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Watch Heidi Montag and Danielle Staub's friendship bloom in 'Famous Food' clip
On July 10, VH1 debuted its surreal and bizarre reality competition, "Famous Food." Part "Top Chef," part "Celebrity Rehab," the show follows an apparently defeatist duo of restaurateurs looking for a celebrity backer for their latest venture.
And they'll have to choose from one of the most ragtag casts in recent memory -- including Eliot Spitzer call girl Ashley Dupre, "Bachelor" Jake Pavelka, "Sopranos" vet Vincent Pastore, world's most unlikely Oscar winners Three 6 Mafia and universally loathed reality stars Heidi Montag and Danielle Staub.
Naturally, the latter two instantly gravitated towards each other. In the premiere episode, Heidi and Danielle go out for a wine-and-scheming session, which included revelations both surprising (Heidi: "Oh my gosh, they have crepes! That's like my favorite thing in the world.") and completely expected (Danielle: "I worked in champagne rooms.")
They decide that they are clearly the most famous people on the show -- possibly true, but hardly something to brag about -- and form an unholy alliance, or, as they call it, a "super team." Watch their unlikely friendship blossom before your eyes:
Danielle doesn't get along well with everyone, though. She instantly butts heads with fellow stereotype Italian-American Vincent Pastore. He somehow manages to come across as racist and homophobic in his first 30 seconds on air, so we may be siding with Danielle on this one...
And they'll have to choose from one of the most ragtag casts in recent memory -- including Eliot Spitzer call girl Ashley Dupre, "Bachelor" Jake Pavelka, "Sopranos" vet Vincent Pastore, world's most unlikely Oscar winners Three 6 Mafia and universally loathed reality stars Heidi Montag and Danielle Staub.
Naturally, the latter two instantly gravitated towards each other. In the premiere episode, Heidi and Danielle go out for a wine-and-scheming session, which included revelations both surprising (Heidi: "Oh my gosh, they have crepes! That's like my favorite thing in the world.") and completely expected (Danielle: "I worked in champagne rooms.")
They decide that they are clearly the most famous people on the show -- possibly true, but hardly something to brag about -- and form an unholy alliance, or, as they call it, a "super team." Watch their unlikely friendship blossom before your eyes:
Danielle doesn't get along well with everyone, though. She instantly butts heads with fellow stereotype Italian-American Vincent Pastore. He somehow manages to come across as racist and homophobic in his first 30 seconds on air, so we may be siding with Danielle on this one...
Don't get us wrong. This show is disgusting. And on our deathbed we'll probably most regret the handful of hours we wasted on it -- but we'll probably watch all the same.
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it was funny AND Stupid.
The most disgusting thing about shows such as this with washed up reality stars like Danielle Staub is that they feed into the dilusional beliefs of these people that they are actually respected and beloved celebrities. In reality, they are simply exhibitionist fools put on display for amusement of the rest of us. Sometimes I think the producers of these shows should face charges for abuse of the mentally infirm. Witness the pathetic clip above...I rest my case.
As an aside, has an alien taken over her body since she first appeared on RHNJ? Her face gets weirder and uglier by the month.
Hands down, the worst, most boring, show on TV. DS is fugly old skank criminal that kidnapped someone in '86 to collect a cocaine debt, snitched out with a plea bargain, and got 5 yrs probation. Not even worthy of this terrible show. The others are each characters that could be interesting. But, listening to DS puff up a resume of achievements, with no reality to back them up, is lying and lame. This show is a waste of your time. Bad. Pointless, aimless, exercise in group dynamics that don't coalesce. You'll regret the time you'll never get back from watching this show. Criminals making reality show(?) cash. Repulsive.