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Preview for SoCal Restaurant Show on KLAA-AM 830: Marcus Samuelsson, Montage Eating, and Our Own Bill Esparza!

If it's a Friday afternoon, that means it's time for the SoCal Restaurant Show on KLAA-AM 830 to give us a scoop on what they'll have on their Saturday morning show. Without further ado, here's producer (and kinda-co-host) Andy Harris with the details!

Lindsey Knickerbocker, Daughter from Early Real Housewives of OC, Popped for Being Really Drunk, Ramming Cars and Punching Cop

Lindsey Knickerbocker, who appeared in an early episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County that famously featured her mother encouraging her to go topless for a fashion shoot, allegedly drove drunk, rammed two parked cars on Balboa Island and punched a cop late last year, a gossip site has repo ... More >>

Alexis Bellino and Her "Jesus Jugs" Crawl Back to Real Housewives of Orange County?

"Jesus Jugs" has reportedly been saved! Alexis Bellino said last month like she was leaving The Real Housewives of Orange County in part because of the fellow cast member who coined her nickname, but like what fills many a D cup on the boob tube, all apparently was not what it seemed.

Alexis Bellino and Her "Jesus Jugs" Leaving The Real Housewives of Orange County

After three seasons, Alexis Bellino is leaving The Real Housewives of Orange County--and the 35-year-old mother of three is taking her "Jesus Jugs" with her!The "reality" show cast member is partly blaming the co-star who coined that nickname with helping push her back into obscurity.

Do Stephen Hawking and Real Housewives of OC Ex-Hubby Donn Gunvalson Swing Together?

​What do Stephen Hawking and Real Housewives of Orange County cast member Vicki Gunvalson's ex-husband Donn have in common?No, it's not a knack for theorems regarding gravitational singularities in the framework of general relativity, nor the belief that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the un ... More >>

Housewives of OC's Gretchen and Slade Keep it Real (Real-ity, That Is)

​From the Real Housewives of Orange County to the Irvine Improv, you can catch OC's sexiest couple Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley doing what they do best--laughing at life. If you are a fan of the show (and don't want to admit it) or just happen to be a fan of comedy in general, this one night sh ... More >>

[UPDATED with Confirmation:] Peggy Tanous a Real OC Housewife No More?

​UPDATE, OCT. 4, 5:58 P.M.: Reality TV Magazine says Peggy Tanous has confirmed she'll be off The Real Housewives of Orange County next season. Days before, she denied rumors Bravo had fired her, expressing  excitement over filming the next season later this month. Now, Tanous is claiming she ... More >>

Sex Toy Company Launching Vibrator into Space

​A Los Angeles company's product will boldly go where no such product has gone before (that we know of . . . heh-heh).The place would be space, a.k.a. "The Final Frontier."The product would be a vibrator.Gives whole new meaning to Pocket Rocket, no?

Willy Wonka Caps an Unusually Chocolaty Anaheim Weekend

​Anaheim does not make Parliament's "Chocolate City" roll call, but that would be an apt name this weekend for the box that holds Disneyland. "Chocolate: The Event" features three days of sweet-making to pimp "Chocolate: The Exhibition" that's up through Sept. 11 at Muzeo Museum. Capping the festi ... More >>

Last Night at The Commonwealth Lounge Newport Beach: Miss Dakota Burlesque

Brandon FergusonAlexis on Fire​Miss Dakota BurlesqueJuly 27, 2011Commonwealth Lounge Newport BeachWell, we're not entirely sure if Miss Dakota actually performed at the swanky Newport Beach nightspot. After three hours in the bar area, we didn't see the famed brunette burlesque dancer, known for h ... More >>

Bravo Damns The Real Housewives of the Bible

​Bravo is accusing The Real Housewives of the Bible of breaking No. VIII of the Ten Commandments: Thou shalt not steal.  First, let's back up a bit. Yes, The Real Housewives of the Bible is a thing, a two-part, straight-to-DVD series that uses stories from the ancient Christian text to help w ... More >>

Michael Voltaggio Among Chefs to Appear at OC Fair

Flickr User Erik Anestad​Michael Voltaggio, the brooding champion of Top Chef Season 6, will be one of four celebrity chefs who will talk, and perhaps do a cooking demonstration, at the upcoming OC Fair.

Bravo's Andy Cohen Says They're Done Expanding the Real Housewives Series

Andy Cohen​About time! According to OK!, Bravo exec Andy Cohen confirmed that Miami has gotten the last gaggle of Real Housewives. "I really feel like we're done," he told the magazine, indicating the franchise won't be expanding with new cities. Sorry, Boise.

