. -- al dente. obama looks like he is loyal to the old lady. i actually have grown fond of hillary over the years. i sometimes look at barack and he is a little soft core me. i look at hillary and i think bill should have protected some of that on to the terrorists. we know she has been cheated on more frequently than a blind woman playing scrabble with gypsies, so she is always a cranky. [laughter] i was trying to segue in. tavis: i was in a conversation the other day. i am curious we have taken on this. i was curious on the fact that whether obama is an african american has cost canadians in any way, shape, or form to act up a little. >> i disagree with the white house, though. [laughter] i do not know that. comedians -- it is their business. the beginning is to make fun of the people in power. he is the cat in power. he seems like a nice guy. he is cool. i dig the image for our country. i was teasing earlier about the war thing, but he surprised me on his war stance. he reinvigorated the battle to some degree, the use of drums. there is a lo

the italians don't want it al dente. >> they don't?n way. >> exactly. make sure your pasta's cooking through. >> just salt and watt center. >> one of the most important ingredients of making good pasta, is taking the slightly starchy water and add it. >> why is that? it adds the starch. and it adheres to the nood until a beautiful way. when you talk about great pasta, it's the noodles and the condiments that come together as one. >> when the noodles are cooking, you put them in the pan. why is that? >> i want it to absorb. when they were introduced in the water, the pores are open. they're ready to now breathe in that condiment and become one again. >> you think of food like it's a -- >> so poetic. >> good morning. george ordered his plate in advance. it's working out for us. >> so delicious. >> how long does this take? >> this will take another 30 seconds in the pan. >> right. >> let's describe the other dishes we have. >> the salad looks fantastic. >> a roasted autumn vegetable solid. a little goat cheese, some winter squash. >> look