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Phil Rosenthal wants you to travel more – so much so that he's created a TV series intended to pique your interest. Indeed, the 55-year-old creator of "Everybody Loves Raymond" has a deep and abiding love of the world's sights, sounds and especially tastes, and he shares it in "I'll Have What Phil's Having," premiering Monday, Sept. 28, on PBS (check local listings). "I read that at least two-thirds of America doesn't have a passport. That's crazy to me ... ," he says. "How many things can you do in your life that are life changing? There's no more mind-expanding thing we can do in life than travel. And for me, food and laughs are the way in. It's how we connect. That's everything." The six-part hourlong series follows the gregarious Rosenthal as he visits the world's culinary capitals, dining on regional specialities and sometimes sampling things that perhaps he'd rather not. Along the way, he meets locals and goes into the kitchens of eateries in Tokyo, Barcelona, Paris and Hong Kong, all in the interest in trying new things and finding adventure. In the series opener, Rosenthal visits Tokyo, a city so big and confusing, he says, "it's like 50 Times Squares on top of each other." But once he began to understand the city and the culture, he gained an appreciation of the cuisine. "It's the most food-centric place I've ever been to ...," he says. "When you're served something, every single dish is a gift. It's presented as a gift, it tastes like a gift. Every molecule seems to have been worked up." "This is where you hear about the $90 melon. But you see it and it's like it's a work of art. These are like ultimate gifts that you bring to people. And we tasted one because is this going to be the best melon I ever had? Yeah, it was." BY GEORGE DICKIE ROSENTHAL travels the world for adventure and gastronomy on PBS What book are you currently reading? "I'm reading a graphic novel at the moment called, 'This Is Not the Israel My Parents Told Me About.' And it was written by the guy who wrote 'American Splendor,' Harvey Pekar. I saw it and I said, 'Let me see if I feel the same way as him.' So I started reading that. That's what's on my nightstand at the moment." What did you have for dinner last night? "I went to Chi Spacca (in Los Angeles). Chi Spacca is one of the Mozza restaurants, and it's almost like a night in Italy because everything is grilled on a wood fire. It's very rustic and you get this tomahawk pork chop ... and they dust it with fennel pollen and they just grill it over an open fire and it's one of the more delicious things you'll ever eat. ..." What is your next project? "I hope to do this some more. Who wouldn't want to do this some more? And I'm writing other things. I'm writing a play. I'm thinking about another series for network TV, maybe. But this is the priority right now." Page 8 September 28 - October 4, 2015 Nobody Knows Our Hometown Better! • Carpet • Vinyl • Ceramic Mon.-Fri. 8-5 • Sat. 9-1 65669 US 33 East • Goshen 642-4770 TOLL FREE 1-877-642-4770 Area's Largest Selection of Remnants Large Inventory of Carpet, Laminate, Vinyl, and Luxury Vinyl Tiles! On or Off-Site Catering All Occasions Dine under the glow of gas lanterns Breakfast and Lunch Meals also available Open Tuesday through Saturday OEC Super Buffet 4024 Elkhart Rd Goshen IN 46526 Tel: 574-875-1298 Elk Lunch Monday-Friday 11am-3pm Adult $7.25 Children 2 years old $1.99 3-6 years old $3.50 7-10 years old $5.00 *Saturday Lunch $7.75 Dinner Monday-Friday 3pm-9:30 pm Adult $10.75 Children 2 years old $2.99 3-6 years old $4.50 7-10 years old $6.00 *Sunday Dinner Price ALL DAY $10.75 SENIOR DISCOUNT 10% PRICE

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