it's to make you look otherworldly, because in these ballet blancs, which translates to white balletsally -- like, in "giselle," you play, like, a dead girl. they're the wilis, and they're spirits. or you're an animal or something like that. and so the point is to take away the shine so you look less human. so i said, "well, why can't i have brown powder on my face and i'm still me?" and the conversation became, "well, okay, that makes sense." and it was just kind of like that, and we don't really do that anymore when it comes to the second-act ballets for the dancers that don't have white skin. >> one of the many ways you've left an imprint. you write about the joy of finally being able to be cast in "swan lake." this is the most important role in ballet, and it's because one dancer performs odette, the good white swan, and odile, the evil black swan. but even that seems like pretty poignant symbolism. >> yeah. [ laughs ] yeah, it is. people, i think, don't really think about that symbolism and what that means, but it was a huge and amazing opportunity to be able to be performing as

et un piece de blanc. >> how can you do? >> can i do what i mean? to be surrounded by this much great cheese. >> well, we ate about a pound of cheese each. >> you're going to have a big cannonball of crap lodged up your butt like a baby head. the size of a freaking baby head. you will understand the agony of delivery. >> we are not leaving this table where we are because there's a bunch of drunk, horny mountaineers coming in later. are we going to party with them? happily? >> no, because i believe there might be yodeling involved. diddy. david valadao. >> nabih berri bill halldin nabih berri la la in the. >> oh my god, i'm not worried about it. >> i'll be fine. hello. >> avec beaucoup de choses la du coupe. >> whoa whoa whoa. >> watch this. >> okay. who knows? the egg. oh, now we're getting serious. >> you see what this is? >> a quiche. a haute-savoie. >> that's right. yeah. >> oh, man. that's good. >> it's different. huh? >> oh, no. >> to go over de. nick fournie maria van kerkhove la. de laura coates. >> 2024 was a wild ride. >> it was like the cr

." >> daniel: benoit blanc. >> stephen: benoit blanc. there you go. exactly. >> daniel: what?n. [applause and laughter] >> daniel: yes. she sends her love. >> stephen: she's so lovely. you guys have split your time between the united states and the u.k. do you do thanksgiving as a result? >> daniel: why would we do that? no. we did, yes. we did it with friends most years, but i was working when i was in london, so -- and they don't tend to celebrate thanksgiving over there. >> stephen: you do not tend to? >> daniel: no. >> stephen: you can. >> daniel: for historical reasons. >> stephen: you know what i love about your home is that you guys do christmas better than we do. >> daniel: you think, really? >> stephen: oh, 100%, because you don't have thanksgiving in the way. you start ramping up in november and there's nothing to stop you. >> daniel: when does the tree get lit here? when does the tree get lit here? wednesday, right? >> stephen: at rockefeller? i don't know, because i am not on nbc. [laughter] why don't you go ask jimmy when the tree is lit. he'll know. i don't actua

." >> daniel: benoit blanc. >> stephen: there is no question at all, the word benoit got me for reasons. >> stephen: she is so lovely. you guys have split your time between the united states and the u.k. do you do thanksgiving as a result? >> daniel: no, we don't do that. we did, yes. we did with friends. most years, but i was working when i was in london, so -- and we tend to celebrate thanksgiving over there. >> stephen: you do not tend to? you can. >> daniel: for historical reasons. >> stephen: you know what i love about your home is that you guys do christmas better than we do. >> daniel: do you think so? >> stephen: 100%, because you don't have thanksgiving in the way. you start ramping up in november and there's nothing to stop you. >> daniel: when does the tree get lit here? wednesday? >> stephen: rockefeller? i don't know, because i am nbc. [laughter] [applause] why don't you go ask jimmy when the tree is lit. he will know. i actually don't know. we let our tree on friday. have you done your tree? >> daniel: no. >> stephen: one do you like to your tree? >> daniel: the day before

poitrine bacon, homemade boudin blanc, kielbasa, smoked chops, plus like veal and pork links.h, yeah. this is a truly heroic. choucroute oh, look at the beautiful work of linking these. it's awesome. this dish is the single best argument for sharing a border with germany. and of course, the finest wines known to humanity. >> we got german wine, we got silvaner and pirate bottles. >> sweet. >> what am i drinking here canadian riesling. >> this is norman hardy riesling from prince edward county. five hours from here. amazing wine. >> there's an allegory here somewhere. i'm reaching for it. something about fred and dave's reckless abandon, coupled with precision and technique. a hockey metaphor, perhaps. oh, the hell with it. oh, look. sausages! >> new year's eve, live with anderson and andy. live coverage starts at eight on cnn. >> today, my friend, you did it. you did it. >> pursue a better you with centrum. it's a small win toward taking charge of your health. so this year, you can say you did it. >> someone need a hug? sing. bah, humbug. >> somewhere inside every lost grown u

