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Friday 11 December 2015
‘Chew’ host Symon to open eatery in Atlantic City
WAYNE PARRY I grew up eating; my Sicil- I cooked in my early ca- in 1998 with appearances “Having the opportunity
Associated Press ian grandmother would be reer, and still what I like to on “Sara’s Secrets” with to partner with such a cel-
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) proud! Authentic Italian is make at home.” Sara Moulton; “Ready, Set, ebrated chef to join our
— Celebrity chef Michael very simple. It’s all about Symon made his TV de- Cook,” and “Food Nation renowned culinary lineup,
Symon, co-host of ABC’s great ingredients. It’s what but on the Food Network with Bobby Flay,” before and whose personality and
“The Chew” TV show, will hosting over 100 episodes spirit embody Borgata was
open an Italian restaurant of “The Melting Pot.” something we could not
at Atlantic City’s Borgata In January 2012, his show pass up, and look forward
casino next fall. “Symon’s Suppers,” pre- to next fall,” said Joe Lupo,
Symon joins fellow Iron miered on the Cooking the casino’s senior vice
Chefs Bobby Flay and Channel, and in Septem- president.
Geoffrey Zakarian and ber 2011 he joined the cast The name of the restaurant
legendary chef Wolfgang of “The Chew” as one of has not yet been deter-
Puck among the celebrity the show’s five hosts. mined. q
chefs with eateries at the
casino. Audience members applaud Iron Chef Michael Symon, co-host
“We’re excited to bring our of ABC’s “The Chew,” in New York. Symon will open an Italian
Italian cooking to Atlantic restaurant at Atlantic City’s Borgata casino in fall 2016. Symon
City,” said Symon, who has joins fellow Iron Chefs Bobby Flay and Geoffrey Zakarian and
award-winning restaurants legendary chef Wolfgang Puck among celebrity chefs with eat-
in Cleveland, Detroit and eries at the casino.
elsewhere. “This is the food
(AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
How ‘Star Wars” John Boyega got Iron Man as a mentor
LINDSEY BAHR couldn’t remember a thing. Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark fame. So he sent an email “It’s Robert,” the voice said.
AP Film Writer So they turned around, Hamill with questions about to Downey’s agent saying, “Robert who, man?”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John went back to Pinewood their experiences and how essentially, “Hi, I’m John. “Uh, Robert, Downey Jr.”
Boyega needed help. Studios and Boyega stayed they handled their light I’m going to be in ‘Star “I’m like, oh crap! Iron
The 23-year-old star of “Star late into the night studying speed ascendancy to oth- Wars.’ If he has time, can Man!” Boyega recalled. “I
Wars: The Force Awakens” his lines. erworldly stardom. Robert Downey Jr. mentor had better park up.”
was starting to question a “I really do think that God “They’re my co-stars and me?” He wasn’t exactly They talked for two hours
lot of things about what sent Jesus personally to we were in a working en- sure that it would result in that day. It was the start
life would hold now that he help me with that,” Boyega vironment,” said Boyega. anything, but figured it was of a true friendship that’s
was part of what’s expect- said. “Lord have mercy, “It’s not a place for teach- worth a shot.q since resulted in more
ed to be one of the biggest hours-long chats, hang-
films of all time. Actor John Boyega poses for a photo during a promotion for the new film, “Star Wars: The Force outs, and even a chicken
The British-born actor Awakens,” in Los Angeles. Boyega stars as Finn in the J.J. Abrams directed movie that opens in and waffles date.
wasn’t a complete un- U.S. theaters on Dec. 18, 2015. “Good lord we get deep,”
known when he was cast, Boyega said of their con-
like his co-star Daisy Ridley, (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP versations. “For the most
but it was a stratospheric part it’s definitely private,
jump to go from the 2011 that was quite the experi- ing and all that.” Later, Boyega remembers but in general, his thing has
cult favorite “Attack the ence.” At the time, Boyega’s tal- he was driving in London always been inner peace
Block” to suddenly being But he still felt unsure about ent agency, CAA, also rep- when he got a call from an and how to deal with this
one of the key players in the future. He didn’t want resented “Iron Man” star unknown number. on a mental level. Taking
launching this new itera- to burden his fellow veter- Robert Downey Jr., who is “Who’s this?” Boyega de- care of your mental health
tion of a multi-billion dollar an cast mates like Harrison no stranger to this sort of manded. is something that he talks to
franchise. It wasn’t regret. me about.”
Boyega had gone through “He’s really changed my
a grueling seven months of life with his advice.”
auditions to get here and Whether it’s Downey’s influ-
was a massive fan going in. ence or not, Boyega has
But now he was being test- been weathering the at-
ed in ways that no acting tention with expert grace
school could offer. For one, — even the ugly stuff. Some
he wasn’t even allowed dark corners of the Internet
to take his script home to have made Boyega’s race
memorize dialogue. The somewhat of a thing.
hyper-secrecy of the proj- When the first teaser de-
ect required that the scripts buted last year and Boye-
stay on the London set. ga’s face was the first
To get around this, he’d thing to appear on screen,
occasionally record the #blackstormtrooper start-
response dialogue on his ed trending on Twitter. And
phone so that he could it wouldn’t be the last time
rehearse elsewhere. One racism would seep through
night as his driver was pull- the generally positive en-
ing off the lot, he started thusiasm for the film, either.
practicing and realized he “I’m a strong individual.
