Last night’s episode of “Celebrity Apprentice” was a bit boring but it ended with a double bang. The task was to make a 60 second viral video for all Small and Mighty Laundry Detergent. The teams were mixed up and the new teams were:

Kotu: Hershel Walker, Clint Black, Joan Rivers, Natalie Gulbis and Khloe Kardashian
Athena: Melissa Rivers, Jesse James, Tionne Watkins, Annie Duke and Brande Roderick

Celebrity Apprentice contestants

Melissa Rivers was selected as the project leader of Athena since she has experience producing and directing. Clint Black was project leader for Kotu since he had directed numerous music videos.

In short, Melisa Rivers kicked butt as project leader. Everyone was happy and they had a pretty funny video. They had little people (small and mighty) dress up as agents for all detergent and scrub down Jesse James.

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Another episode of Celebrity Apprentice and another opportunity to psychoanalyze the over-indulged, spoiled pseudo-celebrities.

Let’s get the business part of this blog out of the way. The challenge was brought to you by ACN Video phones. The teams had to stage a product launch of the new videophones to get the ACN sales reps excited about the product. Singer Brian McKnight was chosen as the project manager for the boys’ team and suitcase opener on Deal or No Deal Claudia Jordan was selected as project manager for the girls. The winning project manager gets $20,000 for their charity.

Remaining Celebrity Apprentice contestants

Okay, business is now out of the way. Let’s get to the good stuff. What is Dennis Rodman on? The teams decided to flip a coin to see who would get to present their launch second. Rodman and Clint Black previously had had a little “talk” where Rodman felt that country singer Black was targeting him. Black tried to defuse the situation, but Rodman just wouldn’t have it.

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It was like a scene out of elementary school where the nerd kisses up to the cool guy in an effort to have the coolness rub off. In this week’s “Celebrity Apprentice”, a clueless Tom Green played the part of “nerd”, and the psychologically warped Dennis Rodman played the “cool guy”.

Donald Trump Jr., Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump

The challenge was simple: Sell wedding dresses donated by R.K. Bridal for charity. Both teams felt that the women had an advantage, and they were right, but not because women live for weddings, but because the women actually have a good team.

The women immediately came together. Melissa Rivers called in a professional wedding planner who transformed their space. All the women started calling their rich friends for donations.

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Palm Beach Resident Donald Trump

Donald Trump is back with another installment of Celebrity Apprentice.

Why like the show? Basically it is an excuse to round up B-list celebrities who have over-developed egos and pit them against each other. You can’t possibly put that much ego in the room and not expect a good catfight.

Then, in walks Palm Beach resident and millionaire extraordinaire Donald Trump (the one with the LARGEST
EGO) to cut those celebrities down to size!

The women dominated the two-hour premier. As a side note, I, as the woman in my house, also dominated. My husband called it for the men within the first five minutes. I stuck with the women. When will men learn? We are usually right…

Okay, so the celebrities were split into teams of men and women. The women picked the name Athena in homage to the goddess of war. The men picked Kotu for Kings of the Universe. The name is ridiculous. I half-expected He-Man to run in with his sword and fringed Speedos.

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I got to interview Fabio. There are some perks to being a TV Blogger and one of them is getting to talk one of the funniest and most colorful characters to have been on Top Chef.

Top Chef's Fabio tasting the finalists' dishes

I was happy to speak to him because, to be honest, there have been great “bad guys” on Top Chef, contestants who were easier to dislike than Stefan (who I kinda like). But never before has there been a character that was so easy to fall in love with than Fabio.

Fabio was in California when we spoke, defying all the stereotypes of the relaxed, stress-free life of an Italian. He wasn’t waking up from a nap, sipping wine. No, he is in the process of juggling two restaurants, peddling a cookbook, writing another, taking interviews, etc. The man is on fire.

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Newly crowned Top Chef, Hosea

I never really saw him portray the “top chef” personality, but he got lucky: His competitors’ Achilles’ heels were on display during the finale, and Hosea stayed steady.

The final three contestants were asked to make their three best courses. They were thrown the twist of having to prepare an additional course, an appetizer. They were also paired up with Top Chef contestants of past seasons to act as their sous chefs.

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Gail Simmons is back to judge the Top Chef contestants in New Orleans.

Carla is making me look good! If you read my last Top Chef entry, then you know what I mean. If you didn’t, then read on, my friend, read on.

The contests arrive in New Orleans for the sprint to the finish line. Immediately, I am happy. Gail is back. Toby never really grew on me but who knows, he may come back.

The chefs arrive at a mansion, and it is set up for a Quickfire, but tell me if you don’t sense a twist coming. The chefs are told they will NOT be participating in the Quickfire. Instead, three previous contestants come out: Leah, Jeff and Jaime. They don’t seem to know why they are there. Ah, the beauty of reality TV contracts. You have these dancing monkeys. Dance monkey, dance! And dance they did.

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Most of us know the fable of the tortoise and the hare, but how many of use can recall having seen the fable play out. Well, if you have been watching this season of Top Chef the fable is right there before your very eyes. For this showing the tortoise has been perfectly played by Carla. Now that I think about it, some of her faces can look like our shell-backed friends.

Top Chef's resident tortoise: Carla

When the episode began, Wylie Dufresne was presented as the guest judge of the quickfire challenge. The challenge was simple, make a dish with eggs. However, since Dufresne is the master of molecular gastronomy our chefs got a bit too creative. Carla clearly won the challenge by keeping it simple and tasty.

Go little tortoise, GO!

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Mother of octuplets, Nadya Suleman, was interviewed by Ann Curry on Tuesday's Dateline on NBC.

Watching last night’s Dateline was so irritating; I don’t even know where to start. With that said, I will just put it out there: Nadya Suleman has a serious problem telling the truth. Her story makes no sense. It doesn’t add up. She hides behind deception and controversy.

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Top Chef's professional whiner, Leah

During this last episode of Top Chef we got a better peak into the true character of certain contestants.

The challenge tested their precision, technique and speed (guest judge was Eric Ripert).

In the Quickfire challenge, the contestants tackled filleting sardines, Arctic char and eel, and Stefan was, again, announced the winner to which Hosea proclaims, “Just another reason Europe is so great!”

Hosea, here is what I have to say to you: “Bitter, party of one, your table is now ready!”

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