The November issue of Women’s Health Magazine features an interview with cover girl Giada De Laurentiis, in which the Food Network star (“Giada at Home”) gives her personal tips on how to throw an epic party — and how to be a guest at your own shindig.
Among the De Laurentiis quotes that weren’t included in the magazine piece:
* “I don’t eat a lot of anything. A little bit of everything, but not a lot of everything. Small meals all day long.
* “I would eat chocolate all day long. I also like rose wine.”
* “Best beauty tip would be manicured fingernails and lipstick.”
* “Best advice was from my grandfather. ‘Work hard, play hard and smile a lot while doing it.’ And I think the smile makes me happy.”
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David Letterman will be among Jimmy Kimmel’s guests when “Jimmy Kimmel Live” airs from Brooklyn for a week starting Oct. 29 (midnight on Ch. 7).
Kimmel, who was born in Brooklyn, will also welcome, among others, Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan and Stephen Colbert to the shows, which will air from the Brooklyn Academy of Music to coincide with the inaugural game of the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center.
Musical guests will include Alicia Keys, Sharon Jones and the Avett Brothers with the Brooklyn Philharmonic.
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It’s been a busy few weeks for M. Sanjayan. The CBS News Science & Environment contributor recently returned from spending 10 days living in the Amazon’s “intangible” zone with a Huaroni tribe — and just yesterday — spent the day moderating all-day panels at MIT featuring the Dalai Lama.
This Friday, Sanjayan will host a (free) virtual field trip to east Africa for 6-8th grade students from all over the country under the auspices of The Nature Conservancy (he’s the organization’s lead scientist).
Oh, yeah — he’s also working on his next CBS News piece, which will air soon.
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Disney Channel clocked in with some big numbers last Friday night with two new offerings.
First up was its original movie, “Girl Vs. Monster,” which snared nearly 5 million viewers, tops for the night among cable telecasts and the year’s second-most-watched in kids 2-11 (2.8 million viewers).
That, in turn, generated strong numbers for the new Disney Channel sitcom, “Dog With a Blog,” which became the year’s top-rated series launch across all target kid demos, including 2.6 million kids 2-11. It also corralled 4.5 million viewers (retaining 92 percent of its “Girl Vs. Monster” lead-in).
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Last, but not least:
* To mark the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Military Channel will air “Commander In Chief: Inside the Oval Office,” premiering this Thursday at 10 p.m. Included are interviews with Robert Kennedy Jr. and Sergei Krushchev, Nikita’s son . . . Allie LaForce has joined Doug Gottlieb as co-host of the CBS Sports Network’s new late-night show, “Lead Off,” which premieres this Monday at midnight . . . Aerosmith makes their morning-show concert debut Nov. 2 on the “Today” show . . . BJ Adler has been appointed executive director of Young Audiences New York, a leading nonprofit arts education organization . . . Conan O’Brien will emcee the Ad Council’s Annual Public Service Award Dinner, Nov. 14 at the Waldorf.