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Capital Food Fight Recap: Testicles, Batali Backrubs, Hitler Jokes and More
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Amy McKeever
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- Judges Padma Lakshi and Andrew Zimmern with hosts Anthony Bourdain and José Andrés
- The hosts for the evening
- The panel of judges
- Team Bourbon Steak
- Team Cuba Libre
- Team Elisir
- Team Vidalia/Bistro Bis
- Duh, Andrew Zimmern has a photo of squirrel testicles in his phone
- Padma and a light saber
- Carla Hall reprises her role as auctioneer extraordinaire
- Bourdain v. Zimmern Cooking Challenge: Iguana
- Carla Hall interviewing Zimmern and his sous chef Mike Isabella
- Anthony Bourdain and his sous chef Rock Harper
- This is just Padma Lakshmi and José Andrés standing in front of some eggs
- Calling for volunteers to taste the iguana — for a $1,000 donation
- Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern with their finished dishes
- That man paid $1,000 to have Anthony Bourdain feed him iguana.
- Bourdain wins! By strength of audience applause
- Zimmern points out he and Bourdain both made "stoner breakfasts" in the challenge
- More stoner breakfast food porn
- José Andrés tries the iguana
- Final competition secret ingredient: Ibérico ham
- This man is about to eat ham off of Padma Lakshmi's collarbone. For a price, obviously
- José Andrés and Food Fight winner Jeff Buben share a hug
- Jeff Buben wins!
- The winner and his boxing gloves
- DC Central Kitchen founder and president Robert Egger upon announcing his departure
- Victor Albisu previewing the tacos he'll be cooking at Taco Bamba
- There were more than 70 restaurants and artisans offering tastings