can get lost. anthony: roast bone marrow with parsley and caper salad, sourdough bread, made here. a dish that would become absolutely iconic. if you ve ever eaten bone marrow anywhere, it s very likely because they did it here first. anthony: my dinner companion is food critic and author jay rayner, a man never with a shortage of opinions. jay: bones. anthony: thank you, yes. fergus: salt. and there you go, give it your all. anthony: that s a simple good thing, but is it s one of the most influential dishes, like, in the last 20 years. jay: it s a good thing. anthony: you see his imprint everywhere. jay: it s true, what s interesting is the aesthetic gets passed down in other ways that you don t expect. anthony: yeah. as i ve become older i ve noticed the food that i yearn for is food that i react to in an entirely emotional way. jay: the problem is that it s so very, very rare. anthony: i m looking for a suspension of logic and reason.
we have brought from price waterhouse cooper willie geist, who s been an accountant there for 47 years. willie, you ve been protecting this list. it under lock and key. this is exciting. am i on the list? who s the most sought after dinner companion? hmm. number 10. yeah. colin powell. okay. number 9, warren buffett. okay. surprised? i don t know. he s got like billions and billions of dollars. maybe he ll tip you. number 8. like $300 million before he leaves the house. bill clinton. that would be good. that would be fun. hillary clinton, number 7. yeah. number 6, angelina jolie. for drinks, not dinner. drinks? drinks, not dinner. an after-dinner drink. maybe. maybe a quick drink. but i d bring somebody else along. i wouldn t want to make conversation. what else you got? number 5. author of decision points. george w. bush. let me tell you something. that guy, seriously, i was surprised the first time i met
him. you put him up with a microphone and a teleprompter and he s lost. you get him one on one, he is charming. he emotes. he s charming. he s funny. he would be a great dinner guest. number 4, clint eastwood. i agree with that. yes. definitely. making us uncomfortable again, mika. who s 3? sarah palin. yes. no doubt about it. i think that would be fascinating. i think it would be a lot of fun. please. hide your fangs. wow, that s tough. number 2, oprah. oh, no doubt. of course. no-brainer. especially your house. you have dessert and then she says check under your seat. i would love that. travolta s flying you to australia. okay. and number 1, most sought after dinner companion. president barack obama. no doubt about it. i thought he was going with no. then he of course. of course i m down with the
and the winner gets a date night with the the president, but how do you know he makes a good dinner companion? ask the other person who will be at the dinner. it was a cool date, actually. we spent the whole day together and we went to the art institute. art art guys out there, it impresses people. he showed his cultural side and then we took a nice, long walk. on michigan avenue. our first meal was a lovely lunch. then we went to see do the right thing. spike lee. had just come out. showed all the sides. he was hip, cutting edge, cultural, sensitive. take tips, gentlemen. we need more of her on television. got some good advice there on how to behave on the all important first date from the president. finally, move over alan west. when the florida congressman did his best imtax, saying there were 71 to 88 members that were
with barack. you get entered into a lottery and the winner gets a date night with the the president, but how do you know he makes a good dinner companion? ask the other person who will be at the dinner. it was a cool date, actually. we spent the whole day together and we went to the art institute. art art guys out there, it impresses people. he showed his cultural side and then we took a nice, long walk. on michigan avenue. our first meal was a lovely lunch. then we went to see do the right thing. spike lee. had just come out. showed all the sides. he was hip, cutting edge, cultural, sensitive. take tips, gentlemen. we need more of her on television. got some good advice there on how to behave on the all important first date from the president. finally, move over alan