Tyra Banks Hosts The ‘Oscars’ Of The Food World Source: Kent Goodman / Kent Goodman On Friday, The James Beard Foundation hosted its annual Media Awards, dubbed “the Oscars of the food world.” Winners were announced in the Media categories to the nation’s top cookbook authors, culinary broadcast producers and hosts, and food industry journalists. Nominees and guests gathered at an exclusive celebration dinner, hosted by Supermodel turned businesswoman and Emmy Award-winning television host, Tyra Banks at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Source: Kent Goodman / Kent Goodman While Tyra served as master of ceremonies, a plethora of talented presenters including, Samin Nosrat (Salt Fat Acid Heat), JJ Johnson (Chef and Author), Marcus Samuelsson (Chef and Owner Red Rooster Harlem), Amirah Kassem (Flour Shop NYC, Owner), Pati Jinich (Chef & TV Personality), Ruth Reichel (Notorious Food Writer), Michael Twitty (Author), and Sophia Roe (Chef & Influencer) entertained A-List food community guests in attendance including, David Chang, Alton Brown, and Sam Sifton, who accepted Publication of the Year Award on behalf of The New York Times and James Beard Foundation CEO Clare Reichenbach, Chief Strategy Officer Mitchell Davis, Board Chair Fred Seegal, and COO Kris Moon. See more photos of your foodie faves by hitting that flip!
Dear Bossip , I am 23 years old and I am financially secure. However, my job that requires a lot of my time. I recently decided that I needed to focus on my personal life and start dating. I started dating two guys. One is a total sweetheart, while the other is a sensitive asshole. Now, I know you might feel this should be an easy choice based off description, but it gets complicated. The sweetheart is 6’3, handsome, and the sex is AMAZING. The downfall is that he is broke. He is taking care of his grandma who is sick, so all his finances go towards their household. He does try to do sweet little things, like cooking me dinner, or buying me a single rose, but I am used to being wined and dined. He is also great with communication, but he can be quite corny at times. With the other the other guy, he is a sensitive asshole. However, he takes me out all around the city. He has even flown me to different cities, but we don’t talk for days at time, and his sex is mediocre. He often likes to belittle others and he is very rude. He likes to talk about himself way too much, also. He is sweet mostly to me, but the way he treats others is a turn off. I want to choose one to focus on because it’s getting quite hectic at work again. I don’t want to break either of their hearts. Please help me with a solution. – A Rock and A Hard Place Dear Ms. A Rock and A Hard Place , Ma’am, this is a no-brainer. Be by yourself and just date. Why do you want to be in a relationship? Why do you feel you have to make a choice? Why make a choice and you’re busy with work, and you won’t have time, and you’re going to cancel dates because of your busy schedule and work life? Just date and have fun. Don’t make this more difficult and feel that you have to make a choice. You don’t. You’re dating. And, dating is just hanging out, enjoying someone’s company, and you have companionship for movies, dinner, brunch, outings, and other social events. That’s dating. So, I don’t understand what choice you feel you have to make. Girl, you folks will make things so hard and difficult when it doesn’t have to be. I swear some of you don’t know the difference between dating and a relationship. And, you wrote that you were interested in dating. Therefore, date. As I stated, dating is not being in a relationship with someone. It is having fun with someone else, going out, and getting to know one another. If you choose to have sex, then make sure you protect yourselves, and enjoy it. You’re not committing yourself to someone by dating. You are exploring the dating scene, and keeping your options open. And, guess what? You can date as many people at one time as you choose. (GASP!) Yes, dating doesn’t make you decide on one person. It’s seeing multiple people and enjoying multiple encounters as you desire. A relationship is when the both of you are interested in being with one another monogamously. You both are seeking to be in a relationship with one another, and you only want to focus on each other. You have decided, after a number of dates, that you want to build a future with that person. You and that person feel that you would be great partners together, and you have strong feelings for one another. You enjoy each other’s company, and companionship. You like being one-on-one with that person and vice-versa. You can see yourself being with this person for the long haul and meeting one another friends, family members, and loved ones. That is a relationship. You are dating two guys. Date them. Enjoy the company, and what each one brings to the table. The first guy seems great, but he just doesn’t have any money to do great and extraordinary things like the second guy. However, the first guy is creative in what he can do, and how he can entertain you. So, enjoy it, and him and stop complaining. He’s a nice guy, handsome, and has great sex. You’re not making him your man, and he hasn’t asked you to be his woman. Therefore, date, have fun, and keep it light and easy. And, it’s commendable that he is taking care of a sick grandmother, and her household. He’s a gentleman and cares about family. He’s attentive, and compassionate. Those are great qualities to have. Appreciate that, and him. And, who knows what may happen in the future. His situation will not always be the same, and it will change. Don’t be so eager to get rid of him for circumstances that are out of his control. The other guy likes to wine and dine you, which you enjoy. That is something you desire in a man. So, you’re getting what you want. However, he is not a nice person. He’s rude, self-indulged, and mistreats others. Besides, his sex is mediocre. What you do like is his money and what he can do for you, like the trips, and dinners. It really shows more about you than about him. If you are willing to put up with all this just so you can get nice dinners, trips, and little trinkets, then you are shallow. But, again, you are dating. So, enjoy the outings, help him improve on the sex, and curb his rudeness and call him out on it. Look, stop making this about a choice. It’s not. You’re dating. So, have fun and enjoy yourself. Let both of them know that you are dating and not looking for anything serious. And, stop being too serious because it’s not that deep. One of them will emerge, and when it’s time to consider a relationship I’m sure one of them will ask you, and that is when you can decide if a relationship is what you want at that time. Until then, neither has asked you to be his woman, so stop fretting, and stop thinking you have to make a choice. You don’t. – Terrance Dean Hey Bossip Fam, what do you think? S hare your opinions and thoughts below! 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Nice.. Ya boy Don Benjamin is back with a new video featuring J. Oliver called “Touch My Body.” We noticed the little flat booty girl in the video and thought you guys might like a little peep at it.
