08/16/2007
An Unidentified Christopher Ciccone Spices Up Top Chef
On Top Chef last night, two competing teams had to throw together a restaurant, decorations and all, in 24 hours.
What you may not have noticed, because he was never identified, was that one of the patrons was designer Christopher Ciccone (brother of Madonna, of course, who is incidentally celebrating her 49th birthday today).
We think Christopher Ciccone should appear as a judge on every episode, because, like Simon Cowell, Ciccone does not mince his words when it comes to judging what's put before him.
First the decor:
CHRISTOPHER: The chef should know better than to put a scented candle on the table. (putting it on the floor and covering it) And it's dead now. And I need a new napkin.
Then the food:
CHRISTOPHER: It wasn't the best lamb. The meat wasn't cooked properly. I thought it tasted like metal.
DALE: Like metal?
CHRISTOPHER: And if that's a vegetable medley, I'm a monkey.
DALE: I will let miss Sara know.
Top Chef needs to be shaken out of its stupor a little bit, and a biting, straightforward critic like Ciccone could be the perfect ingredient.
Posted 10:15 AM EST by Andy Towle in Christopher Ciccone, Food & Drink, Madonna, News, Reality TV | Permalink
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When this new "critic" turned up last night, my first (and only) thought was, "Who does that bitch think he is?" - now I guess I know.
Posted by: Bryant | Aug 16, 2007 1:49:16 PM
I thought CC was fine. You know who was the real bitch? That diner who complained about Tre's potatoes. What a whore with her nasty critique!
Posted by: stan | Aug 16, 2007 1:55:04 PM
Christopher has always had an attitude problem (like I'm one to talk), but his bitchiness has matured into a caustic bitterness, some of this probably has to do with the fact that his sister has distanced herself from him & many of her gay posse when she became Mrs. Ritchie (if you believe Rupert's book).
It would be hard to go from living in that kind of spotlight & megafame to just being referred to as "her brother". And really, no matter what he accomplishes on his own, he can never crawl out from HER spotlight, or from being HER brother.
Posted by: Jordan | Aug 16, 2007 2:22:04 PM
Christopher is crazy hot! And, hilarious. And, should have his own show.....
Posted by: JORY | Aug 16, 2007 4:17:30 PM
He sounds like a dick, like his sis.
Posted by: Bleak Jackson | Aug 16, 2007 5:13:36 PM
the dude is from MICHIGAN for chrissake !
(and his table manners confirm it)
Posted by: el polacko | Aug 16, 2007 6:35:57 PM
I'm a waiter and what you didn't see after Madonna's obnoxious jerk-off brother bitched like a 4 year old with a skinned knee goes something like this:
Dale goes back to the kitchen, muttering to himself, lips tightly pursed, eyes rolling in sockets in a pattern vaguely reminiscent of a dashboard-mounted bobbin' head doll in hill country. He shoots a look at the line, says, "Sara, we got a complaint about the dish, but the guy is a complete douchebag f**ktard so whatever."
Then he wonders why they guy figures taking it on him is in any way productive. He also is probably hoping that when the asteroid finally collides with planet Earth that it lands on the f**ktard's head.
Posted by: jjv | Aug 16, 2007 8:24:42 PM
I agree with what Brian wrote above about how it is a travesty that we don't have more posts about Dale. He is probably the most postive gay male to appear on one of these reality shows so far and many people think he's sexy to boot.
Posted by: Bryce | Aug 16, 2007 10:39:26 PM
I actually thought he messed up and was supposed to show up at Hell's Kitchen because he was such a DONKEY.
Posted by: Ann | Aug 17, 2007 12:26:07 AM
I watched the show earlier. I thought he was a boorish asshole. Criticism is fine - no one gets better without feedback - but he came off as a nasty, humorless man.
It's an act that wears thin real fast.
Posted by: designer_man | Aug 17, 2007 2:24:32 AM
One more thng...I'd be angry too if I wore an outfit like that. A bleech colored stripe short sleeve shirt open over a navy t shirt? I don't think so.
Posted by: designer_man | Aug 17, 2007 2:29:21 AM
Not every show needs be about rudeness. Let Gordon Ramsey do his thing. Top Chef needn't go there.
Posted by: Steven | Aug 17, 2007 8:41:49 AM
Geeze he looks like shit. Does anyone in that family age well?
Posted by: Snottyboy | Aug 17, 2007 2:21:40 PM
He's probably a friend of Andy Cohen. Who probably worships the Madonna. Top Chef could DEFINATELY use a similarly honest guest Judge, however! And the should bitch-slap TOM to. That guy has totally lost it.
"Italians don't cook with truffles".
WTF?
Posted by: Art | Aug 17, 2007 2:39:25 PM
Peterparker you and I always share the same experience. One of the main reasons I am watching Top Chef is Dale. He is so cute to me. He's from Chicago though now that the show is "over" I have no idea if he went back to the same place or not.
I am kinda in love.
And I will say shame as well that this blog no any other has covered him at all.
Posted by: Br!on | Aug 17, 2007 8:28:14 PM
If you read Andy Cohen's blog, he is indeed very into the divas. He's also adorable and openly gay, so it would be nice to see more about him here (hint hint)
Posted by: Gregg | Aug 18, 2007 1:51:39 PM
This loud mouthed moron is no food critic.
He's just a fool as is the person who compared him to Simon Cowell. At least Simon has a background in entertainment.
Madonna's fat faced baby brother has no culinary background.
If he's a food critic, then I'm a monkey.
Posted by: Jill | Aug 18, 2007 3:34:59 PM
lmao
Desideratum took the words from my mouth. I also felt he (Chris) came across as a bit asshole-ish. No desire to see him on the show again.
Posted by: Fredo Troy | Sep 29, 2007 11:16:53 AM