Five herbal blends of J. Garcia Artisan Teas honor the former Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia. The blends, licensed by Garcia’s estate, are expected to debut this week, a spokeswoman for The Republic of Tea said. The teas have whimsical names like Morning Brew, based on the Dead song “Morning Dew,” and Shady Grown, a blend of Brazilian and South African teas, derived from “Shady Grove,” a bluegrass album Garcia recorded.
For now, Food Network star Sandra Lee and aspiring politico Andrew Cuomo are “just friends.” But Lee told Cindy Adams of the New York Post she is moving from Los Angeles to be near the New York state attorney general candidate.
“There are misconceptions about Andrew,” said Lee, who is in the midst of a divorce. “People don’t know what a great dad he is. He cooks a lot for his kids. He uses my ‘semi-homemade’ cookbook recipes. If people could only see him in his kitchen with flour and cookie dough all over him, they’d see a different Andrew.”
Eminem hired a personal trainer after seeing how he looked on the Grammy Awards show. The Detroit rapper said he’s paying $17,000 a month for the same fitness expert who slimmed down Janet Jackson. According to teenhol lywood.com, Eminem told a friend, “I can’t believe how I looked. I mean, I look nothing like me, man.”
– Compiled by Greg Henry from wire and Internet reports
“Lost” poundage? Hefty Hurley diets
Jorge Garcia said he has gotten so much grief for staying heavy though playing island castaway Hurley on ABC’s “Lost” that he went on a diet and hired a fitness consultant. Quoted by contactmusic.com, Garcia claims he lost 30 pounds. “I stopped living on rum and burritos and started taking better care of myself.”
