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Earlier this week our favorite Mob Wives Renee Graziano was on the Food Network's "Chopped" where she competed against three other reality TV stars, Travis Loftland from "Deadliest Catch", Kathy Wakile from "RHONJ", & Amy Roloff from "Little People Big World". I gotta be honest, I've never watched this show before so I had no idea what it was going to be about. I've watched food competitions before though, so I was thinking it was going to be like Bravo's "Top Chef" only with celebrities. Nevertheless, I couldn't wait to watch. I became even more excited to watch when I realized that she was competing against someone who I'm familiar with pretty well, Amy Roloff. The judges really had their work cut out for them in this episode. They had two italian girls; (one being a mob wife with a Meat Cleaver and the other who's a housewife known for her deserts), a guy who knows everything about cooking seafood, and a stay at home mom of 4 kids who's a little person who overcomes obstacles everyday whether it be in her kitchen where everything's modified at her height or overcoming obstacles in her everyday life. They were all competing for great charities.
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For the first round, the contestants were given random food ingredients (smoked mozzarella, endives, biscuit dough, pheasant dough) that they had to figure out how to combine to whip up a quick appetizer. Renee's strategy for the show was simple, she had "Uncle Louis and Uncle Vinny waiting outside in a black Lincoln". In this round, Renee makes pheasant smoked mozzarella panini to which she bribed the judges with rosary beads and a rolex. Kathy Wakile got cut in this round and Renee makes it to the second round. For the second round, Renee had to use lobster, vegetable cream cheese, quinoa and dinosaur kale to make something. This was by far the funniest scene ever because Travis the guy who is known for cooking seafood ended up helping both Renee and Amy with their lobsters. "Travis I need your help" said Renee. Renee even helped Travis with his food too. Renee made Lobster Marinara with quinoa. In the end, the judges cut her in this round because although they liked her lobster marinara, they didn't feel like her quiona was cooked all the way. Renee did a great job on the show. She was happy that she got to raise awareness about domestic violence because she's a survivor herself. Renee was so funny throughout the show. Its a side that we rarely get to see of her on Mob Wives so it was nice to see her laughing and smiling. Check back here for the latest on the Mob Wives and don't forget to watch an all new episode next Wednesday at 8 PM only on vh1.
