If you are comfortable in the kitchen, but not a pro, and you're ready for your closeup, you might want to get yourself and your savvy down to the Sur La Table store at the Original Farmers Market next weekend to see if you've got what it takes to be on a new show. Gordon Ramsay will star in the upcoming MasterChef, a show that "celebrates great people who make great food." (The Hollywood Reporter called it a "culinary American Idol.")They are on a national search for budding chefs from all walks of life - amateur chefs, passionate foodies, or the ultimate dinner party hosts to be a part of the show. more ›

This is Shipwreck, think you can take her? You have 5 hours left to try out in LA for NBC's new American Gladiators. The open casting for contestants and gladiators runs till 5pm. This woman impressed the judges, other contestants, and the media by running the 40, then flipped all the way back to the start line. Jaws dropped. Then they asked her to do it again to get more coverage, she did two more... more ›