Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner and Tashan Restaurant Join Forces for 'Tripti' Record Release Party

Hoagy Wing and Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner at the Tripti party at Tashan

By A.D. AMOROSI

Philadelphia string-master Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner is known for adventurousness in the recording studio. The lap steel, pedal steel, and dobro player made his bones with The Low Road in the 90s, built a solid career as a session man, then recorded a set of funky, folksy, hip hop albums as "Slo Mo". Last night, Brenner celebrated his new classical Indian music-inspired album, Tripti, with a record release party at Tashan, an upscale Indian restaurant on Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts (777 S Broad Street).
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‘Dance Moms’ Recap Season 3 Episode 13 - She’s a Maniac: Guest Choreographer Rachelle Rak

Abby Lee Miller and cast members from Dance Moms

By GLAMOROSI

On this week’s season 3, episode 13 of  Dance Moms titled “She's a Maniac”, Kelly is upset when studio owner Abby Lee Miller pulls her daughter Brooke from this week’s number due to her mistakes in last week’s “Rosa Parks” routine at the competition in Cincinnati. Meanwhile, Abby invites Broadway star Rachelle Rak to choreograph a Bob Fosse-inspired group dance, but they disagree over the routine’s style and content.
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'Dancing with the Stars' Week 2 Results Show: Dorothy Hamill Withdraws Due to Injury

Dorothy Hamill and Tristan MacManus on Dancing with the Stars

By GLAMOROSI

For week two of Dancing with the Stars the celebrities and their pro partners performed Jazz, Jive, and Quickstep routines for judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli. For two weeks running Disney teen Zendaya and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy topped the scoreboard, followed closely by singer Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough, who were only three points behind. Despite improving over the course of one week, comedian D.L. Hughley and his partner Cheryl Burke were in last place. The judge’s scores from the last two weeks were combined with the public’s votes, and would have resulted in DWTS’s first elimination of the 16th season, but Dorothy Hamill had to withdraw due to an injury, so no dancers were cut.
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'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice' Recap: Men in Black are Gonna Come Get Him

Farouk Systems Execs, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Arsenio Hall

By A.D. AMOROSI

Season 6, episode 4 of NBC’s All-Star Celebrity Apprentice is titled "Men in Black Are Gonna Come Get Him", referring to a statement Trace Adkins makes about Gary Busey's often strange behavior. This week Team Power’s Claudia Jordon faced off against Team Plan B’s Marilu Henner in a challenge for Farouk Systems Hair Products. Jordan looked great but ultimately couldn’t beat Henner or rid herself of the dastardly Omarosa. Drats.
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'Dancing with the Stars' Recap S16 E02: Zendaya and Val Chmerkovskiy Top the Leaderboard

Zendaya on Dancing with the Stars

By GLAMOROSI

Dancing with the Stars aired its season 16, episode 2 show last night with the teams performing Jazz, Jive and Quickstep routines. By the show's end, last week's highest-scoring couple Zendaya and Val Chmerkovskiy, remained at the top of the leaderboard. Our personal favorites were Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough with their innovative choreography; Andy Dick and Sharna Burgess were the most entertaining; D.L. Hughley and Cheryl Burke were the most improved. Tonight on DWTS, one team will be eliminated.
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Serrano Restaurant Presents New Menu for Spring 2013

Heirloom Tomato Salad with House-Made Ricotta at Serrano Restaurant

By A.D. AMOROSI

After 28 years in business, Serrano in Old City Philadelphia did something they've never done before – they crafted a new menu for Spring 2013 based on its usual idea of international cuisine, and invited press and friends to sample new Executive Chef Gina Rodriguez’s concepts. The results were stunning.
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'Dance Moms' Recap Season 3, Episode 12 - The Apple of Her Eye: Nia Plays Rosa Parks

Studio owner and teacher Abby Lee Miller from Dance Moms

By GLAMOROSI

This week on the season 3, episode 12 of Dance Moms titled “The Apple of Her Eye”, the Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC) prepares for a competition in Ohio with a group number that is a tribute to Rosa Parks. Chloe is finally off suspension and back on the pyramid; Mackenzie is benched but gets to be the team's makeup artist. In Ohio the girls will be going head-to-head with Cathy Nesbitt-Stein and the Candy Apples Dance Center (CADC); Cathy brings in Anthony Burrell, choreographer from Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition (AUDC), to work with her all-boys team.
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'Dancing With the Stars' Recap – S16, E01 Season Premiere

