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On this week's "Top Chef" episode, "The First Thanksgiving," the chefs are back in their pad and drinking to the eliminated chef, Aaron. They're all happy he's gone because they hated his personality. Adam's happy he beat Doug because he thinks Doug's one of the more dominant chefs. Melissa reads a note her girlfriend gave her before she came on the show. When this happens on the show, it usually means Melissa is either going to win this week or go home. Past "Top Chef" Season 1 contestant Tiffani Faison surprises the chefs in their abode and takes them on a road trip to a bog of cranberries. This, of course, is a product placement for Ocean Spray. The first four chefs to fill their crate with cranberries will get an advantage in the quickfire challenge. Katie, Adam, Gregory and Doug win. Back at the kitchen, Padma's with Tiffani and they tell the chefs their challenge is to create a dish highlighting cranberries. The four who won get to use the high-end pantry, while the others have to use low-quality ingredients. When the challenge starts, we already see some head-scratchers. Katie is making cranberry borscht, which sounds disgusting. Coming from a Russian family, I know that beets should be used for borscht, so I can't even imagine it with cranberries. Katsuji is using a tough skirt steak to make a tartar, which doesn't sound like it will be successful. Katsuji, Adam and Stacy are in the bottom, while Doug, Katie and Mei were the best. The winner of immunity is ... Katie! I'm shocked and now I want to try that borscht. For the elimination challenge, the chefs will head to Plymouth Rock, where they will have to cook a Thanksgiving dinner using only ingredients and utensils used in the 1600s, when the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower. They will serve in two separate groups. Read More »
"Keeping up with the Kardashians" reality star Kris Jenner will be celebrating Thanksgiving this year with her new man, Corey Gamble at her mansion she once shared with Bruce Jenner. Read More »
Wait, what? Celebrities actually cook themselves? Katie Holmes will be taking on the role of turkey duty this Thanksgiving for the first time, the 35-year-old actress told "The Late Show with David Letterman" Tuesday, Nov. 11. "I'm very excited because I'm the baby of five, and I've been using that for a long time," she told Letterman of getting out of certain duties, being the youngest. "But this year I'm taking responsibility and my mother's going to teach me how to make a turkey." No reports yet if her ex-husband Tom Cruise will be joining her and daughter Suri for the holiday. The couple divorced two years ago, and have one daughter, Suri Cruise, 8. "I am going to pull the gizzards out," she joked with the host. "I went with 15 pounds, I have already ordered it." Read More »
Celebrity chef and author, Rachael Ray is celebrating her 1500 episode of her syndicated daily talk and lifestyle program Rachael Ray. With that, she is also giving viewers an inside scoop into the best tips and tricks for your Thanksgiving Day meal. Read More »
If you're impatiently waiting for Black Friday, your wait is going to be cut a little shorter this year. Online retailers are expected to offer the deepest discounts on Thanksgiving Day, lower than any other day during the holiday season, according to Adobe, which released its annual shopping forecast today. Read More »
Remember a time when Thanksgiving was all about spending time with family and friends? It seems gathering around a table full of holiday food and socializing with loved ones has become a thing of the past. These days, more people are either rushing to department stores in search of Black Friday deals or going to work at their retail jobs. Sad, but true. Last year, Macy's opened its Herald Square flagship at an unprecedented hour: 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. ABC News reports that this year Macy's is opening its stores at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, two hours earlier than last year, to lure holiday shoppers. Read More »
In case anyone was wondering, the former lead singer of The Smiths is not a happy man, and he doesn't want anyone else to be happy either. The noted curmudgeon set his sights on President Obama and the Thanksgiving holiday in a blog post titled "Thankskilling" yesterday. Read More »
It may not be time to out the turkey in the oven quite yet, but some of music's biggest stars are starting to prepare for Thanksgiving. Today (Nov. 5) the musical lineup for the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was announced, and it includes both musical veterans and some of the industry's rising stars. Read More »
