Dan Gross: Ghoul gal joins Horror hall
STELLA, THE BUXOM host of "Saturday Night Dead" on KYW-TV from 1984 to 1990, was inducted into the HorrorHound Hall of Fame at the annual convention in Columbus, Ohio, over the weekend.
STELLA
, THE BUXOM host of "Saturday Night Dead" on KYW-TV from 1984 to 1990, was inducted into the HorrorHound Hall of Fame at the annual convention in Columbus, Ohio, over the weekend.
Stella, the "Maneater from Manayunk" a/k/a Karen Scioli, was excited to meet fellow horror Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, and have what she called, "A meeting of the cleavage," but was disappointed that Elvira didn't show up in character and was inducted under her real name, Cassandra Peterson. Stella now works on "Goth Mothers of Transylvania," which can be found on YouTube.
"It's sorta like Bravo's 'Real Housewives' except my ladies are dead," says Stella, who plays an 840-year-old vampire in the series, which will post new episodes, appropriately, on Friday, April 13.
'Weather' forecast
"Future Weather," which shot in the area in 2010, will have its world premiere April 29 at the Tribeca Film Festival. The movie stars
Lili Taylor
as a science teacher who develops a special relationship with a young girl (
Perla Haney-Jardine
) who becomes obsessed with global warming.
Amy Madigan plays the girl's grandmother, who cares for her after her mom deserts her.
The film, written and directed by Jenny Deller and produced by Kristin Fairweather, was shot at Pennypack Nature Preserve and various locations around Roslyn, Abington and Warminster.
For tickets, visit tribecafilm. com, or for info on the film, futureweathermovie.com.
OUT AND ABOUT
It's not on the menu, but Capitals star
Alex Ovechkin
asked if chef
Christian Varalli
could prepare linguini bolognese at Scannicchio's (Broad & Porter) when he ate there in a party of four the night before playing the Flyers.
* The Soul Survivors sang attorney Nino Tinari's favorite song, "Expressway to Your Heart," Friday at Serafina (130 S. 18th), where Tinari celebrated his birthday with family and friends. The group also dined with the family, as did members of The Tymes.
'Nightmare' for students
Drexel students
Andrew Bohinick
and
John Boswell
will be on Friday's episode of "Kitchen Nightmares" (8 p.m., Fox 29). Chef/host
Gordon Ramsay
recruited the students to help transform Zocalo (36th & Lancaster). Bohinick, a hospitality-management major, and Boswell, a culinary-arts major, worked with Zocalo owner
Greg Russell
to make the restaurant more student-friendly. Ramsay also visited Honest Tom's Taco Truck (33rd & Arch), run by Drexel alum
Tom McCusker
. He drove Ramsay to Zocalo in his taco truck and also made food for the show's crew.
Cooking for Alex
"Top Chef" head judge
Tom Colicchio
will return to cook at the Great Chefs event benefitting Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. The June 12 event at Urban Outfitters headquarters at the Navy Yard is presented by chefs
Marc Vetri
and
Jeff Michaud
and partner
Jeff Benjamin
of the Vetri Foundation for Children. Restaurateur
Jose Garces
and fellow Food Network Iron Chef
Masahara Morimoto
will participate, with
Michael Solomonov
(Zahav, Federal Donuts, Percy Street Barbecue) and
Daniel Stern
(R2L) and nearly 50 more chefs from restaurants nationwide. To purchase tickets, visit VetriFoundation.org.
* Speaking of Alex's Lemonade, the charity is hosting its 2nd Annual Camp in for Kids' Cancer, in partnership with the Eagles, May 19 and 20. Kids can sleep over with a parent or guardian at Lincoln Financial Field, play on the field and meet players. For info, visit AlexsLemonade.org.
