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I've got to admit, I learned to make my own pickles from Good Eats...I think I'm in love with 'W', btw.

I'm new to egullet, so forgive me for putting my two cents in: I'm an American. I've had the pleasure of traveling and dining in countries on just about every continent sans Antarctica and Australia, so I think I've managed to pick up a decent sense of perspective, culinarily speaking. A story comes to mind, once during a business trip to a small city in Germany, a local businessman and I went to dinner. Having long ago learned to never try to outdrink a European, I paced myself. Unfortunately, the fellow didn't notice, and got quite plastered. Walking him back to his home, one arm across my shoulder, his shirt half tucked in, his hair a mess and his glasses askew, he turned to me and said: "You know what's the problem with you Americans? You're all so unstructured." I nearly dropped him from laughing so hard. I think that's the word you want to describe the American Way of Eating. Unstructured. Don't get me wrong. I'm all for it.

Faves: Bourdain. I swear KC is a management how-to book in disguise. Match that up with "Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun", and it's move over Jack Welch! Morimoto. Went to Philadelphia. Spent bunches of cash at his place. Ate like a pig. The man's a bit geeky, but his food is fantastic! Oliver. Loved Naked Chef and Pukka Tukka. Recipes from those shows really worked. He sold out with Oliver's Twist, tho. Rachel Ray. C'mon, she's cute! And she's got that kick ass pinball smile! Bobby Flay's Texas Girlfriend, from Boy Meets Grill. Hope she comes back as a co-host. Very pretty and yet Texas tough. You can see her hauling back and decking Flay if he gets out of line... Not so Fave: Bobby Flay. Instead of standing on the cutting board the second time around, he tosses it onto the floor. Brilliant. Where was his girlfriend when we needed her? Tyler Florence. If he comes to my house for a Food 911 episode and smirks like that at MY wife... Anyone who participated in Iron Chef USA. Anyone!