Well we did. Single Serving pilot number 1 was no bueno. It was shot wide the entire time, the lighting & sound was off & I was not coming across confident AT ALL & really the animated intro my bestie Shannon made in Australia kicked our attempt at a pilot's arse! My editor at the time Mike didn't want to put his name on it & said either we shoot it again or he can shoot it. Mike is an incredible director check out some of his work on youtube here uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum YEAH this was a no brainer. I reshot it with Mike. He understood the vision & was so incredibly involved with the process. He got 3 cameras, lights, makeup & Martha Stewart's sound guy... mind you I only paid for tape & the food.
I couldn't be luckier to have Mike in my life I am SO proud of this project, my baby has a daddy all I ever want to do is show Single Serving to the world! Unfortunately Padma Lakshmi, whom I have known for years, she was in my acting class. I called her when I was in NYC after Obama's Inauguration to talk to her about Single Serving, well... NBC announced on July 21st that they have signed a development deal with Padma to star in her own sitcom about a single girl trying to make it in the culinary world aptly titled "Single Serving" I could FRIGGIN' DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!! Coincidence? Man Hollywood is so damn unoriginal & desperate sometimes, I can't further comment on this but you get the gist I'll keep you posted at a further date.
With that being said there was no way I was going to go to this NFNS audition, this is my baby, beside my dog Divi this is ALL that I've got. I posted my apprehension on Facebook, check out thee most incredible friends the good Lord can ever bless a girl with, I swear shoes & Jesus have NEVER failed me:
Manouschka Guerrier still hasn't figured out whether I'll go to the Next Food Network Star auditions today, thank God I bought my tix to Atlanta based on the audition date over there... UGH! I don't like not knowing what to do.
I went for a hike with Mimi, who happened to have just graduated from Law School, & I seriously drove her up a wall she was kind enough to set my mind at ease she looked over the paperwork & even contacted her Entertainment Lawyer friend over at MTV & since we watched Julie & Julia (review to come later) MAN the Culinary Goddesses were smiling on me, Mimi made me Julia's salade nicoise
AND... waiting for me at the front door was my new baby, Bettie Page aka Black Bettie. I've been looking for a pink or blue LC fondue, I found a light blue one for SUPER cheap & matched my blue line but then saw this:
AND... waiting for me at the front door was my new baby, Bettie Page aka Black Bettie. I've been looking for a pink or blue LC fondue, I found a light blue one for SUPER cheap & matched my blue line but then saw this:
The fact it has a lid & is multi functional & I can use as a cocotte as well was the major selling point. Yes I know this is a Staub, so it's going to stand out in my star studded cupboard of LC's but that's what I love about it the most, like Bettie Page a true stand out. It's SO damn sexy like her & I LOVE the spikes under the lid, like all of her stilettos she's named perfectly.
She got a little dinged on the shipping, the woman I bought it from kindly refunded me a portion of the price & it has imperfections like both Bettie & I do & my favorite perfectly flawed pink LC "Mimi"
I saved $150 on this purchase, brand new $54, never used, I could not be any happier!
After hours of deliberating & really feeling the love from the day, literally 45 minutes before the audition ended, I decided to go. I threw on a fantastic Helmet Lang dress & threw my DVD into my purse & headed off to the Saddle Ranch. I waited for 3 hours, over 250 people showed up & guess who was sitting directly from me across the room? My director/friend that shot the original Single Serving pilot... FAR OUT!
He too is an incredible cook, a brilliant writer & Haitian. We haven't spoken since but remained Facebook friends. I love to keep up with his writing & he's tagged me on a couple of his entries. I waved hello to him & he came over. We hugged & wished each other luck. He was 2 people ahead of me & the CRAZIEST part is we both interviewed with Amy Donegan (sp?)
She is so pretty & bubbly & had this super easy way about her I settled right into the interview . She's adorable. We chatted like a couple of girlfriend's who hadn't seen each other in a while but with the greatest of ease picked up right where we left off & the next thing you know my hand was down my purse & without hesitation I handed over my baby. She squealed with excitement... the sound snapped me out of my happy haze just laughing it up with Amy & I panicked... "CRAP! I am taking a huge risk here" I told her. She replied "are you kidding me, I am SO glad you brought this, I will watch it tonight!" Long story short.... she just called me 20 minutes ago
stay tuned....
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YOU get to say what holds you back.
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