<- this is not a picture of me with no hat.
so, the news is finally official. my pal, michael symon (shown at left), has been chosen as the new chef of food network's dinner: impossible. this, in and of itself, isn't that surprising: he's a newly annointed iron chef, owns two successful restaurants, and certainly has made the right connections through his charm, hard work, and natural culinary talent. the unusual and amazing part is that he chose me as one of his sous chefs on the show. over the next month or so, i'll be leaving town to film shows that, i guess, will air in the fall. it should be a challenge, but also, i bet, a ton of fun. i'm especially excited to be meeting up in the kitchen with my old pal, tim bando, who will be one of the sous as well and has already sent an e-mail to everyone in the production company saying he'll only agree to a shoot if I wear a thong and pasties. yep, it's going to be a wild ride, but an awesome one. let the fat, bald man show begin!
