Local chef among finalists on 'Hell's Kitchen'
Milly in Philly
A local guy is among the four finalists who have survived Chef Gordon Ramsay's intense grilling on this season of Fox's "Hell's Kitchen."
Milly Medley is a 33-year-old executive chef who hails from 23rd Street and Montgomery Avenue, in North Philly. He, of course, couldn't reveal any news about the final episode or the ultimate winner, but Medley did speak with me for a few minutes about his experiences on the show.
He said he felt honored to work among "some of the best female chefs I've ever seen in my life." (The other three contestants are women.) He also had some nice things to say about Ramsay.
"Chef Ramsay is a great person and one of the first people that I've met who has no pre-judging or prejudice in him," Medley told me.
"He does not care about anything other than - do you have love for other human beings and do you want to cook food for them? That's it. It was a perfect situation for me."
Medley said he opened up his own BYOB called Sole 2 Soul, in Manayunk, yesterday.
Fans can follow Medley on Instagram @chef_milly. The show's finale airs June 9 on Fox 29.
No longer for 'private eyes
THEY'RE ABOUT to make some dreams come true. And I can go for that.
OK, you've waited long enough. Puns aside, Philly musical icons Hall and Oates will be opening the new Fillmore music hall in the fall.
On Oct. 1, you can catch your favorite rock-and-soul duo headlining Live Nation's newest 2,500-seat music venue.
The Philly Fillmore, on Frankford Avenue by Sugarhouse Casino, is slated to be the seventh Fillmore in the United States.
"We're excited and feel fortunate to kick things off with two of the all-time great musical artists," said Ben Weeden, chief operating officer of Live Nation's theater and clubs division.
"Philadelphia is a city with a proud musical heritage, and this is the perfect way to get started."
Other shows during October include performances by Frank Turner, Flux Pavilion, Brandi Carlile and AER. Tickets go on sale Thursday. More information is available at thefillmorephilly.com.
Tough act to follow?
By the time this goes to print, the secret's already out.
Pulitzer-Prize winning author and former Daily News columnist Buzz Bissinger, probably known best for his book Friday Night Lights, tells the story of Bruce Jenner's progression into a woman in a Vanity Fair cover story titled "Call Me Caitlyn."
Caitlyn Jenner is classically posed on the cover of July's Vanity Fair. She's wearing a cream-colored bustier that flatters her new upper-half. Luxurious auburn locks cascade over her shoulders. And long, slim gams, glowing skin, and sultry, deep eyes make her a sight for sore ones. (See the magazine cover and read Jenice Armstrong's blog post on Page 10.)
Speaking publicly for the first time since her alterations, Jenner told Bissinger that the photo shoot with celebrity portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz helped embolden her new direction in life. (Leibovitz is credited with the controversial but beautiful and tasteful nude portrait of very pregnant Demi Moore for a 1991 Vanity Fair cover.)
According to TMZ, Jenner wanted her name to begin with a "C" to make a clean break from the common Kardashian moniker and for the sake of self-identity.
"As soon as the Vanity Fair cover comes out, I'm free," she told Bissinger.
The July issue hits newsstands June 9.
To add to the fanfare, Jenner will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2015 ESPYs on July 15. It will be televised live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. EST.
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