Hey all. Dan here.

And how are you doing?

Nice shirt, by the way.

My goal is to have a Top Chef recap for you by tomorrow. We’ll see if that happens.

In the meantime, take a look at this video (via Blogging Top Chef) where Padma explains how she got her scar and Tom laughs nervously at the prospect of being mentally undressed by bears. Not these bears. We’re talking about these bears.

I’m tying a giant ice cube on top of my head as we speak.

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