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Beloved Anthony Bourdain, in his show "No Reservations", hops back on the tube tonight, with a season premiere that looks pretty darn delicious -- and fattening -- if this preview video is to be believed.

In it, Tony tucks into a 12-inch-long Chilean hot dog covered with sauerkraut, guacamole and an avert-thine-eyes-health-care-professionals incredible slop of mayo. His thoughts? "I don't know whether to eat this thing or conceal it in a brown paper bag."

We can't wait.

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Each of us hold in our hearts the secret crushes of our lives -- whether it's that barista who flashes you an adorable smile every morning with your nonfat soy decaf latte or an unrequited crush on some B-list celeb. I, however, am not so subtle, and proudly proclaim my utter adoration for Anthony Bourdain. I love the man.

So, I can't tell you how absolutely edamame-green with envy I was to read about LA foodblogger Dylan's encounter with the object of my affection. Dylan writes at Eat, Drink n Be Merry, and also has a food blog on the side dedicated to noodles called Noodle Whore. It was via a post about Sapp Coffee Shop in LA's Thai Town that Tony Bourdain found Dylan, and from there...the rest is jealousy-inducing history. Dylan got to meet Tony while the chef was in LA filming for an episode of his show, which included Sapp Coffee Shop.

Lucky.

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A supporter of the Minuteman Project, a group that protects U.S. borders from such dangerous individuals as maids and Tony Bourdain's Pueblan chefs, has found the real enemy. Foreign-made salsa. Thank heavens someone has the courage to stand up to this most insidious of threats to national security.

Texas entrepreneur Ryan Lambert introduced his Minuteman Salsa July 4. Lambert has pledged to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of what he has dubbed America's Patriotic Salsa. The condiment is made in America and uses only ingredients grown in the U.S.

Minuteman Salsa's web site sounds the battle cry urging true patriots "keep foreign-made salsa from slipping across the border into your pantry." God knows I regret ever letting two miniature bottles of El Yucateco hot sauce into my pantry. All they do is stay up all night singing Chalino Sánchez songs and swilling Tecate.

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The Epi-log, at Epicurious, has a lead on what music celebrity chefs are listening to. Chef and author Anthony Bourdain has a No Reservations playlist that you can download from Rhapsody. The mix is described as being "a dash of classic soul with some tasty pre-punk nuggets and flavorful jazz pieces" and includes songs like David Bowie's I'm Deranged, William S. Burroughs' The Last Words Of Dutch Schultz, and Memo from Turner by the Rolling Stones.

I'm not all that surprised to see the picks from Tony Bourdain, but it does make me wonder what other chefs listen to. Of course, I start to wonder about that only after I wonder how a chef got a playlist up alongside the ones from celebs like Ashlee Simpson and Lindsay Lohan.

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