Chris Brown and Rihanna are doing the media circuit this week, breaking their silence about the domestic violence in their former relationship to help promote the new albums they have out in the coming weeks. Brown has a 30-minute segment for MTV which airs tomorrow; Rihanna beat him to the punch (too soon?) with a two-part interview with Diane Sawyer that just aired this morning. The full thing runs on 20/20 tomorrow night.
Highlights after the jump.
Back in January we spoke with Matthew “Chili Takedown” Timms about the growing popularity of his themed cook-off series and his place in foodie culture. On Sunday, he threw his most successful event yet, the Bacon Takedown, where amateur chefs competed over the most tasty and improbably pork-packed treats. Some bacon lovers braved long, pungent lines to sample and eventually vote for their favorites among 30 bacony dishes, including avocado ice-cream, cupcakes, soup, applesauce, and truffles. Even Good Morning America was in attendance (back in the studio, one host got excited enough to describe the bacon bourbon ice-cream as “Kentucky porn” — good morning, indeed). Flavorwire checked in with Timms again, and then spoke with two of the event’s winners, Jonathan Proville (Judge’s Winner) and Mike O’Neill (People’s Choice/Grand Prize) to discuss the competitions, food trends, and swine. Read More »
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