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"Dear Chef Zakarian, I know we haven&amp;#x27;t known each other long&amp;amp;mdash;okay, we don&amp;#x27;t know each other at all&amp;amp;mdash;but there are some things I need to say to you. I love you. Er. Wait. That&amp;#x27;s coming on a bit too strong, I think. Let me start over. I harbor a great fondness towards you. After years of watching you on Chopped and Top Chef, eating at your restaurants and now following you through a season of The Next Iron Chef: Celebrity Chefs, I&amp;#x27;ve decided that it&amp;#x27;s quite possible that we&amp;#x27;re meant to be. For one, you&amp;#x27;re a kitchen badass. See this basket of scallions, tub of chayote squash and quarter-pound of blowfish? To most, they&amp;#x27;re a puzzle; but to you, there is a world of culinary wonder awaiting...and you can probably whip something up while on a flaming speedboat plowing through pirate waters. Next, you&amp;#x27;re a general badass. Anyone who&amp;#x27;s watched you or eaten your food knows that you&amp;#x27;re just really good at life: sharp-tongued, quick-witted and driven towards perfection. Plus, of course, as a man after my own heart, you&amp;#x27;re a writer, too. Can&amp;#x27;t you see how this is bound to work out? Finally, I don&amp;#x27;t really think I need to mention this, but five words: silver fox in hip glasses. I just trimmed my bangs to be extra-chic, and our aesthetic would mesh beautifully. I&amp;#x27;ve taken a poll around the office. Why did I chose to write this now? Well, as America now knows, you&amp;#x27;ve made it to the finals of The Next Iron Chef up against Chef Elizabeth Faulkner, self-proclaimed &amp;quot;underdog,&amp;quot; and should you win next week, I don&amp;#x27;t want you to think this letter has anything to do with your new title. You see, my love is pure. So, now that this is all out on the table, the next move is yours. I know you&amp;#x27;re all sorts of busy with filming, cooking, writing and being generally famous, but I&amp;#x27;m a patient woman, and will calmly await your response. Until we meet, Meredith Do you share my, um, strong affection for Chef Z? Or is there another celeb chef that makes your heart skip a beat or twelve? More of our crushes: *One of our bloggers&amp;#x27; &amp;quot;Free Pass&amp;quot; list! *Guys confess their celebrity crushes *And some real-life hot guys, too! Photo: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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