// PRESENTED by Samia Khan
Look. I’m a sucker for boy bands and anything 13-year-old girls like. I’m currently addicted to Carly Rae Jespen’s “Call Me Maybe” and have been known to watch Nickelodeon’s “iCarly” onDemand. Needless to say, as I was sitting at the bar at Birds in Franklin Village, catching up with the oh-so-dreamy Manish Dayal of 9021O …
Who: Samia Khan, Anand Murthy, and Top Chef Masters star Rick Bayless. What: Dining together at a new restaurant (sort of.) Where: At Bayless’ new restaurant, “Red O” on Melrose in Los Angeles. When: A few Fridays ago, 10pm. Why: Because we were hungry. Alright here’s the deal. We didn’t ACTUALLY eat with Bayless. But …
Before I continue…yes, the title of this blog post is a reference to an early-90’s, multi-hit-wonder-of-a-rapper who went bankrupt. Don’t judge me. Please continue reading… How many Winter Olympians are you Facebook friends with? OK now how many of those actually have a gold and silver medal? Now whether I’m really friends with snowboarder Hannah …
I had a phone conversation with Trisha Yearwood. This was…Tuesday, May 5th. For those of you that aren’t super music-savvy, Trisha is a big-time country music star. And…she’s married to Garth Brooks. I used to listen to Garth Brooks in my friend’s mom’s car back in like 3rd grade (I was from Cen Cal, people.) …