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Oh man...I would have paid money to see that! Chateau corkscrew....$109.00 Bottle of 2001 Cod d'Estournel....$200.00 Bourdain-style butt reamings....Priceless!

Bourdain and Ripert to be guest judges as well...hmmm... http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-ca-laksh...=cl-tv-features ""Top Chef," from the producers of the zeitgeist fashion competition "Project Runway," premiered last spring and was the top-rated cable food show among young adults. As with "Runway," its popularity was fueled by the contestants' raw ambition along with the inevitable kitchen drama that ensued as they raced to out-cook one another. This season, which kicks off Wednesday, the producers brought in prominent chefs such as "Kitchen Confidential" author Anthony Bourdain and Le Bernardin's Eric Ripert as guest judges. The presence of culinary superstars helped ease Lakshmi's doubts about wading into the reality television genre"

Writer Bill Bufford lends his usual humor to this interesting (and fun!) New Yorker article: http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/061002fa_fact

Perhaps this could help http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~ear/sea-glow.html

Well produced, thought provoking and a depressing reminder of the state of the world and the future of mankind....imagine a world where bento boxes are dropped from F-16s rather than bombs...

...and snowboarders...a broken collar bone is for life...I always will have a hump on my left clavicle due to a major wipe out my 3rd time boarding (8 years ago!). Total pain too. I saw the pic of Alton on his website--yep, that's what it feels like. It'll throb--forever. Speedy recovery for Mr. Brown, and best wishes for the new show! ~Segue (34 year old lopsided woman boarder...)

You're quite welcome--Herp...as in reptiles? Don't wanna get OT here...but I'm a proud mom of a chinese water dragon PS: Don't watch Tony eat Iguana Tamales... can't imagine they would be that tasty anyways...nothing tastes like chicken--except chicken.

A Cooks Tour is on Food Network Thursdays at 4am (MTN time)...set your TiVo or VCR...

A brilliant piece of television! I picked up my DVD a while ago and it is a favorite! Gorgeous cinematography and very well presented. It must have been an extremely phenomenal adventure for all involved, and I truly believed the experience lived up to the 'hype' that surrounds El Bulli....a must see for those who haven't yet! Adria is like a little kid with his creations, and it's quite a joy to watch him watch Tony try everything... (Edited for atrocious spelling--egad!)

I have to agree (no preggo hormones here tho') And he totally looks like CC circa 1984! Oddly, I never found CC hot...must be the accent and the food. LOVE Bourdain, Mario, Alton Brown, Bayless and Sakai One of my least faves is Warren Brown (Sugar Rush on FTV)--this guy makes my teeth grind for some reason! And of course the usual group of Flay and Ray--I would rather watch paint dry.

I second the flying squirrel nomination!