I think I saw native New Yorker and Top Chef ^[1] winner, Harold Dieterle, at the 77th St. station on the Upper East Side this morning. Dieterle, if it was him, was better-looking in person, not as schlumpy as he is on TV. His My Space profile ^[2] says he’s single, but a petite blonde woman was with him. He looked annoyed because his MetroCard didn’t work and went to the ticket window for help. Good luck!

I couldn’t find any info on when the next season of Top Chef will begin. All I know is that original host, Katie Lee Joel ^[3] won’t be returning with her nasal self.

Now how about Project Runway ^[4]? Here’s my take so far:

Malan ^[5] was a freak but he actually came off as really sweet in Episode 2. He owned up to the weird dress he designed and said that he should be kicked off, not his teammate Katherine ^[6]. And then he cried as he said goodbye to his castmates. Aww!

I hate Angela ^[7]. She was amazingly annoying trying to sucker Kayne ^[8] into working with her on the pageant dress, and then such a terror to poor, crazy Vincent ^[9] as he did all the work and she sat back and endlessly criticized. She should have been kicked off last night, not Katherine, who made such a cute hoodie for her dog (tiny dogs: one of this season’s hottest accessories).

Speaking of Vincent. What a nut. The basket hat. The way he laughed like a mental patient over the hat (sensing a theme here?) he made for his dog in Episode 3. Much more entertainment to ensue.

Keith ^[10] is kinda hot but he is also kind of a dick. Or rather, he seems very much like a dick so far. But he’s still hot.

Next week someone gets kicked off because they broke the rules. Ooooo!