Dancing with the Stars season 16 cast

By GLAMOROSI

Last night ABC broadcast the two-hour premiere of Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) with hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke-Charvet (the season 7 champion), and judges Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba. The season 16 cast boasts a cross-section of celebs including actors, athletes, comedians, country music artists and reality TV personalities. This year popular pros including Derek Hough, Karina Smirnoff and Cheryl Burke are still in, but others did not return; Chelsie Hightower and Maxim “Maks” Chmerkovskiy are gone. Maks’ brother Val is back though,  and is partnered with Disney kid Zendaya.
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'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice' Recap: I’m Being Punked by a Jackson – Omarosa Cries Again

Omarosa (center) cries again this week on All-Star Celebrity Apprentice

By A.D. AMOROSI

For season 6, episode 3 of NBC’s All-Star Celebrity Apprentice 2013 titled “I'm Being Punked by a Jackson”, Omarosa continues to cry without tears, LaToya Jackson snarks on Omarosa for her bad acting and rotten humanity, and Gary Busey – according to him – is “an angel in a human suit.” Read on to see who got fired on All-Star Celebrity Apprentice last night.
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Glamorosi Recipe Box: Corned Beef and Cabbage with Beer and Brown Sugar

Corned beef and cabbage is delicious cooked with beer and brown sugar

By GLAMOROSI

On St. Patrick’s Day even those of us who aren’t Irish enjoy celebrating, and for a lot of people, the festivities include a delicious meal of corned beef and cabbage. It’s actually not a traditional Irish dish; by many accounts it’s an Americanized version of Irish bacon and cabbage. It is tasty though, and in our family we also serve it for good luck on New Year’s Day (with kale and black eyed peas). One of our favorite preparations is to slow-roast the corned beef in the oven with beer and brown sugar. I make it with dark beer, and I'm partial to Victory Brewing Company's Storm King Imperial Stout; it gives the corned beef a bold beer taste without being overpowering or bitter. The recipe is after the jump.
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Thom Cardwell to Host Benefit in Philly on St. Patrick's Day

Thom Cardwell with publicist Nicole Cashman at an event this week

By A.D. AMOROSI

Thom Cardwell is one of the architects of Philly’s modern-day gay scene. Along with his own website, QueerTimes.net, Cardwell has written for the Philadelphia Gay News and as executive director of the Philadelphia Film Society, has shepherded nearly every LGBTQ-related film and film fest in the city. This weekend, he’s hosting the 4th annual "Kiss Me, I'm Irish & Gay" benefit for QueerTimes.net, now a nonprofit, along with partner beneficiary, City of Hope on St. Patrick's Day, Sunday, March 17, at U Bar (Camac Street between 12th and 13th) from 2-5 PM.
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Restaurateur Stephen Starr Opens Commissary in Philadelphia

Scenes from the opening of Starr Commissary in Philadelphia PA

By A.D. AMOROSI

Restaurateur Stephen Starr has locations across the East Coast with hot spots in Manhattan, Atlantic City and, shortly, in Washington D.C. Still, Philadelphia is his home and this week STARR Events, his catering arm, unveiled its most recent acquisition, the Starr Commissary at 667 North Broad Street.
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'Dance Moms' Recap - Camouflaged Maneuvers: Abby Goes on a Date, Mackenzie Hurts her Foot

Dance Moms airs on Tuesdays on Lifetime

By GLAMOROSI

Last week on Dance Moms studio owner/teacher Abby Lee Miller went speed dating; this week on season 3, episode 11 titled "Camouflaged Maneuvers", the Dance Moms are excited to learn that Abby has a date. Meanwhile the girls of the Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC) struggle to learn a military-inspired group dance, and Mackenzie has an injured foot – or maybe she doesn’t?
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Fair Food’s ‘Brewer’s Plate’ Event Showcases Local Beers and Chefs in Philadelphia

