the iron chef

Tonight was a book signing at Williams-Sonoma and Carter got to meet Iron Chef Mario Batali! I know, most kids would be thrilled to meet Mickey Mouse, but mine was excited to meet a star from the Food Network! Carter really loves sneaking into bed with me to cuddle when he can't fall asleep and I turn on "cooking shows" to watch together. We watch Iron Chef America, Ace of Cakes, Dinner Impossible, you name it! It's our special little bonding time! Natalie invited us to the store for her big event - in the past she's had Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis but we didn't get to go. So, tonight we waited in line for a bit over an hour sampling some of Chef Batali's recipes and WS margarita mix. At one point Carter plopped down in line and paged through the cookbook like he was reading his favorite picture book! He was adorable when he was getting his book signed (my cheeks hurt from smiling!) and Chef Batali was so kind and friendly to Carter. They have quite a bit in common you know - both love the color orange and Chef actually gave Carter one of his orange sharpie markers to keep! Carter told him he's seen "all his shows" and said on Sunday he watched him work with the secret ingredient Moon Fish. Chef asked him if he thought it was scary and Carter told him "No! It was so so cool!" It was so neat to see the two carry on conversation and he encouraged Carter to "get into it" in the kitchen and "start with making breakfast!"

say "mario-oooooooo" for the camera!Thanks Auntie Natalie!