even if you make a mistake it barely the show. >> laura bennett thank you so much. >> how about that?o to our website earlyshow.cbsnews.com. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by big lots! for all your holiday shopping needs think extreme value. think big lots! >> chef eric is here with great ideas for christmas dinner, the brains behind the world-renown french restaurant in new york and also author of avec eric and host of the pbs show of the same name. >> this is not a walk in the park. it's rough. >> thank you so much. cheers. >> real pleasure. >> chin-chin that. was a real adventure. >> it really was. >> it's okay. you just bite to it and the garlic will come out. >> great show, great cookbooks and restaurant, the great eric ripert. >> how are you. >> good morning, chef. >> good morning. >> we'll make christmas dinner. pork tenderloin. >> actually, a loin, not a tenderloin. >> oh, okay. >> i'm going to show you how we tie it in a timely manner. you know, you have choice, you can do a knot every quarter inch or can go very soft like going to do now. >> i'm not