Last night, Bethenny Frankel posted a ton of IG stories from The Berkshires where all of the housewives were having a crazy drunken dinner. Poor Luann was the sober monitor of all of the debauchery tasked with trying to make sure everyone survived. Sonja was passed out on the pool table at some point, the Bear Naked Chef was running around bare naked but for his leather cooking apron, everyone seemed to be getting along with everyone. It was a crazy scene for sure!
Ramona decided to just wear a little black, slip, negligee to embrace her sensuality. Sonja was fully clothed with a scarfed tied around her neck and when she wasn’t passed out on the pool table, she was asking Luann to “fuck everybody” in the literal sense. Luann didn’t take Sonja up on her usual offers of sex claiming that Sonja was “farting everywhere.” Thank God for the sober analysis.
Dorinda and Bethenny are back to being friends and she gave Bethenny a “best mom ever” nameplate for her desk. Yes, it seems that everyone knows what is best for them and most are jockeying for position to be Bethenny’s Best Friend Forever, or at least for this season when her grief will take center storyline.
Anyway, the house was decorated for Halloween and Dorinda made it nice. A good time was had by all and Bethenny is on the road today to do an appearance at Lord & Taylor for her Skinnygirl jeans. The other girls are already posting photos as proof of life as they head out to shop in Great Barrington. I wish I looked that good the morning after!
Now that what you guys care about is out of the way, on to what I consider my lead story!
ART SMITH, A TWO TIME JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNING CHEF WAS AT BLUE STONE MANOR COOKING FOR THE RHONY!
I am huge Art Smith fan and watching Bethenny (isn’t she supposed to be a chef?) trying to film AROUND Art Smith to get yet another butt shot of the Bear Naked Chef was mind blowing! Although they all said the dinner was “fantastic, a ten!” We never saw or heard what was on the menu!
Other than the fact that the RHONY were getting along, it was just another drunken Tuesday filming in the Berkshires. I wanted to see the menu!
If you are a gay male with a few bucks in your pocket, I need you to take a little trip to Italy for me next month! The Chefs will host a Gay cooking, foodie & touring experience at La Cucina Sabina, our luxurious Italian villa in the Sabina foothills, outside of Rome, from November 11-17, 2018. Then report back with all the details!
I have feeling Chef Art might leave his five kids and his husband, painter Jesus Salgueiro, at home for this trip.
One of these days I’m going to go to the Southern Art Bourbon Bar in Buckhead and taste some bourbon!
I know. If he lived closer…. lol..
I’d love to take that trip to Italy, but I’m already booked for a friends-cation to Hawaii that week. Besides, I’ll probably be more in the mood to engage in some bae-watch on Oahu’s North Shore by then. 😎
I hope this isn’t off-limits, but I did notice someone missing in these photos. Was Barbara Kavovit not able to make it, or is she already getting into drama with the OG’s?
I wondered about her too. I have a feeling that due to the intimate nature of all the situation with Bethenny they may have just made Barbara a friend while all the regulars worked to put aside their differences. I’ll check into that.
Thanks, TT. I’m trying my best to adhere to your rules, so I’ll just say I’ve been wondering whether Barbara’s friendship with Luann has made it easier for her to fit in with the rest of the cast (as it was for Dorinda during Season 7).
No idea. I really haven’t been paying much attention to RHONY filming. People generally don’t seem to care about filming news here and it’s time consuming to keep up with.
Good for Bethenny!
Sigh. Italy. My facebook feed has been nothing but a never ending stream of Italy porn since the begining of May. Everyone I know has gone this season.
Our sommelier is there now staying at the Ferragamo estate.
So jealous.
Il Borro is such a gorgeous village. I’m jealous too.
I was sick of Dorinda and the Bezerkshires trips but this seems like it could spice things up!
If Bethenny has found happiness with this new guy, then more power to her. Still, I agree with you that her double standard is irritating. She called Luann “a slut and a hypocrite!”, then ridiculed Carole for her relationship with Adam, yet now she’s messing around with some young hottie she found on Instagram? Glass house, meet stone.
Best recap in a long time. NO FIGHTING!
Most important: Chef Art Smith because … Art Smith!
