Just an update on the chef. Don't you just love how quick the press is to declare him "cancer free". I've had an MRI, a CAT scan and a PET scan and my doctors will only go as far as "no clinical evidence fo disease" while the reviewing radiologists insist on disclaimers: ",,,although metastatic disase cannot be totally excluded". But good for him. Nice to see positive press and acknowledgment of the challenge forum members face.

Chicago man named nation's top chef

NEW YORK -- A Chicago chef known for his ethereal cooking -- as well as the tongue cancer that nearly ended his life -- was named the nation's top chef Sunday by the James Beard Foundation. The award went to Grant Achatz, who in July was diagnosed with Stage 4 tongue cancer, underwent aggressive treatment to save his life and sense of taste, and by December was cancer-free.