Nothing like a little toke to take the edge off. Thank goodness for our favorite drug dealer “Sanjay” played by Maulik Pancholy on the Showtime series “Weeds”.
Watch Sanjay freak out when the cops come a knockin.
Not enough Maulik for you? Don’t fret. The multi-tasking actor stars on not one but 2 TV series. You can also catch Maulik on NBC’s “30 Rock” with Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin.
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Bills, work, friends, family, you can’t keep up with everything going on in the desi world.
Which is why we absolutely LOOOVE BBC program “Desi DNA.” The show focuses on “the new generation of Asians breaking the mould and seeking out the hottest in Asian clubs, fashion, music and lifestyle in the
Watch as presenter Nikki Bedi explores the world of independent Indian film. From premarital sex to homosexuality, to other taboo themes, desi arthouse cinema covers it all.
Check it www.bbc.co.uk
Just because we love them both....
See Perez interview M.I.A. on his new show "Perez Sez" on VH1
"Perez Sez". www.vh1.com
Chapati, channa, and….wine?
Master sommelier and television personality Alpana Singh is more than just another pretty face. Born and raised in wine country
Which makes Alpana that much more unique. While waiting tables during college, Alpana discovered her love for wine and decided to pursue her goal of becoming a Master Sommelier, passing the exam in 2003, (only 3% pass) and becoming the youngest woman to be introduced into the Court of Master Sommeliers.
She then went on to serve as sommelier at a variety of 5 star restaurants and has been cited as one of best sommeliers in Wine Advocate, as well as receiving mentions in Bon Appetit, Wine and Spirits Magazine, and Epicurious, where she recommends some of her top wine choices. Among them are Castle Rock 2004 Chardonnay, A-Z Pinot Noir 2003, and Kunin Zinfandel Paso Robles 2003. Delish.Makes passing the MCATs sound easy, huh?
Alpana Singh,
Check Please!,
Alpana Pours, www.amazon.com
She’s done it again. Make us drool that is.
Season 3 of the eagerly awaited (for us foodies anyway) Top Chef debuts June 13th at
For those of you who haven’t tuned in yet, Top Chef pits 15 contestants against each other in a series of culinary trials and tribulations eliminating one chef each week, until of course the most awesome TOP CHEF is left standing.
If the idea of people getting heated over who bought the last chili pepper, doesn’t excite you, surely Padma will. After graduating from college, and modeling for the likes of Vogue and Versace, Padma hosted 2 cooking shows, penned a successful cookbook entitled Easy Exotic and became a syndicated columnist for the NY Times. Another pretty face? We think not.
Next up for Padma is another cookbook Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet releasing later this year and a film directed by Deepa Mehta and starring John Abraham entitled "Exclusion" releasing in 2008.
Whet your appetite with a smack down between Seasons 1 and 2 airing June 6th at
Top Chef, www.bravotv.com/topchef
Padma Lakshmi, Padma Lakshmi
Shalini Kantayya is out to win. The 30 year old Brooklynite, is one of the finalists in "On the Lot" the hit reality show created by Steven Spielberg. Miss Shalini is one of the 18 film makers chosen from over 12,000 submissions from around the world. Each week the filmmakers will shoot a short film based on one of a variety of themes. The films will then be screened by a live audience and critiqued by a host of venerated judges, such as Gary Marshall and Brett Ratner to name a few. Not just another ego, Shalini seeks to make films that encourage social change. Besides staring a production company, 7TH Empire Media, she has also produced and directed movies and video across the globe and worked for clients such as Sting and Mariah Carey.
So tune in or set that DVR/TIVO and VOTE!!!! Let’s show them how big our voice really is.
"On the Lot" airs Monday and Tuesday nights on Fox at 8 pm. airs Monday and Tuesday nights on Fox at 8 pm.
