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BY JACQUELINE CUTLER Andrew Zimmern has become famous for eating foods many Westerners find gross. But he is so very much more than the bravest eater in a frat house. His Travel Channel show "Bizarre Foods America" ends Season 4 Monday, Sept. 2, in Houston, where he tries roasted buffalo, goat curry and raw trash fish. The intrepid traveler, writer and James Beard Foundation Award winner is already working on new episodes. Though not a culinary school graduate, Zimmern is well schooled as a chef. "I was at CIA (Culinary Institute of America) for 24 minutes in the spring of 1980," he says. "I would not say I ran away, but back then CIA wasn't what it is today. I felt very strongly that there was a tremendous disconnect between cooking in a school and learning about food side by side with someone teaching the craft. I still feel very strongly that way." When he was considering launching this show, Zimmern wanted to create a program that was 80 percent educational and 20 percent entertainment. He was told that it would be celebrated briefly on PBS, but if he flipped the percentages he could have a lasting hit elsewhere. And so he has. Cognizant that some tune in to see him eat foods others would have to be starving to try, Zimmern sees the show as a way of broadening worldviews. "This is a show about keeping the conversation going, about the things we have in common with other people in the world as opposed to our differences," he says. "We always talk about religion and sexuality and differences, but we all love food." Originally from Manhattan, Zimmern lives in Minneapolis. "I am in the very rare position of having a show that has been popular for seven or eight years and continues to be popular," he says of the show that airs in some 65 countries. "So on one hand, you don't want to change anything," he says. But he is still searching. "I wish I had the artistic freedom, but I had this fantasy in my life about letting really smart 19-year-olds do everything," he says. "There is nothing better than a really smart sophomore in college. The whole world is their oyster. I want to harness that." Andrew Zimmern •What are you currently reading? "A business book call 'Traction.' " •What did you have for dinner last night? "Last night was dirty taco night. Every Tuesday night is dirty taco night. My son loves tongue and eyeball and cheek and snakeskin, but Tuesday night is dirty taco night." •What is your next project? "Short term, I leave at the beginning of August to go to Cleveland to shoot 'Bizarre Foods America.' We are working on our cookbook and another season of my Web series." •When was the last vacation you took – where and why? "I just came back from a five-day family excursion to Easthampton, Long Island." BY JAY BOBBIN JAMES BOND MOVIES Sean Connery George Lazenby 8 Daniel Craig "Dr. No" (1962):Had this first screen adventure of Agent 007 not succeeded, there might not have been one of the world's most enduring movie franchises. Sean Connery's casino-table debut with the legendary line, "Bond ... James Bond," remains one of the most indelible introductions in the history of film. "From Russia With Love" (1963):Hugely faithful to the Ian Fleming novel, this Bond caper is an ideal espionage thriller, with a brutal Orient Express showdown between 007 (Connery) and assassin Red Grant (Robert Shaw). "Goldfinger" (1964):A Bond movie that got absolutely everything right, and in the right proportion, this classic has it all: memorable villains including Oddjob (Harold Sakata), a wild plot involving the contamination of Fort Knox, beautiful women, great action sequences (that car chase!) and a superb title song. "Thunderball" (1965):Some critics thought it overblown, but this largely undersea adventure boasts a fantastic climactic battle between the forces of good and evil beneath the waves. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969):Even with a one-time Bond in George Lazenby, this chapter has an excellent The Goshen News • TV Spotlight • September 2-8, 2013 script, a great John Barry score and an iconic Bond girl ... rebellious and courageous Tracy (Diana Rigg). "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977):Easily Roger Moore's best contribution to the Bond saga, this globetrotting adventure – 007 skiing in the Alps! 007 riding a camel in Egypt! –- has a feel that's jaunty without going over the edge into camp. "GoldenEye" (1995):As he inherited the role of Bond, Pierce Brosnan redefined it for himself, adding just enough knowing humor without taking the violent edge off the character. "Casino Royale"' (2006):Humor may not be Daniel Craig's strongest suit, but his approach to 007 reinvigorated the series in a lean, mean way that accommodated the intensity of a highstakes card game as well as it did a frantic pursuit through an airport. "Skyfall" (2012) After a four-year screen hiatus, Bond came roaring back – again in the persona of Craig – to protect boss M (Judi Dench) from a vengeful ex-agent (Javier Bardem), with Adele supplying an Oscar-winning title song.

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