There’s no hiding Tony Bourdain’s dislike (or disgust) for Sandra Lee.  The Semi-Homemade queen does not rank highly amongst chefs or even the foodies of the world.  A particular episode of Sandra’s that made Tony’s eye twitch was the Kwanzaa cake episode.  In fact, he was so sure we’d agree with his thoughts that he told us to go home and You Tube Sandra Lee’s Kwanzaa cake.  Watch for yourself and come to your own conclusions. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=we2iWTJqo98

Tony’s near sold-out F-bomb laiden show in Cincinnati had all of us in stitches all night.  He received as many laughs as a comedian.  Tony is an incredible story-teller and one who isn’t afraid to share his thoughts on Food Network personalities, i.e., he thinks Guy Fieri, at the age of 45, needs to take the glasses off the back of his head and thinks Giada has an abnormally large head. 

The audience in Cincinnati was filled with some of our most prominent chefs, foodies, bloggers and all-around interesting people in Cincinnati.  Tony opened the floor to questions, and it was amazing to see so many well-traveled Cincinnatians all in one place. 

Tony is welcome to our city any day…even if he made fun of our cinnamon-laced chili.  I have a feeling Cincinnatian’s would welcome him with open arms and another sold out venue.

Set your Tivo’s, this one is worth it.  Planet Green’s The Fabulous Beekman Boys premiered this month and I’m already addicted!   Two city boys, who admittedly have learned all they know about farming from the Internet, buy a farm in the country and the show depicts their trials and tribulations of farm life.  It’s a hilarious, motivating look at starting your life over, taking chances.  They’ve transformed Beekman 1802 into a lifestyle brand, now selling soap and cheeses. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdKGY4AKooU

 I just ordered the new Body By Bethenny yoga DVD on Amazon.  I was all prepared to wait the standard week to receive it by mail, but fortunately, Amazon let me view it for free (after purchase)  immediately…and then stores the video in my Video Library on Amazon’s site.  They also give you the option to send it to TIVO or download it to your computer.  

Kudos to Amazon for not making a girl wait 7-10 business days to start getting a better body.  Cool feature!

Check out the trailer here: 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuAdmYbpUTA

Go ahead and prepare yourself to be envious and/or inspired.  Want to see what it takes to have a rockin’ body?  Check out my girl, Zuzana, and her grueling workout.  That’s what it takes.  Arms and abs like Zuzana’s doesn’t come for free.  But, if you look at it in a different perspective, it’s a relatively small price to pay to feel and look so amazing.  I love Zuzana’s workouts!   Check out her site at www.BodyRock.tv

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR7h60fW-QA

What could be better than winning the HGTV dream home?  Winning the HGTV Green home!  The HGTV 2010 Green home offers so many fantastic gems, like the mud room/recycling center (seriously..that room spoke to me!)  The third floor tower room would be the perfect place to blog from!  Love it.  Take the tour below, then enter to win it at HGTV.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6RmCVQXS3w

I was in the middle of writing a blog post about Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, when my friend sent me this (see below.)  Great timing.  I’ll be posting more on this book (because it’s one of my favorite books of all time!)  I’m so excited to see Julia Roberts as Liz in this movie. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjay5vgIwt4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExpBHtVDEes

This is one of my favorite yoga stretches, albeit, one of the hardest stretches.  It’s an amazing hip opener.  If you are a woman, you should be able to bend down further than the man in this video.  We are just programed to be more flexible than men, so go down as far as you can…and breathe into it.  Just when you feel like you can’t take it another second, take a deep breath and breathe again.  Try to stay in the pose for a full 30 seconds.  The more you breathe, the more you’ll feel your hips relax. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i0d78nx2DY

Watching incredible mind/body/spirit transformations are an excellent motivation to invisioning your own mind/body/spirit transformation.  It’s a practice one should seek regularly.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy9LPsM4vHg

The happiest people on earth?  Among them are folks from Copenhagen, Denmark.  Look at the amazing way they live.  After watching this, Copenhagen is definitely on my bucket list.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg-vkW8Wk2A