West Babylon’s Harold Dieterle and Great Neck’s Ilan Hall won the first two editions of “Top Chef.” When the fourth premieres March 12 on Bravo, the local scene and cuisine will belong to Richard Blais, born and bred in Uniondale. His parents and sister still live on Long Island. “I like to refer to it as ‘Strong Island,’” he tells us, with a wit that says as a comedian, he’s a pretty good chef. The onetime “Iron Chef America” contestant, who says he’s a proponent of molecular gastronomy - the study of the chemical nuts-and-bolts of food behavior - got his start at Mickey D’s. He worked in various kitchens while studying comparative humanities and religion at SUNY Old Westbury, and in 1998 got a degree from the Culinary Institute of America.

A culinary trail-Blais-er - cheeseburger with foie gras milkshake, anyone? - he may have been too avant-garde for Atlanta, where he now lives; his restaurants Blais, Bazzaar and Element are no more. His latest venture, BlaisCuisine.com, is being revamped as TrailBlais, which has something to do with “taste2″ (taste squared). Seven of the show’s other chefs work in New York City.

Remember “Circus of the Stars”? Well, do your parents remember?

 Fitness Singles (http://www.fitness-singles.com) and Active.com, an online community of The Active Network, have teamed up to serve single adults who engage in active and fitness-oriented lifestyles. With the arrangement, The Active Network is helping their members connect to a large database of like-minded, active singles by way of Fitness Singles.

Since its inception in 2003, Fitness Singles has been the fastest-growing online dating community for sports and fitness enthusiasts. With Fitness Singles’ user-centric interface and emphasis on a broad range of fitness categories, the agreement with Active.com was a natural progression and ensures Fitness Singles’ continued leadership in online relationships for active singles.

“This agreement is great news for active singles who focus on health and fitness,” said Christopher Mattioli, President of Fitness Singles. “Whether you’re into bodybuilding (http://www.fitness-singles.com/unregistered-results_fitness.asp?fitness=Bodybuilding), running (http://www.fitness-singles.com/unregistered-results_fitness.asp?fitness=Running), cycling (http://www.fitness-singles.com/unregistered-results_fitness.asp?fitness=Cycling), weight training, yoga, working out, hiking, playing sports, or any number of other activities, Fitness Singles is where active singles get together.”

“In the past five years, we’ve become the Number One dating site for fitness oriented, single adults,” he continued. “With our relaionship with Active.com, we are making it even easier for more singles to find like-minded partners, no matter what their interests.”