Top Chef UC stye

Last night, during production, I opened up an InDesign file for page two maybe page four of the issue we were working on. I saw this ad:


I called the staff over to check it out -- told people it would make a great story with a great opportunity for multimedia. They agreed. I thought to myself, "I wonder how they'll judge." By the time production ended around 1:30 a.m., I had forgotten all about the competition.

So it came as a pretty big surprise to me this evening when I opened my UC e-mail account with an invitation to be a judge for the competition. They needed an RSVP by Monday, but I didn't eve need to wait 30 seconds before I had already sent an e-mail saying "YES, YES, YES."

Who would be crazy enough to say no to a free 12-course meal? I don't know about you, but I'm excited to eat and report on the Top Chef competition.

-- Taylor