Tamra Barney and Peggy Tanous, OC Housewives, 'Roofied' at NYC Bar

Bravo TVPeggy Tanous​Bad things happen when you leave the OC mansions. While at a bar in the Big Apple, Real Housewives Tamra Barney and new gal Peggy Tanous were "roofied"--as in given the drug Rohypnol. Their New York franchise co-star Ramona Singer, who was with the 'wives, described what happe ... More >>

Blonde, Botox'd and BACK! The Real Housewives of Orange County returns this Sunday

​Because there just aren't enough cat fights, Brazilian lesbians and talks of "vaginal rejuvenation" in regular life, The Real Housewives of Orange County are back--this Sunday at 10 p.m. on Bravo.  It's been a while since the tanned and mostly toned ladies invaded our TV screens. Here's who ... More >>

Win Tickets to See the Dan Band at the Grove

Malia Makowicki/Miami New Times​The Dan Band is a comedy band from Los Angeles that was created by actor/comedian Dan Finnerty. Most famous for their appearance in Old School (performing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Lady"), the group have also graced the screen in The Terminal, Starsky a ... More >>

Real Housewives of Orange County Season 6 Preview: Shoving, Shrieking and Vaginal Rejuvenation?

​In the one-and-a-half-minute sneak-peek video for the new season of Real Housewives of Orange County, Bravo editors managed to slice in pole dancing, boobs, divorce and restraining-order dramas, talks of vaginal rejuvenation, and the biggest jaw-dropper of all: a feisty Tamra Barney shoving fello ... More >>

Alexis Bellino, Real Housewife of OC, Latest From Bravo Franchise to Face Real Estate Woes

​Is there a theme going on with Bravo's Real Housewives? Because Teresa Guidice isn't the only Housewife with real estate troubles. Alexis Bellino, one of The Real Housewives of Orange County shown poolside at the Balboa Bay Club with one of her kids at right, and her husband Jim are the newest vi ... More >>

Is Balut Appropriate for a First Date?

​I admit: I watch Millionaire Matchmaker, that Bravo show that details the travails of a woman trying to set up male and female millionaires with potential mates. What can I say? The chica rules the television, but it's also a fascinating show.Anyhoo, last night's episode featured a creepy-looking ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Vicki Gunvalson of Real Housewives of Orange County Fame Hospitalized

Bravo TV​UPDATE: Gunvalson is doing "much better" since being released from the hospital, People reports. Doctors performed a procedure to relieve bleeding ulcers in her colon. Her husband, Donn, whom she is divorcing, was by her side. She is to return to work this week.  The Real Housew ... More >>

Slade Smiley and Gretchen Rossi Position for Real Housewives of Orange County Spin-off

​It was reported way back in February that The Real Housewives of Orange County cast members Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley were engaged, so it seems rather odd that his proposal to her was just filmed by Bravo cameras for the final episode of season six, which won't premiere until January 2011. ... More >>

Set TiVo for Real Ex-Wives of Orange County

​Viewers of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Orange County last season will recall Donn and Vicki Gunvalson renewing their 16-year-old wedding vows.Viewers of the recent The Real Housewives of Orange County reunion special will recall Vicki foreshadowing there is trouble in paradise.And viewers of c ... More >>

Anyone Else Suffering from Real Housewives Overload?

​Michael Vulpo poses an interesting questions on Neon Tommy (the USC Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism news site):Are there too many Real Housewives?That is, has Bravo's Real Housewives franchise that was born in March 2006 with the premiere of The Real Housewives of Orange County ... More >>

Watch The Real Housewives of Orange County Trainwreck from the Beginning Starting Today

​Bravo will not start airing the sixth season of The Real Housewives of Orange County until January, but you can start watching seasons 1-5 in consecutive order starting today.As part of NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's nationwide syndication deal for the Real Housewives franchise, ... More >>

Real Joisey Housewives Biatch Slap The Real Housewives of Orange County

​The refined women of The Real Housewives of New Jersey have knocked the trainwrecks of The Real Housewives of Orange County onto their surgically implanted keisters Regular episodes of the Joisey-based reality show already pull in large audiences, but Monday night's reunion special was the highes ... More >>

The Real Housewives of Orange County's Real Struggles to Remain Real Homeowners in OC

​What's the deal with cast members of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Orange County and their struggles to remain homeowners in the real Orange County?Newport Beach's Alexis Bellino is the latest to come up with trouble making her mortgage and facing foreclosure.It's enough to make your waterproof ... More >>

Newport Beach Beauty Pageants Go Hollywood

​The brightness of the star is questionable, but Newport Beach's third annual amalgamation of beauty pageants will unquestionably have star power.The emcee for the Aug. 29 event aboard the yacht Endeavour in Newport Harbor will be Alexis Bellino, who joined The Real Housewives of Orange County cas ... More >>

Lynne Curtin Leaves The Real Housewives of Orange County--and 8 Magical Memories

Facebook.com​"Rumor has it that I will not be returning for 'season 6.' That rumor is true!" Lynne Curtin has posted on her Facebook page.Her departure coupled with the arrival of Peggy Tanous means The Real Housewives of Orange County will be the only Bravo Housewives reality show with an all-bl ... More >>

Peggy Tanous to be Newest Real Housewives of Orange County Blonde

​Another blonde is set to join the cast of The Real Housewives of Orange County, and this one already has had camera time on Bravo's reality show.Peggy Tanous, who will appear next season, is a friend of Alexis Bellino, the Real Housewife who really almost lost her twins to the Balboa Bay Club poo ... More >>

Josh Waring, Son of One of The Real Housewives of Orange County Jailed Yet Again

​The son of one of the original housewives from Bravo's The Real Housewives of Orange County is back behind bars--and this time he is being held there without bail.Josh Waring, the son of Laura Waring, got picked up Friday night on a warrant for a probation violation.

