Eat, Drink, Love

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Eat, Drink, Love
Eat, Drink, Love series logo.jpg
Genre Reality television
Starring
  • Brenda Urban
  • Jessica Miller
  • Kat Odell
  • Nina Clemente
  • Waylynn Lucas
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Ben Hurvitz
  • Bob Gillan
  • Drew Brown
  • Nadine Rajabi
  • Tess Gamboa
Running time42 minutes
Production companyBrownstone Entertainment
Original release
Network Bravo
ReleaseAugust 11 (2013-08-11) 
September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)

Eat, Drink, Love is an American reality television series on Bravo that premiered on August 11, 2013. [1] [2] The show did not return for a second season.

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Premise

Eat, Drink, Love chronicles the lives of five women in the same social circle, the Los Angeles culinary world. [3] It follows the women through their various business ventures and as they look for possible future husbands. [3]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"For Starters"August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11)0.60 [12]
2"Hanging Out With the Big Boys"August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18)0.51 [13]
3"Show & Tells a Lot"August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)0.53 [14]
4"Reputation Is Everything"August 29, 2013 (2013-08-29)0.32 [15]
5"Bottle Shock"September 5, 2013 (2013-09-05)0.29 [16]
6"Palate Cleanser"September 12, 2013 (2013-09-12)N/A
7"Taste Test"September 19, 2013 (2013-09-19)N/A
8"The Final Course"September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)N/A

Reception

Besha Rodell of LA Weekly says the show is more Real Housewife than Top Chef, adding that it perpetuate a lot of stereotypes. [17] Melissa Camcho of Common Sense Media gave the show 3 stars out of 5. [18]

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