See Sam Surf

Hello dear hearts,
Guess who's surfing now? It's Sam from True Blood.

No. We're serious. See Sam Surf.

Yep, that's right. Sam Trammell rode the waves today in Malibu for some fabulous celeb event or another
and we must say, was looking pretty adorable while doing it.

Surfing's the source, man. It'll change your life. Mr. F and I are also really, really hoping that Sam's inner soul surfer manages to convince True Blood creator, Alan Ball, to safely return our fave shapeshifter to his sweet and reliable form, rather than the strange violent maniac (with a couple of homicides under his belt) he seems to have become. ***Please note, Alan Ball,  there is such a thing as too much drama. (See Six Feet Under, Season 4 please).

We're also crossing our fingers that Sam may end up actually having a real relationship with Tara. We won't hold our breath on that one though.

Don't forget. The True Blood Season Finale is on tomorrow night on HBO at 9 eastern /8 central. http://www.hbo.com/true-blood/index.html

Good night gentle people.

Part 2: Road to Sicily with George Clooney & Elisabetta Canalis

Back again so soon, you say? Well, yes, we were too excited not to post about our first celebrity road trip. And where are we going?

As we all know George Clooney is currently dating Elisabetta Canalis, a gorgeous Italian actress, who must be somewhat amazing to have kept George for such a long time, right? And where should these two gorgeous, interesting and charming people take us? Why to Sicily, of course. Clooney and Canalis would love this trip as well as they're probably always at his magnificent villa on Lake Como, which is so very far away from the island of mythical Sicily. Plus, Mr. Fashionista and I will have someone to translate for us. Perfect!



1. Palermo.

George has agreed to pick up the car at the airport and drive us through Palermo. Thank god because we've heard driving in Palermo ages you in two days as badly as the first six months of being President does. First things first guys, let's grab a cappucino. Now caffeinated, George decides to drop Elisabetta and I off at La Viccuria, a souk-style market, while Mr. Fashionista  and he run off to play bocce ball. Elisabetta (she's letting me call her Betty now, by the way) and I have a blast, buying all sorts of tchotchkes for our homes which we will never use (although she seems a bit high maintenance IMHO) and George is so gracious that he lets Mr. Fashionista win bocce ball.

Part One:Celebrity Road Trips

In this multi-part segment, we have come up with a list of 5 dream road trips to take with our favorite celebrity couples. We fully expect that some of our couples will read our blog, call us up, and insist that they chauffeur us around some of these fab destinations. Stay tuned...

Celebrity Chef Shout Out: Stephanie Izard

Hello dear hearts,

Mr. Fashionista and I recently had the chance to try Top Chef Season 4 Winner Stephanie Izard's new restaurant Girl and the Goat, which specializes in small plates and has a bit of a gastropub vibe to it. In a word, it was delicious.

We were big fans of Ms. Izard's previous restaurant, Scylla, and were rooting for her the whole time on Top Chef. So, congratulations on your new endeavor Steph.

If you happen to make your way to Chicago, be sure to get your reservation and pay for the bread (ours came with raisin walnut butter and carrot oil). It is so worth it. Other highlights included the fennel and blueberry salad, the prawns stuffed with duck and the pig face. The pig face, which I thought was just a cutesy name, was actually an accurate description of what we ate. Never knew pig jowls and chin could be so tasty. Finally, we had a corn nougat dessert that I am still salivating over.

Also, try to score the money table, which basically consists of a couple of bar seats looking directly into the kitchen. We were fortunate enough to be able to sit there and had front row seats to watch Ms. Izard in action. She was there the entire time, overseeing everything, as any good exec chef should be. She was also totally oblivious to my obvious starstruck attitude and attempts to sneak photos of her. 


To check out the yummy menu: http://www.girlandthegoat.com/