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Are you ready to have your culinary world rocked?!?!

Who knew the Foo Fighters, particularly lead singer Dave Grohl, were total foodies? Not I, but apparently the guys are huge fans of Bravo‘s highly-rated reality food competition “Top Chef“.  I also didn’t know it was virtually possible to literally fall off your chair in excitement upon learning that your worlds of happiness (watching “Top Chef” and all things David Eric Grohl) will be colliding on Wednesday, November 26th.  So Foo fans and “Top Chef” fanatics, get set for some food-related drama, laughs and quite possibly a culinary boner or two.

On an episode titled “Foo Fighters’ Thanksgiving”, Grohl and his bandmates will serve as guest judges for an elimination challenge where contestants must cook Thanksgiving dinner for the guys on their tour stop in Rochester, New York.  The other guest judge will be restaurateur Grant Achatz, who is 2008′s “Best Chef” according to the James Beard Foundation.  It seems the Fighters of Foo weren’t the only smitten kittens in the kitchen.  According to New York Magazine’s restaurant blog Grub Street, Top Chef head judge Tom Colicchio mirrored Grohl’s excitement:

The funny thing with Dave was that right before we go out to do our entrance, he’s like, ‘I’m so excited. This is my favorite TV show. I can’t wait!’  They’re really into food. Some of the things he said … it was hysterical. I would just look at him and be like, ‘What did you just say?’ He would be like, ‘the sear on the meat could have been a little better, you know, I think you needed a little more seasoning.’

Grohl is no stranger to the kitchen since it’s been said he loves to cook when he’s not busy rocking out.  He sings, plays guitar, wails on the drums, and now boasts culinary chops?  Jeez, is there anything this perfect man can’t do?  Ever-amusing, clever and quite possibly one of the most charming men in rock n’ roll today, lucky for us Dave is also no stranger to culinary witticism either.  He shares the following tip:

I’m a steak guy. A nice fillet. The key to making a good steak is in the flipping. You want to turn your steaks. You have to show each steak an equal amount of love. Don’t walk away from the grill. If the steak gets lonely, it will burn. You don’t want that. OK? You just don’t want it.

Thanks Dave, we’ll keep that in mind.  Judging from Bravo promos, hilarity will most likely ensue.  I recall seeing a moment where the camera zooms in on Grohl’s unintentionally comedic face as he takes a bite of some contestant’s dish and is left with an extremely puzzled look that screams “WTF?!”  But this is to be expected since most things involving Foo Fighters promise to be entertaining, memorable, and most importantly hysterical.  So prepare for some antics that will make for great water cooler talk at the office on Thursday morning.

I personally hope they film a bloopers segment during the credits with Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins man-handling the Thanksgiving turkey wishbone.  Or perhaps feeding each other after dinner mints?  But for “Top Chef” fans like myself, the only way to find out is to tune in on Wednesday night and watch Dave Grohl indubitably amuse our collective bouche.

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It is no secret that Popwreckoning, or at very least its Associate Editor, is without a doubt a Stacy Clark supporter. It is because of this that I’m overjoyed to announce to the public her recent signing to Shangri La Music, a label which also feature the legendary Pretenders.

In addition to this exciting news, Clark has found success in the television aspects of music marketing. Her songs have been played on Bravo’s “The Rachel Zoe Project,” ABC Family‘s “Samurai Girl” and countless episodes of “The Hills.” And on a slightly larger level of exposure, you can catch Clark’s vocals on the new Jack’s Mannequin album The Glass Passenger.

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