The Brewer's Plate event in Philadelphia PA

By A.D. AMOROSI

The Brewer’s Plate, the annual tasting event from Fair Food, had its second go-round at the National Constitution Center on Sunday, March 10, in Philadelphia, PA with local brewers, chefs, restaurateurs, growers and cheese mongers teaming up to create sensational pairings.
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'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice' Recap: Omarosa Cries, Another Celeb Gets Fired

Omarosa cries on NBC's All-Star Celebrity Apprentice

By A.D. AMOROSI

For the second time in two weeks, NBC’s 2013 All-Star Celebrity Apprentice fired a rocker in its finale; Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider went this time. Poison’s Bret Michaels left during last week’s premiere episode. There goes the 80s. Thankfully, last night’s show – season 13, episode 2, titled “Just as Simple as Making Soup” – didn’t disappoint. We got Omarosa crying and manipulating the audience, her fellow players and Donald Trump by conjuring the memory of her recently deceased fiancé, actor Michael Clark Duncan (Trump will probably let Omarosa win this season since she’s lost three times previously). Plus we got one of the best Gary Busey-isms to date with this: “fun = finally understanding nothing.”
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Colin Farrell Film 'Dead Man Down' Gripping Despite Plot Holes

Colin Farrell filming a scene in Dead Man Down in Philadelphia last spring

By A.D. AMOROSI

Dead Man Down, the Colin Farrell crime drama filmed in Philadelphia throughout spring 2012, opens this weekend. Though locals will thrill to see their hometown’s sights – co-star Terrence Howard included – and ruminate over Noomi Rapace’s haunting performance, the Dead Man Down experience wasn’t always a pleasant one.
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'Dance Moms' Recap, Season 3 Episode 10: All's Fair in Love and War - Abby Goes Speed Dating

Abby Lee Miller goes speed dating on season 3, episode 19 of Dance Moms

By GLAMOROSI

When we last saw Dance Moms, studio owner Abby lee Miller was mourning the loss of her beloved poodle Broadway Baby, and the Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC) was on the receiving end of Mama Drama when they ran into Black Patsy (Kaya Wiley) at a competition in St. Louis, MO.  If you missed it, you can read our recap here. This week the mood is lighter, and Abby has a good time when the Moms take her speed dating. All's not quite well though: Jill uninvites Christi from their girl's night out because Abby won’t participate if she she goes, and later, as stated in the show’s official description, “Jill tries to get Kendall private lessons so she can outshine Nia in their duet.”
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'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice' Recap, Season Premiere: The Wolf in Charge of the Hen House

Bret Michaels and Brande Roderick on All-Star Celebrity Apprentice

By A.D. AMOROSI

For Donald Trump’s thirteenth shot at NBC’s The Apprentice, he went for what’s won the highest ratings for him (and co-producer Mark Burnett of Survivor fame): celebrities. Last night, All-Star Celebrity Apprentice aired its season 13 premiere - an episode titled “The Wolf in Charge of the Henhouse” - with a cast of eight men and six women: one of them a previous winner (Bret Michaels from Poison), one of them a notorious villain (Omarosa, the titular wolf), and all of them driven. It wasn’t pretty.
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Link Roundup, Style Edition: David Bowie, Justin Bieber, Clooney and Keibler, Lisa Vanderpump, Brandi Glanville, Yolanda Foster, OCD Collection

By GLAMOROSI

For this week's news roundup we're focused on style: David Bowie is at the V&A; George Clooney and Stacey Keibler at The Oscars; Justin Bieber and Damon Lindelof; Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH) stars Brandi Glanville, Yolanda Foster and  Lisa Vanderpump (who is headed to Dancing with the Stars - DWTS); shoes by OCD Collection, and thrift store demons courtesy Pat Robertson.
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'X Factor' Season 2 Faves Emblem3 Launch Tour

Emblem 3 launch tour

By A.D. AMOROSI

As soon as Emblem3, the pop-hop toast of Huntington Beach, CA, appeared before Simon Cowell during auditions for season two of The X Factor USA, not only did they become that judge’s favorite, America fell in love with the young trio. Now, Cowell has signed the breakout band to his SYCO/Columbia label and put Emblem3 on tour throughout the US, with a Philadelphia stop at the Theater of the Living Arts on March 20 (see tour schedule below).
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