marisa molinaro, thank you - i am. i seriously am. marisa molinaro, thank you very i i am. twitter — i'm @monikaplaha. hello. this week's weather has been following a familiar pattern — most of the wintry showers have been across northern and western parts of the uk, so some good covering of snow in places, especially into the higher ground. the further east you are in the uk, it's been mainly dry. even though it's been sunny though, it hasn't melted the frost. and we're in the cold air, clearly. there is a change though going into the weekend — milder air toppling in across the north and west of the uk. warmer colours doesn't translate into sunshine, mind you. the blue hanging on a bit longer towards east anglia and the southeast — so here through the weekend, we'll stay cold. until the weekend, though, it is cold still across the uk. however, where we've had those wintry showers, once we get past thursday morning, they are going to be easing. another widespread and quite hard frost as the day begins, and do watch out for ice after the showers we've had overnight, and ther

i asked california—based restauranteur and food blogger, marisa molinaro, what she made of the gourmetaly got ranked number one. but i've got to agree on some things. though we love in america — we have great food — i do agree with the ranking of france first, but i must say you can't go wrong with a great steak in america. we are, you know, home of meats and rich foods and... man: burgers! laughs ..and burgers. it's the meats! it's all about the meat! we do have idaho, though... were you shocked that the usa was ahead of france? they were shocked! amy, i was a little surprised. —— i mean, i was a little surprised. you think — france has a great hand. you can't beat the skill level of the french chefs. but, hey, what can i say? i guess what people crave, america has to offer. it's the burgers, definitely. and we've got to talk about the chinese food, as well, which is a massive favourite across the world. it was rated number 11, though. and that also caused a bit of confusion? it did. i mean, i'm a fan of chinese food. but, i mean, ithink that's the popular go—to. it must be a comfort