Top Chef

The hearts, they started beating just a little bit faster when guest judge Sam Kass graced the Top Chef kitchen with his chiseled visage. We've got the scoop on his relationship status! Plus, Tom Colicchio weighs in on Angelo's scheming, and we did the real math behind the school lunch program. Check it out, and leave your own burning questions in the comment section.

Is Sam Kass married?
We're guessing nearly all of the female Top Chef viewing population — and about half of the men —had the same question while watching the assistant White House chef illustrate the difference between tomato and to-mah-to last week. As of this People magazine November 2009 profile, the 29-year-old lusty locavore was swingin' single. And he was hungry!

"My fridge is empty," said Kass in the article, adding with a laugh that no one cooks for chefs, except their mothers. Only good cooks need apply for the job of Sam's sweetheart.

Did Angelo really sabotage his team?
We won't know the answer to that question until Angelo Sosa gets the boot, freeing him up to talk to the media and answer the question on everyone's mind. From where we were sitting, though, it certainly seemed so, especially when he said "I can't answer that right now" in response to the question of whether he would have made peanut butter and celery had he not had immunity.

Tom Colicchio seems to agree with us in his BravoTV blog, saying, "It almost appeared as though Angelo really played the rest of his team, trying to lose so that Kenny would be sent home. I don’t know if it’s true, but it certainly seemed that way…"

But enough about Angelo's treachery. Can we talk about Sam Kass some more? Oh wait, no, there's another question.

How much do schools really have to spend on each school lunch?
The $2.68 per student figure cited on the show was correct, according to The Washington Post. But that figure factors in labor, energy, and overhead costs. At the end of the day, only about $1 goes to the cost of the actual food. Had the cheftestants been working with the real figure, we're guessing that sherry-braised chicken disaster of Amanda's never would have happened.