I Love Celebrities!!!

If it wasn't for them, I don't know if I could decide where to eat.

'The Bachelor' star Firestone invests in Gaslamp restaurant

Apparently, Andrew Firestone has run out of ways to waste his time and money and is getting into the restaurant business. What's a 29 year old with more money than God supposed to do?

"Andrew Firestone, the tire company heir who captured millions of viewers while rejecting two dozen women as "The Bachelor" on the ABC reality dating series, is one of the investors in the restaurant and lounge that is slated to open early next year at 901 Fourth Ave. in the Gaslamp District."......

"I went to school in San Diego," Firestone said yesterday in a telephone interview. "Any excuse to get back to San Diego, I'm jumping on it. It seemed like a great project."

'Any excuse to get back to San Diego'? This guy could buy San Diego. The name of the joint is 'Confidential' and I'm sure it is going to be precisely that. Just like everything else this guy has done in the last few years.

"Meet Andrew" is one of the first features popping up on his own Web site, www.andrewfirestone.com, and playing host to diners apparently will be much of what Firestone will be doing at the restaurant, with his background in the winery business as a decided asset.

"Andrew is going to be a big piece of elevating the image of the restaurant," said Moore, a San Diego financial planner and real estate agent.

Attention Mr. Firestone and the other monkeys doing this thing - I've got two words for you: Rocco DiSpirito. But it's not all about the pretty face and the dollar bills. This guy knows things:

Recently, he has worked as the spokesman for the Firestone Family Estates, the family's winery and brewery based in Los Olivos, appearing at supermarkets and liquor stores. And in the recent book "The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do," he directs readers on how to properly open a bottle of wine.

I reckon this is proof that he learned something along the way. But I suspect that Andy isn't all brains:

"I think that's what's being used, my knowledge of wine and food," he said. "That's more important than a TV show I was on. I plan to be involved in wine education and food education."

Can he really be that naïve? I'll agree that the education of people on the joys of all things food and wine far outweighs the cultural significance of 24 silly women making complete asses of themselves on national television, but I seriously doubt his teaching capabilities are the motivating factor for his presence in the joint.

In all fairness, I have never met Andrew Firestone. I have had some of his family's wines, and while they have never been overly impressive, they weren't total trash either. I wish him and his partners the very best in this new venture, but I won't be a bit surprised to see this taco stand closed in less than a year. Hopefully somebody at one of the networks has already arranged for 'reality' show based on this and we all can watch the train wreck together.