I think the judges should give you 10.0 for food presentation. (Especially the potatoes. That's potatoes, right? I'm gonna pretend like it is.) My favorite part is how the wine bottle is already half empty.

Yeah, um, it's weird how they sell half full wine bottles, huh? Or, um, I used some to make the apple chutney. Yeah, that's it.

OK, I admit it; I'm one of those drinking chefs. Several years ago, I had to work on a Thanksgiving, and my boss left a bottle and a half of pinot noir to work with. And by work with, he meant become one with and then work. It was a happy Thanksgiving. Except not for the turkeys, because I ate them that year.

(And those are potatoes... if you're talking about the parsley covered white mass in the multi-color rimmed bowl. The other things aren't so potatoey (except the sweet potatoes).

Okay, well then it's an exceptional job on the potatoes. Should I call you Julia Child? When I was younger I remember watching her on television and asking my dad why she put rum in everything. Apparently it was her "birthday" episode.

Yeah, why not; call me Julia. Curiously, I do an impression of Julia and her eating/drinking habit: "Ooohhh, I hope we get try this. Ooohhhh, maybe drink a little of this, too, ooohhhhh. I love to eat. Ooohhhhh."

My thoughts on your supposed Julia impresson: No.

Perhaps it's all in the audio. It helps, too, if you've been drinking a little. But most impressions are better that way, anyhow.