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Grabbing and gulping on the go with Daymon "Daym" Patterson loves to eat, doesn't cook and would live off takeout if his wife didn't prepare meals at home. He's developed a loyal YouTube audience by talking about fast food. Capitalizing on that following, the Travel Channel launched "Best Daym Takeout." The Wednesday series has Patterson ordering takeout (not fast food) from restaurants around the country, then eating the food in a car. Patterson samples local specialties such as deep-dish pizza in Chicago and po'boys in New Orleans. In the six episodes, he also visits Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. He does not care about ambience, waiters' response time or if he can replicate a dish. Nutritionists might roll their eyes, but Patterson knows what people eat and whom they relate to. "I wasn't going to leave YouTube for anything," he says. "I wanted to keep it close to what people know." He visits three restaurants in each episode, and one is named "Best Daym Takeout." Patterson, a massive man, likes big portions and familiar food, though in the show he does try new dishes such as crawfish. Commenting on whatever he was eating began as a lark and with no place more exotic than Burger King. A big-box store employee, he was on a break and needed to stay close to the store, so he went to a Burger King, ordered the French toast and recorded his reaction. The next week he uploaded his review of a Dunkin' Donuts sandwich. "It was all just because of the ease and accessibility," he says. "Fast food was right there. If I didn't like it, you knew from my facial expressions. Verbally I would say, 'Don't waste your money.' Dunkin' Donuts had those nasty, rubbery eggs." While so many actors strive to represent the everyday man, Patterson simply is. For years he worked the third shift, supervising the restocking of shelves. His meal break was often limited to 30 minutes, so he needed someplace nearby. Once he switched jobs and had an hour, he was able to venture a little farther afield but kept his routine of ordering takeout, eating in his car and chronicling his reaction. BY JACQUELINE CUTLER What are you currently reading? "Nothing really, no particular books that I love. I never sat and read a book." What did you have for dinner last night? "When we touched ground, we went to my grandmother-in-law and had baked chicken and rolls." What is your next project? "I am working on Team Daym (two friends, one receiving junk food and one health food). BEST QUEEN MOVIES Genevieve Bujold Emily Blunt Helen Mirren 8 The Goshen News • TV Spotlight • August 5-11, 2013 BY JAY BOBBIN "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" (1939) Queen Elizabeth I has been a very popular subject for films, as this list will continue to show, and Bette Davis gave an impressive early depiction of her (opposite Errol Flynn) in this romantic drama. "Cleopatra" (1963) Notorious as the movie whose expense almost sank 20th Century Fox, this epic nevertheless remains one of the most lavish portraits of a monarch ever put on the screen ... with Elizabeth Taylor cementing her legend as one of filmdom's ultimate beauties and co-star Richard Burton adding to that legend through the couple's then-torrid romance. "Anne of the Thousand Days" (1969) Famous for making John Wayne and Elvis Presley movies, veteran producer Hal B. Wallis moved into a new phase with this costume drama casting Genevieve Bujold as the second wife of the demanding King Henry VIII (Richard Burton). "Mary, Queen of Scots" (1971) The reception to "Anne of the Thousand Days" earned much of the same creative team this follow-up, with Vanessa Redgrave in the title role and Glenda Jackson as her sly opponent, Elizabeth I. "Elizabeth" (1998) The younger Elizabeth I is the centerpiece of this drama, boasting stellar work by Cate Blanchett – who would make a rare move by returning almost a decade later to reprise the character at the other end of the age spectrum in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age." "The Queen" (2006) The combination of star Helen Mirren and the part of Elizabeth II seemed like a can't-miss proposition ... and it ultimately was, earning the actress virtually every major motion picture honor including an Oscar. "The Young Victoria" (2009) For all the contemporary roles she's played, Emily Blunt also fares very well with period pieces, as demonstrated by this drama – written by "Downton Abbey" mentor Julian Fellowes – about Queen Victoria's struggles during her early years on the throne.

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