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When we first posted about the fatties of Top Chef 6 we were't so sure about Chef Eli Kirshtein's real chub cred, but this video reveals all we need to know.

Dude is nice and husky, kinda confident/cocky in that cheffy kind of way, still love those glasses, food looks pretty good, too. [...]

Turns out the video above is a bit old now, with Mario cooking it up with Jimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore, and Chase Crawford, but the obvious chemistry between Mario and Jimmy makes for a pretty amusing video. Good stuff.

Even better is this:

Jimmy Fallon riding bitch on Mario's famous [...]

Are you going to be using the gym membership Gwyneth Paltrow gave you?
Somebody made that up. If she gave me one, she certainly wouldn’t leak it to the press. It’s a slow news week. They find guys like me.

If someone did give you a gym membership, would you use it?
I go to the gym. I [...]

Mario has been talking about losing weight for quite sometime, looks like he's finally doing it and he's looking great, actually.  Good quote, too.



“Crocs are my signature, and I take a beating on your blogs about it! All fashion blogs think these shoes are the ultimate problem. I wear them because they’re the most comfortable [...]

There are a lot of food buffs who read Chubarama but I try to keep the words to a minimum and the good lookin' mens to a maximum when it comes to chefs and the like.  However, this little bit of fan fiction inspired by Mario's recent fueding with a certain celebrity chef from across [...]

Above - a porking out Russell Crowe via Perez Hilton

Below - Mario Batali

Yup, Spain...on the road Again, the show now airing on PBS featuring Mario Batali and friends riding across Spain and eating lots of grub is nearing its end, but we have a teaser for episode 10 above, and a few more pics of Mario from the show below. Enjoy.