with that, a slice of prosciutto di parma, prosciutto from parma region. absolutely. with the grana. a drizzle of traditional balsamic vinegar. >> you see, you're already broadening my horizons. i've never done that. >> well, you see, you always learn. that's what public television does. and a slice of grilled peach. and with that, some taleggio. would you like that? >> i would like that. room temperature, you always told me. >> cheese is room temperature. you really get the maximum of flavor. honey in its comb is always delicious, and especially when served with gorgonzola. >> and the soft, soft veiny cheeses i love. >> you like that? >> i do, very much. >> okay. so you're... i think you're fairly set. you can put some almonds if you like. >> i'm going to. i was hoping you would... oh, look. is that beautiful? you have helped me enormously. while i am sampling this beautiful plate, we're going to our colleague anne sweeney. she'll tell you more about how you can be part of public television. >> whether you're learning how to prepare the ultimate shopping list or find

of the responsibility that each of us has undertaken to lead this department to help build as the parma, to bring it together, and i think each of us acknowledges the risk we take in accepting that position. if you make a decision and it makes -- and it turns out badly, and other words, something you thought would not happen actually does, and it may be nobody made a mistake, and maybe just one of those things that happens, i thinks if you can demonstrate to the public and the public, to the congress, to the public at large, why you did what you did and what the reasons for it were, i believe the public itself has matured and is maturing in its recognition of what security is and what risks are. and so i would hope that you could have that kind dialogue. again, when you leave the apartment of homeland security, you are sitting on the edge of your chair quite a bit of that time. >> i wanted to button this down with one other issue out there. it is the role of the media. when you have stories hammering home every day during the christmas travel season about the base of technologies -- in

of the responsibility that each of us has undertaken to lead this department to help build as the parma, to bring it together, and i think each of us acknowledges the risk we take in accepting that position. if you make a decision and it makes -- and it turns out badly, and other words, something you thought would not happen actually does, and it may be nobody made a mistake, and maybe just one of those things that happens, i thinks if you can demonstrate to the public and the public, to the congress, to the public at large, why you did what you did and what the reasons for it were, i believe the public itself has matured and is maturing in its recognition of what security is and what risks are. and so i would hope that you could have that kind dialogue. again, when you leave the apartment of homeland security, you are sitting on the edge of your chair quite a bit of that time. >> i wanted to button this down with one other issue out there. it is the role of the media. when you have stories hammering home every day during the christmas travel season about the base of technologies -- in