su equipo estÁ liderado por las hermanas blanc, ganadora del premio ecuatorial de las naciones unidason de sus ancestros, de las propiedades purificadoras de la planta acuÁtica. colocan varias de estas balsas artesanales para mantenerlas lejos de los plÁsticos, con el fin de que sostengan las totoras. >> lo traemos del fondo. son totoras bebÉs y lo trasplantamos sobre las balsas. >> los resultados son asombrosos. con la tÉcnica de totora han logrado recuperar 157 millas cuadradas del lago. >> las principales amenazas acÁ son la contaminaciÓn hÍdrica por el tema de las aguas Ácidas de las empresas mineras. tambiÉn el tema de las aguas servidas, ya que se dice que toda esta zona no cuenta con un desagÜe ni una planta de tratamiento de aguas. >> el ururu team no solo limpia el lago, sino capacita estudiantes de la escuela del pueblo con la ayuda de jÓvenes de todos ustedes, tambiÉn ha generado su propia sostenibilidad. con este huerto para la compra de los palos o tambiÉn las botas. con estos esfuerzos, la vida ha regresado al ururu con cientos de aves como la marihuana y el flamenco, qu

this is a new european nonalcoholic sparkler called bowl, and it's a blanc de blanc, meaning it's made of the alcohol. okay. and so it's festive. it's beautiful. it's about $30, so you're spending money on it. but people can feel like they're celebrating in style without imbibing. this tastes like. right. cheers. >> the real deal. >> it does. don't. >> yeah. this. that's a trend that a lot of people, they want to still feel festive before they had. they use the, you know, martinelli's apple cider so you can have something a little more sophisticated. >> there's so many coming on the market that i've really been impressed with in the last, let's say, year. so that's a really exciting the demand is there and the quality is coming. so $30 for the bowl and both of these sparkling wines, any sparkling wine really goes with something salty. okay. so olives, nuts, chips you know salami or charcuterie is a beautiful pairing when you're kicking off. >> that's why people start off with sparkling wines and it cleanses your palate. >> right? so the next i brought, i brought a whole plethora of win

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then he got a tip directing him to a specific area called val feret in the shadow of mont blanc. the spot. did you think he was dangerous? [speaking italian] interpreter: yes, we were concerned that he may be dangerous. [speaking italian] reporter: after a few hours searching, balistreri and his team spotted the tent. soon, a man emerged, matching the description they'd been given. what did he say his name was? mark weinberg. reporter: mark weinberg, not mark weinberger. balistreri knew mark was lying, but played it cool. this is one of several photos they took. that's mark on the far right next to the commander. balistreri told mark they were looking for someone else on the mountain, but needed him to come to the station to fill out a few forms, strictly procedure. was he willing to go? [speaking italian] interpreter: no, not right away. he tried to get out of coming down to the police station. reporter: they insisted and prevailed. they led him off the mountain and back to the station. he was a very, very quiet people. reporter: and they say cooperative. in return, they showed

. >> dessert is homemade fromage blanc farmer cheese with chocolate and orange segments. >> why do youant it to be when you grow up? beit lahia fireman antoine. engineering machine gun. >> he wants to make machine engineer, engineer and machine gun. >> yeah. >> oh, okay. >> keep an eye on that one. all right. for a dope fiend, feeding the monkey means finding and sticking with heroin for one. poor guy. it's this french food in particular. lion food. boom boom. hey, the cautionary tale of bill buford, writer, editor, literary lion with a perfectly good job as fiction editor at the prestigious new yorker magazine, hit the undignified age of 53, he pretty much pulled up stakes, put his whole past life on hold, and defected to france to learn how to cook. what happened to you anyway, buford? you used to have a good job. you hang out a couple of nights with batali, and the next thing you know, you're living in france. >> it's true. >> and cooking. >> i discovered a whole world that the rest of the world didn't seem to know about. just a very compressed, intense, lifelong learned expertise a

what has carla blanc not done? if she had a linkedin profile, it would scroll forever.he is a dancer, choreographer author, director, dramaturge, teacher, journalist, jazz, music, musician. she has written or edited five books. she has collaborated with directors and designers or choreographers as robert wilson and sushi anaya. she has directed plays and multimedia performances in the united states in china, in the west bank and the palestine palestinian national theater in jerusalem. her most difficult job is tolerating ishmael reed she has been has his his partner for how many years now. going on 60 years. you could give that applause. her second most difficult job was tolerating me because she was the dramaturge director of my play domestic crusaders, which was inspired by ishmael reed, who was my writing professor at uc in the year 2001. and he said, get out of the chaucer writing class, you should write a play like what? and said, give me 20 pages all fail you. and that became the start of my writing career. carla blank latest book is a collection of essays. it's c