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Sorry, but I love latkes studded with double-smoked slab bacon and topped with creme fraiche.

Adam, sincere consolations on the brain virus. Rarely fatal. Might cause you to run for political office though. Potage of leek and potato. (Chicken stock, wine, etc etc.) Garlic croutons. Pulled shoulder of pork and roasted cabbage with fig vinegar. Roasted whole cremini mushrooms with sauteed shaved fennel and pecorino shavings. Plum tomatoes stuffed with chevre cream standing in cool tomato consomme (tomato water). Pain de Pepin (St. Jacque's country bread) with sauteed chicken livers and bacon.

Jacques' da man. True dat.

Artisany.

The adverb rears its head... I repeat myself: Artisanalish.

Soba, very interesting and well-done. Thank you.

Kristin, the standard scoop I know is about one tablespoon. Of ground beans. I can't say I remember anything in particular about Thai coffee I've had.

Karina, welcome. I was most interested in the Japan episodes as well.

Espresso fine. About 9 scoops for 2 cups. Longevity brand sweetened condensed milk.

Shouldn't those be double rather than single quotation marks?

Artisanalish?

Towel and hand. It's nothing compared to a stock pot.

It means the box of pasta is $2 more but has a more interesting shape. It means the cheese could be considered illegal. It means I have the name of the guy who bottled the EVOO on the bottle.

Your loss.

Jason, I can put up with Rooney. The guy's a real chef and teaches culinary arts in Atlanta. He's just not funny. But Mario going gonzo with red-faced enthusiasm is funny. Tony's funny. I mean, calling this or that dish "terrifying" is great. But it's hyperbole. Mario's hyper. That's why my dream show would be Mario and Tony farting around, getting drunk, and cooking. Whether in Manhatten or Madagascar.

Oh, that's great news, Tony B. Except for Mario's stuff, it's the best thing on TV.

An "Australian" menu? What? Lamb pie?

Blue, it wasn't really cancelled as it was a special limited series in the first place.

Roasting gets the best flavour. Even out of winsomeness.

Rochelle, did you have the sense you'd be on garde-manger at Ortanique? If so, that's like the garbage run and you'd be better off at Colorado. More varied range. Cheese tastings. Mmm. Again, excellent work on the diary and my thanks for it.

Jim's so dreamy.

Blue, only one series of ACT was shot. Tony's plans for banging around Portugal and Spain with Mario were nixed by FNTV execs. Nothing else is planned. I don't think the censored episodes will be shown in Das Amerika. edit: re Bourdain and Batali, apparently FNTV thought the two, drunk, in speedos on the beach not such a good idea according to Bourdain. Sad, really as I'd pay good money (ie Canadian funds converted to Amerikanski dullrz) to see this.

Nick Stellano is a fool, a cad, a bounder, and a hologram. The "translations" on Iron Chef were rough approximations.

Really. Black.

Black.