Author: Honey Gangsta

Who’s ready to crash land? This week on The Bachelor Brad has some tough decisions ahead of him. There are several girls who can definitely see themselves falling in love, and Brad has the most difficult Rose Ceremony yet. Then we see the most dramatic exit ever when Hillary loses her mind – and that [...]

“I can’t do this without Chad!” Okay, before I start my weekly shredding session of The Bachelor, I have to take a moment and share my thoughts on Brad. Let’s call this Innermost Thoughts with Honey Gangsta…

“To the Dizzy Rooster, Jeeves!” Well I celebrated too soon. Just when I congratulated myself on only having to recap an hour-long show this season, ABC went and stretched The Bachelor back out to an hour and a half. 60 minutes of air time just wasn’t enough for the girls to parade around acting jealous [...]

“Did you all use the spray tan we gave you?” So eight big episodes mark the debut of Newport Harbor: The Other Laguna Beach. I’m not sure how the change in scenery has fared for our MTV documentarians, but I guess you don’t find a Kristin Cavallari on every block, do you? I do think, [...]

“One, two, three. Fall in love!” This week marks the grand beginning of Group Dates for Brad The Bachelor. After getting rid of the seemingly non-promising girls, he’s ready to buckle down with girls who are cheerleaders, models, and realtors. And I have to admit that he did, in fact, keep one porta-wife – Hillary [...]

“Like, ew! Hurry up and take the picture!” Well, it’s finally here. The culmination of years of strenuous study, sacrifice and hard work. Or in this case, shopping, laying out, and gossip. Yes, it’s graduation at Newport Harbor High School and our adorable teens are leaving the experience every bit as shallow and self-centered as [...]

The girls just learned that the Bachelor has a criminal history. Beloved readers! May I just say that I am thrilled and honored to once again be recapping The Bachelor? Seriously, few other shows lend themselves so perfectly to the sarcastic criticism of a reality television blogger. The show is such a parody of itself [...]

This week on Newport Harbor everyone is making plans. Mayor G-Thing is planning to school Clay straight down the path to promiscuity, Chrissy is planning to go shopping for a new swimsuit, Allie and Fatty are planning to visit a continent called France, and Chase is planning to continue jerking everyone around. Taylor is planning [...]

One more for posterity! It’s time for Prom in Newport Harbor! It’s the pivotal episode where bonds are formed and hearts are broken. Dresses are bought and nails are painted. Pictures are taken and lots and lots of alcohol is consumed. Tease your hair and shave your legs. Find a gown and buy a corsage. [...]

Young love’s mystery Thank goodness for impromptu parties this week on Newport Harbor. Just about everyone seems to have had enough of Clay and Chrissy’s little mating dance and would like to see them finally just make something happen. Everyone, that is, except for Allie, who has some plans of her own. I myself, am [...]

And sometimes not even talk. So what’s new this week down in Newport Harbor? Do you think that like, Chrissy still likes Clay? Do you think that Clay still likes Chrissy? How about Chase, is he still flirting with everyone and trying to prove that he is the biggest playa in the history of Orange [...]

Excuse me while I faint from surprise, but according to an article on TMZ.com it seems that The Bachelor Andy “Mayo” Baldwin and his fake fiancée co-winner Tessa Horst have called off their engagement! Moment of silence, please. Well now what? I was clinging to the true and tender televised faux-mance of Mayo and Tessa [...]

Hating her. Excellent. It’s time for our weekly foray into teenage pretension. This week the gang decides to take on a local service project bringing meals to the elderly and forgo shopping for a week in order to donate money to underprivileged children. Yeah right! What they’re really doing is sitting at the beach, doing [...]

They’re ready to get this party started! Yes indeed, that time has come. Laguna Beach is like, so five years ago. Who’s ready to visit the newest “place to be” in Southern California if you are in high school, insanely wealthy, and unbearably beautiful? I am! I am! Join me please, in Newport Harbor! Quick [...]

The End! So tonight actually is the finale of Hell’s Kitchen Season 3, thank goodness. I’ve learned a lot this season, including how to make bloody risotto, what turbot is, and that you shouldn’t take food out of the garbage and serve it – wait, I already knew that. I am still fuzzy on the [...]

