Alex Mack

Since 2009, Alex Mack served on the editorial staff of a notorious celebrity blog and its sister fashion site. She is also a monthly contributor at iDine's restaurant review site, DishKebab and Tyra Banks' Type F.

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May 6, 2011

President Obama Outs Michelle's Love of Tamales

Awww. While celebrating Cinco de Mayo at the White House, President Obama told the crowd about Michelle's love of Mexican food. "You do not want to get between Michelle and a tamale," said the...

May 5, 2011

Sneak Peek Inside NYC's David Burke Kitchen

Watch the clip above for a sneak peek at David Burke's new NYC restaurant, aptly named David Burke Kitchen. The chef insists there will be no gimmicky dishes that feature molecular gastronomy. We...

May 5, 2011

Conan Celebrates Cinco de Mayo With Tequila and Bacon

While on Conan on Tuesday night, mixologist Dan Dunn made some special "breakfast drinks" with Conan and Andy in honor of Cinco de Mayo. Watch the clip above to see how much Conan enjoys his bacon...

May 4, 2011

Chef Curtis Stone Buys A $3 Million L.A. Mansion

Now that Curtis Stone is comfortable hosting Top Chef Masters, the Australian chef has landed two other TV deals and has a new L.A. restaurant in the works. It makes sense why Stone purchased a six...

May 4, 2011

Eva Longoria Gives Cooking Tips For Men, Shares Love Of Dominos

Eva Longoria's cookbook, Eva's Kitchen, just hit shelves. Esquire Magazine had a few questions for the actress, in which she divulged some cooking tips for men and her love of Dominos. "If you can...

May 4, 2011

Sneak Peek Of The Kimchi Chronicles

From Spain...On The Road Again producer Charles Pinsky comes Kimchi Chronicles, the upcoming PBS show about Korean Food starring chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Marja Vongerichten and actress...

May 3, 2011

Costco: It Takes Down Terrorists

Yes, it's a broad statement that Costco defeats terrorists. It would be a ballsy marketing slogan, but it isn't far from the truth. According to the New York Times, President Obama, Leon Panetta,...

May 3, 2011

Ace of Cakes' Duff Goldman Opens L.A. Bakery

While at the L.A. Times Festival of Books on Sunday, Ace of Cakes star Duff Goldman revealed that he is expanding his appointment only cake services to Los Angeles. If all goes as planned, Charm...

May 3, 2011

Jamie Oliver's Kitchen Hits The Road

He already swayed the school district to ban flavored milk, yet Jamie Oliver's presence in Los Angeles has gotten even bigger. In a downtown parking lot, the chef has turned a 70-ft-long, red-and-...

May 2, 2011

Soul Daddy Is <em>America's Next Great Restaurant</em>

At least that's what judges Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone, Lorena Garcia, and Steve Ells have decided. Jamawn Woods and his healthy soul food restaurant, Soul Daddy, won America's Next Great Restaurant...

May 2, 2011

Ellen Spoofs Celebrity Cookbooks

Even Ellen DeGeneres knows the celebrity cookbook craze is out of hand. Watch the video above as the daytime host gives celebrities some ideas for their own culinary tomes. Ha. We'd give...

May 2, 2011

Anthony Bourdain's Hatred For Alan Richman Evident On <em>Treme</em>

On last night's episode of the HBO series Treme, Alan Richmond's infamous 2006 GQ article bashing New Orleans comes out, and the chef character, Janette Desautel, is furious. But the fury behind it...

May 2, 2011

<em>Masterchef</em> Winner Slams Gordon Ramsay

It didn't take long after being crowned UK's Masterchef for 26-year-old Tim Anderson to explain why he didn't compete on the American version of the show. The reason is Gordon Ramsay. It seems that...

April 29, 2011

Top Chef: The Musical

Bravo's head of programming Andy Cohen let it slip that Top Chef host Tom Colicchio has a musical side that he's just waiting to get out. He said: “Tom Colicchio has been pestering me to do Top...

April 29, 2011

Jamie Oliver's Healthy Snack Line Revealed

Now that Jamie Oliver has convinced schools to take the unhealthy food out, the chef is working on what to put back in. Oliver has devised a low-cal and animal product-free line of snacks to be...

April 29, 2011

Food Network Stars (And Whoopi) Host NYC Wine & Food Festival

Between Sept 29th to Oct 2nd, The New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine will be in full swing. Several Food Network stars (Giada, Sandra Lee) are scheduled to appear,...

April 29, 2011

Honoring The Royal Family Via Jelly

object width="512" height="288"> In celebration of William and Kate's wedding, The Daily Show poked fun at a man who used all of his architectural training and computer skills to make jelly molds...

April 28, 2011

Although any news from the National Enquirer can be taken with a grain of salt, they have broken some huge stories. Their latest concerns Paula Deen and her alleged diagnosis of type 2 diabetes that...

April 28, 2011

Top 7 Celebrity Fad Diets

It's shameful. Celebrities are constantly trying to drop weight fast and end up succumbing to a crash diet, devoid of all flavor and self-respect. Here are the top 7 celebrity pitfalls, uh,...

April 28, 2011

Todd English Skipping Out On Bills?

Celebrity chef Todd English is being sued by his landlord at the NoLIta loft for $80,000 in alleged unpaid rent and services. English was questioned for several hours by lawyer David Katz during a...

April 28, 2011

Guy Fieri Pushes For Cooking With Kids

While visiting the California state Senate on Monday, Guy Fieri pushed for a resolution urging parents to prepare weekly meals with their children. Even though is is the host of Food Network's...

April 27, 2011

Chef Joel Robuchon Opens Restaurants In Singapore

For those who are not familiar with French chef Joel Robuchon, he has 26 Michelin stars, more than any chef in the world. If he wasn't busy enough, Robuchon announced the opening of two new...

April 27, 2011

Chef Geoffrey Zakarian Files For Bankruptcy

Although he runs several successful restaurants including The Lambs Club and The National in NYC, chef/restaurateur Geoffrey Zakarian is filing for bankruptcy. The financial move seems...

April 27, 2011

Flava Flav's Fried Chicken Goes Bust

After only four months, Flava Flav's fried chicken restaurant, Clinton, is no longer. Bounced checks, low staff retention and poor management are just a few reasons cited for the closing. Reports...

April 27, 2011

Jamie Oliver Convinces LAUSD To Dump Flavored Milk

While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live with L.A. School District Superintendent John Deasy on Tuesday, Jamie Oliver announced that the Los Angeles School District will no longer be serving flavored...

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