he has a regular role, as a recurring judge, when Top Chef takes the competition to Washington, D.C.

And it’s a city he knows well: Ripert was a sous-chef at the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C., before opening his New York City eatery Le Bernardin.

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Top Chef Announces the DC Cheftestants Debuts June 16

May 14, 2010 by Elias Shams Leave a comment

by Kamran Abdi
Get ready for a new season of Top Chef! This time the show takes place in Washington, D.C. with 17 new chefs vying for the top honor.

The chefs, unveiled below stir the pot along with host Padma Lakshmi, judges Tom Collichio and Gail Simmons, and new judge Eric Ripert

The chef competitors range from 24-year-old to 51-year-old only the second woman to become a Certified Master Chef. Read more of this post

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Top Chef Season 7 To Shoot In Dupont Circle

March 24, 2010 by Elias Shams 1 Comment

by Elias Shams
As a Washingtonian, I am very happy that our Nation’s Capitol is getting recognized rather than criticized and homogenized. Top Chef Season 7 will be filming in Washington DC during the first three weeks of April. The rumors are that the show’s contestants will be living near Dupont Circle, shopping at Whole Foods on P Street, NW and will be utilizing the Washington Hilton’s kitchen for their quickfire challenges.