Whoa! Didn’t mean to sneak up on you there, kids. Thank goodness MTV has come to their senses and come up with a completely new and original idea for a high school reali-drama. They’ve moved the crew 11 miles up shore to Newport Harbor! Gone are the days of suntanned hard bodies frolicking nearly naked [...]

Is this a reality show or Sophie’s Choice? Okay, so let’s start by admitting the obvious: I was grossly mistaken in thinking that tonight’s episode was the Hell’s Kitchen season finale. I didn’t think that there was anywhere else to go after eliminating down to two finalists, but I was dead wrong. There is one [...]

The Final Three in all their lunacy So I got really close to actually cooking something for Chez Honey Gangsta this week, but unfortunately, the dish only made it to the boundaries of my mind. I did think hard about it though – and it might just happen before next week’s recap. RamJam is having [...]

“Doughnuts OUT!” Wow – this week on Hell’s Kitchen we learn about trendsetters. Chef RamJam introduces us to some Los Angeles trendsetters and then we spend some time with our very own setters of trend. First there is Bonnie, who leads us in the fad of making dumb mistakes and crying. Next is Josh, who [...]

“DONKEY!” Greetings, beloved audience! Thanks guys, for keeping me informed and giggling with your comments. Last week MODULUS cleared up the Le Bec-Fin question and let us know that Jen’s having worked there is actually an omission of epic proportions. ChicagoGal helped me out with what pancetta actually is, and Donna Martin Graduates gave Chef [...]

From: Tilling, 1985, Volcanoes: USGS General Interest Publication Molten rock below the surface of the Earth that rises in volcanic vents is known as magma, but after it erupts from a volcano it is called lava. This week on Hell’s Kitchen we witness our very own molten Rock in states of bubbling magma and erupting [...]

Speak now or forever hold your peace. This week, Hell’s Kitchen is full of surprises. Some poor couple got talked into having a free wedding reception in exchange for allowing the Hell’s Kitchen chefs to make an attempt at feeding their guests. Rock teaches us how to shop on a budget, and Melissa showcases a [...]

“Mm, soft and chewy… it must be a potato chip.” I would like to begin by apologizing for the tardiness of this week’s Hell’s Kitchen recap. I would also like to tell you that the reason for the tardiness is that I have been preoccupied learning how to cook a perfect Beef Wellington, but that [...]

“You made what?” This week, between episodes of Hell’s Kitchen I became very inspired and tried to cook a little myself. Well “cook” might be pushing it because I really just put a bunch of stuff into the food processor and turned it on. But I did succeed in creating actual hummus – according to [...]

Quiet Time with Honey Gangsta As I embark on my second recap of Hell’s Kitchen, I’d like to take a moment and thank my beloved audience who has so graciously supported me throughout Week One. First of all, I’ve discovered a couple of things on my own. I wasn’t completely right about my original assessment [...]

So it’s Season 3 of Hell’s Kitchen and I have to admit that I am a Hell’s Kitchen novice. I am, however, an avid fan of reality cooking shows. I sit around watching them while my mouth waters, trying to fantasize about what sophisticated food might taste like as I listen to the chefs throw [...]

Which “lucky” lady will go home wearing this? Tonight’s grand finale episode is a marathon. No, not a marathon – a triathlon. It is SOOOO long. Thankfully a lot of it is recycled crap that we’ve already seen, so I won’t be going over that stuff frame by frame – it was bad enough the [...]

“It’s time to see who has no interest in a life of her own.” I can’t even count how many times I rolled my eyes during this episode. I lost track at around 600 when I started to worry that my eyeballs would get stuck in the back of my head. Seriously, this episode almost [...]

It’s all fun and games until the Hometown Dates. This week Mayo has had it with group dating. He needs to get serious and meet these women’s families. I guess his resolve last week on the yacht to get serious didn’t quite cut it because it was followed by another silly group date of painting [...]

“I am one tasty guy.” So tonight completes the group date charades and takes us through that last stretch before the four solo hometown dates. Or as Chris Harrison says, “Who will take an Officer and a Gentleman home to meet their parents?” I think we all already know. But let’s drag ourselves through this [...]

“It’s another week in paradise with me!” There is a lot of screaming and begging in this week’s episode of The Bachelor. Oh, and crying. Lots of crying. Chris starts out by bringing the girls into the living room as usual and telling them that there will be two group dates and one individual date. [...]