
The Hot Seat Feature
10.4.2007
By David Levinson
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Sandee, 39 |
Hung, 29 |
Dale, 34, |
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Shag, Marry, Kill, Cook for?: Rocco DiSpirito, Nigella Lawson, Rachel Ray, Anthony Bourdain |
'Cook for Rocco DiSpirito. Shag while cooking for Nigella Lawson. Cook for Rachel Ray. Cook for then kill Anthony Bourdain.' |
'Cook for Rocco DiSpirito. Cook for Nigella Lawson. Cook for Rachel Ray. Cook for Anthony Bourdain.' |
'Shag Rocco DiSpirito. Cook for and marry Nigella Lawson. Cook for Rachel Ray. Cook for |
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Does being queer matter in the kitchen? |
'It doesn't matter for lesbians as much as for gay men, since the environment's testosterone-driven.' |
'Sexuality has nothing to do with the kitchen, nothing to do with passion.' |
'Yes and no. It's more important to the person who is gay. No one else really cares.' |
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What did you eat yesterday'from breakfast to dinner? |
'Breakfast: cheese grits and crispy bacon. Lunch: grilled chicken salad with bleu cheese. Dinner: meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans.' |
'Lunch: pasta with tomato sauce, shitload of garlic, saut'ed wild arugula, anchovies, chili flakes.' |
'Breakfast: Starbucks coffee. Lunch: pork carnitas. Dinner: fried chicken and mashed potatoes.' |
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What was the most recent amazing dining experience you had? |
'Perilla, Harold Dieterle's flawless restaurant in NYC.' |
'A small Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn called Lucky 8. I had shark fin soup, which is good for energy and reproduction.' |
'A family reunion at the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Chicago when I was 12-years-old.' |
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You're cooking to seduce someone. What's on the menu? |
'What I like to call Hilton Nachos: blinis and toast points, diced purple onion, potatoes, cr'me fraiche, Cajun quail eggs, caperberries.' |
'Light refreshing food'strawberries, oysters, caviar, champagne, ginseng broth.' |
'Lots of wine, simple foods, like braised meats'snuggle foods.' |
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Was there any sexual tension on the set? |
'For me, there was sexual tension because of Padma [Lakshmi, host], who takes over the room and speaks so eloquently.' |
'Absolutely not! Casey was sexy and nice, but the men'no! Show was far too stressful. No time to get it up!' |
'No, but I thought Andy Cohen (VP of Bravo) was cute.' |




