Last year, en route to Australia to validate my visa (I had no idea what I was getting myself into then), I had a couple of days layover in LA. My wonderful friend, Annette, invited me to the filming of America's Next Great Restaurant, which only Annette would have an in to.
I am not one to deny that I am a bit of a fan of reality television. Let me support this statement by saying, there are those that are good (e.g. Top Chef, Project Runway...) and those that are ridiculous (e.g. Jerseylicious, Teen Mom…). Sorry if I have offended anyone. I am not quite sure which side of the scale America’s Next Great Restaurant will fall but at least I can say that Annette and I played a role in selecting a new restaurant chain that will be opening in three weeks in three cities throughout the USA (although I am not sure if it is actually the one we voted for).
I have always been jealous of the people who actually get to eat the food on these cooking shows and this was my opportunity. The food was all around good (Annette and I both voted for the episode’s winning team- Grill’Billies) but more importantly, almost one year later, the episode has finally aired. As I watched the show in Oz, there was Annette and I making a dashing debut. OK so we don’t have any lines or anything and it’s a bit like “Where’s Waldo” (which strangely is called “Where’s Wally” in Oz) but I took some photos of my TV to share our 15 seconds of fame with you all (NOTE: in some photos we are highlighted with a pink circle).
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