Then yougotcher Naked Bear, yougotcher Farting Sonja, yougotcher Slipclad Ramona (that one I could do without) and yougotcher NICE Halloween decor. I guess Luann was de facto snatchguard again. Only thing missing was that Sonja’s tooth didn’t fall out again.
Setting my phobia of nudity aside the only thing worse than finding a long hair in your food would be finding a short one. I’m freaked out by the though.
Maybe he has his junk waxed….
I watched Bethennys insta story and couldn’t stop laughing however, After all that’s happened to Bethenny this summer I have a feeling we’re going to get the most ungenuine season of RHONY. Dorinda and Ramona are going to be sucking up to her so they look good. As much as she annoyed me I think Carole would be the only one not to be fake around Bethenny. I really hope the ladies are really supporting her through this rough time and not just acting. Luann, Bethenny, Sonja and Tinsley seem to be hanging out a lot judging by their insta stories so that makes me super happy.
I can’t wait to see NY again. My favorite. So glad it’s this cast. Love these ladies. Thanks for the update.
I LOVE it when they party together and get along. I am getting tired of the argues and backstabbing. I want to laugh at this show again! Looking forward to it now!
I watched the story as well! hilarious !! I think Barbara was there.. at one point there was someone sitting next to Sonja at the dinner table that could be here..
Love the comments on the instastory TT!! Bethenny seems to b doing better – so glad!! Also glad Carole is GONE!!
< Now that what you guys care about is out of the way, on to what I consider my lead story! You're one classy bitch, Tamara. This is why we're bff's!
BETHENNY FAILED TO MENTION THAT ART SMITH WAS THERE! ART SMITH! I am so fan girling out!
I tried to focus on the fact he is a LEGENDARY Chef and not get all political with his work with gay adoption! And all of his humanitarian work with feeding the hungry. But I mean come on.
Thank you for getting it. This indeed is why we are BFFs! xoxoxoxo
I watched all of her IG stories and that night looked SO fun. I hope they show the fun on RHONY. I totally saw Art and I was wondering why she was following around the naked dude. I mean, good food one thing but I don’t know that I need a naked guy cooking it. Seems dangerous. Art used to have a restaurant in a Chicago back in the Oprah days. Not sure if he still does but I heard from friends that it was awesome.
RHONY I await your return !
I didn’t know his name, but love Art Smith too!
Lu looks fab in the pic with the hat,
. She is so effortless. Dorinda looks frumpy.
I’m glad if Bethenny continues her friendship with Sonja.
Naked chef? Noooooooooooooooooooooo (my favorite extended word)!!! There’s something just gross about that. Chef by itself? Fine. Naked by itself? If memory serves, that could be even more fine, but together? Especially a virtual stranger. Who knows where his bits and pieces have been?
I’m in Tucson being large and in charge Grandma for “fall break”…my daughter woke me up this morning and said I have to watch Bethenny’s IG story, I opened, groaned…I mean the story was long!!! She insisted…I watched and laughed a lot ..I’m happy to see everyone getting along. It was IG, I think we’ll get to hear all about the meal and Art on the show…right?
Luann looks like Garbo standing with Tinsley who looks like a Hooter’s waitress with her mom and two aunts tagging along for the day. Dorinda, Ramona, and Sonya can fight over mom and auntie duties.
LOL
I’m so disappointed in all the Housewives shows right now. To me RHONY is heads and shoulders above the rest. I can’t even put my finger on it-I find it SO entertaining. Really looking forward to the new season. Thank you for this TT.
Just seen the insta stories on my feed and it was SO NICE to see them all be merry and happy. Bethenny was even laughing and joking around with Ramona. I hope they can keep this vibe up (without the being constantly shitfaced) throughout season 11. On another note, I hope Bethenny isn’t allocated Dennis as her main storyline. She’s starting to heal and so is his family and loved ones, and for me anyway, it would be distasteful to rake up the hurt and pain months after he passed. He wasn’t an integral part of RHONY and B wasn’t the only one affected by this situation. Hopefully Bravo respects his family, Bethenny and his friends enough to keep it to a minimum so his passing isn’t thrust into the media again, which could open fresh wounds for a lot of his circle.