Four Real Housewives Show You How To Break Into The Music Industry Without Joining American Idol

​Apparently, you don't need to stand in line at an American Idol audition to have a shot at getting a music career started on television. There's another reality show that can do that for you: The Real Housewives series on Bravo has recently become the launching pad for singing cougars. Of cours ... More >>

Lynne Curtin is Now a Wanted "Real Housewife"

Is it curtins for Lynne Curtin?​TMZ.com reports that a Riverside judge has issued a bench warrant for Lynne Curtin, one of the Real Housewives of Orange County, and her husband Frank.

New Food Network Reality Show Features OC Contestants

Food Network​So the Food Network is close to debuting a food competition show called The Worst Cooks In America on January 3rd. Yes, if the Bravo show is called Top Chef, this would have to be referred to as Bottom Chef. But here's my question: How hard is it to find a bad cook, really? You ... More >>

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Top Chef: Just Desserts...ANOTHER Top Chef Spin-Off

​ Hot off the announcement that Top Chef Masters is going to be getting a second season, Bravo is developing ANOTHER spin-off. What is it? Take the original Top Chef recipe, add a pinch of Ace of Cakes, maybe a few telegenic hotties that look like Jennifer Aniston and BAM! (with apologies to Eme ... More >>

Top Chef Masters To Return For Second Season

Bravo TVIt was Restaurant Wars last week in Top Chef: Las Vegas, and finally this season, things got interesting. Now I've never been a fan of Top Chef when the show focuses on the extracurricular antics of the cheftestants -- the head shaving incidents of Season 2 and the hidden-camera canoo ... More >>

Top 5 Reasons Why I Like "Top Chef Masters" More Than "Top Chef"

Bravo TV1. They don't live together. The first shots of the show isn't of the cheftestants waking up from bed in their undies, yawning, and brushing their teeth. Another plus of not having them shoved into the same living quarters: No possibility of head shaving incidents, hidden-camera kanoodli ... More >>

Tonight: Tracht's Celebrating Chef's Appearance on Top Chef Masters

The Top Chef spinoff starts tonight (10:00pm, Bravo), with 24 chefs duking it out over the ten-show run.Sources confirm that Suzanne Tracht, of Jar in LA and Tracht's in Long Beach, isn't actually cooking till next week's episode. But that's no excuse not to party, right? So to mark the start of the ... More >>

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We're All Just Props for Laguna Beach Reality Shows

The REAL "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County"Stupid, stupid me. Here I thought Laguna Beach residents had to work their asses off to afford mortgages in Orange County's most idyllic beach-village community. As TheStreet.com's Michael Martin reveals in Life's a Surreality Show in Laguna Beach, MTV ... More >>

Top Chef Masters Contestants Announced; O.C. Chefs Shut Out

Bravo TVThe food blogosphere is on FIRE (pun intended) right now over the announcement of Top Chef Masters, airing on June 10th. Think of it as Top Chef meets Iron Chef America meets WWE Smackdown. If there's such a thing as a foodie-gasm, this is the thing to inspire it. The judges will be celeb ... More >>

The 'Housewives' Return

Have you ever had one of those days when you discover that your worst nightmare has become a reality? That happened to me today when I learned that the "Real Housewives of OC" is coming back on the air for another season. Just when you thought it was over for good, the geniuses over at Bravo! have ... More >>

Are OC Women brain dead?

From its pompous East Coast perch on high, the New York Post this morning slammed Orange County's women as “brain dead.” Columnist Adam Buckman writes that Bravo channel's new “The Real Housewives of New York City” is an “obnoxious” show that “in no way represents the vast majority of ... More >>

Boo Bravo!

Apparently Bravo can't get enough of The Real Housewives of Orange County and now we're all going to suffer. The network just green lit a one-hour pilot for ousted housewife Jo De La Rosa as she searches for love and tries to become a famous singer in Los Angeles. I didn't think television coul ... More >>

Because You're Ugly: Project Runway

It was revealed in late August by host Heidi Klum that the fourth season of the almost unimaginably successful Bravo reality fashion design show, Project Runway, will be premiering Wednesday, November 14. If second rate shows like Shear Genius (the network's haircutting competition show—seriously ... More >>

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SEVEN-EPISODE REALITY DOCUMENTARY OFFERS INSIDE PEEK INTO THE LIVES OF FIVE REAL-LIFE HOUSEWIVES LIVING IN AN EXCLUSIVE GATED OC COMMUNITY