Smartly, Dani Evans has been quietly making her way through the model world without drama . Since winning ANTM, including the epic Tyra Banks yell, Dani has been on the rise.
Bullies called her ‘cow’ and ‘zebra,’ but now her unique skin may make her a fashion superstar. 19-Year-Old Chantelle Brown-Young Lands Spot On New Season Of ANTM In spite (or because) of her skin condition, a formerly bullied Toronto native living with vitiligo landed a spot on Tyra Banks ‘ famed modeling competition. Chantelle Brown-Young wowed the judges with her story and her look via video submission to the modeling competition, and was selected to compete in the show’s 21st cycle alongside other aspiring female and male models. Daily Mail reports: Chantelle Brown-Young from Toronto was diagnosed with vitiligo – the same condition Michael Jackson had – around the age of four and said growing up she was cruelly nicknamed ‘zebra’ and ‘cow’ because of the white patches covering her face and body. But thanks to her natural beauty she is now fulfillng her dreams of being a model. Her social network accounts reveal that she has already graced the catwalk dozens of times, starred in a music video and last month, she was photographed by Nick Knight, who has lensed everyone from Kate Moss to Karlie Kloss. She describes herself as a ‘vitiligo spokesmodel’ on Instagram where she has more than 100,000 followers and she was recently invited back to her high school to do a motivational talk with students touching on the discrimination she faced. From what we can see on Instagram, she takes some pretty amazing pics! Case in point: What do you think, Bossip fam? Does she have a shot at the title? Peep more shots of Chantelle working it for the lens after the flip. Photos: ANTM.com, Instagram/@winnieharlow
At least the title sounds funny. Will this show bring in the same ratings as ANTM though? According to Yahoo News: America’s Next Top Model executive producer/star Tyra Banks is making her first foray into scripted series with Fivehead, a single-camera comedy for ABC based on her teen years. Banks is co-creating/executive producing Fivehead with Kenya Barris (Fox’s I Hate My Teenage Daughter), a childhood friend and longtime business partner with whom Banks also co-created America’s Next Top Model, now in its 19th cycle. Fivehead, produced by ABC Studios, chronicles the impressionable teenage years of Banks in the halls of her high school and at home, focusing on her family and the long journey that took Banks from awkward teen to one of the world’s most recognizable supermodels. “In high school, if you have glasses, you’re a ‘four eyes’, if you have braces, you’re a ‘metal mouth’ but if you had my forehead? You’re a FIVEHEAD,” said Banks. Barris and Banks will co-create together the characters and the story for Fivehead, and Barris will write the script. The two first met when they were 6-year-olds and attended school together, which gives Barris a first-hand account of the very times Banks and he will be reminiscing about in Fivehead. “To be able to witness her career was wild, but to be able to watch Tyra grow up was nothing short of nutty,” said Barris. “I am blown away by the opportunity to tell not just a great story but a story that I remember so fondly.” Congrats Tyra. Will you be watching? Images via WENN
The choices we make… dictate the lives we lead. SMH It took less than two weeks for Harvard Basketball co-captain Kyle Casey to withdraw from school for the entire academic year after the shake down in a widespread academic cheating scandal. With Harvard’s fall enrollment deadline looming Tuesday, Casey withdrew from school and co-captain Brandyn Curry was expected to do the same, in an attempt to preserve their final year of eligibility. On Aug. 30, Harvard College announced in a letter that its administrative board was investigating allegations that approximately 125 undergraduates “may have committed acts of academic dishonesty, ranging from inappropriate collaboration to outright plagiarism, on a take-home final exam.” The exam was for Government 1310: Introduction to Congress, a spring 2012 class with an enrollment of 279. Sources said that Casey, Curry and one additional men’s basketball player are among a group of athletes and non-athletes whose cases are pending review. They are facing charges of academic dishonesty that could carry a one-year suspension from school. Amaker, who came to Harvard in 2007 after being dismissed from Michigan, has coached the Crimson to 20-win seasons in each of the past three years, including a 26-5 record in 2011-12. They were the early favorite to repeat as Ivy League champions next season, given that Casey, who also considered attending Stanford and Vanderbilt out of high school in Medway, Mass., was a potential contender for Ivy League player of the year and Curry was expected to be among the conference’s best point guards. For at least one season, Harvard will have to make do without them. Lesson learned?? Or do you think this was a harsh punishment? Source Images via Twitter
