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POLL: Who Was Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Frenemy'?

POLL: Who Was Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Frenemy'?

Originally posted 04/16/2009 04:00PM

Move over LC and Heidi. Looks like frenemies of the past are resurfacing. Gwyneth Paltrow, in a recent Goop newsletter, revealed that a former friend-turned-foe was once "hell-bent" on taking her down.

Although she kept her cool, Paltrow said she was delighted in seeing her frenemy face humiliation. Who do you think was the "venomous and dangerous" person out to get Paltrow?

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Gordon Ramsay Cooks Up More Zingers for Rival

Gordon Ramsay Cooks Up More Zingers for Rival Chef

Originally posted 01/29/2009 07:15AM

Gordon Ramsay isn't about to get into an all-out food fight with fellow chef Mario Batali – but that didn't stop the outspoken Hell's Kitchen star from tossing a little mud at his rival on Wednesday.

"It's really sad. I have never met Mario Batali," Ramsay told reporters when asked about a supposed long-running feud between the two men.

On Tuesday, the New York Post's Page Six reported that Batali had banned Ramsay from eating at his restaurants – including Manhattan's Babbo and the Spotted Pig – after Ramsay made up an unflattering nickname for him.

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Jimmy Fallon: Marriage is Great! | Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon: Marriage is Great!

Originally posted 10/24/2008 08:15AM

With his first wedding anniversary approaching, Jimmy Fallon is still deciding how to fete his wife, producer Nancy Juvonen.

"I'm trying to think of what to do for my anniversary," he told PEOPLE at a party for his golfing buddy, chef Mario Batali, on Monday. "But I've got time."

Fallon, 34, and Juvonen, 41, were married last December, surrounded by family and friends (including Juvonen's best pal and longtime producing partner, Drew Barrymore).

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Mario Batali Considers Gwyneth a 'Great Cook'

Mario Batali Considers Gwyneth a 'Great Cook'

Originally posted 10/23/2008 02:20PM

Mario Batali doesn't only costar with Gwyneth Paltrow on PBS's Spain ... A Culinary Road Trip, he also eats her food.

"[Gwyneth] is great cook!" the celebrity chef told PEOPLE at his book party (for the companion volume to the TV series) Monday at Manhattan's Bon Appétit Supper Club and Café. "She made braised sea bass, kind of Chinese-style, with flowering chives and like, shitake mushrooms. So good!"

The Oscar winner cooks daily for her children, Apple and Moses, according to Batali, who said she provides them with "a very healthy lifestyle [that's] very thoughtful and smart."

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