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There are very few culinary competition shows, if any, that combine cooking and telling lies. But "Recipe for Deception" is one such beast. Airing Thursdays on Bravo, the hourlong series sees contestants tasked with creating dishes featuring a main ingredient in the space of 30 minutes. The problem is, they have no idea what the ingredient is until five minutes before the end of the competition. The only thing they have to go on are clues provided by their opponents (who do know what the ingredient is), two of which are truths and one a lie. And that is where things can get interesting. A chef may conclude from the clues "pink" and "soft," for instance, that the secret ingredient is salmon when in reality it is watermelon. So if the chef is creating lox and bagels ... well, you get the idea. "It was very funny to be able to watch (the cooks try to) crack this logic puzzle, read the faces of their competitor," says Max Silvestri, the host of the series. "And really what I think it comes down to is being able to cook flavors that can incorporate a variety of things. Because if you go full in on, 'I know it's going to be smoked salmon because it's pink and it's soft and it hits these clues. I'm going all in on smoked salmon.' And you start making bagels and pickling capers or whatever, and then it turns out to be watermelon, something totally different. Like, 'Oh man, that's really not going to go well on my bagel.' ... So the chefs who were flexible and able to think on their feet, rather than the chefs who were more used to like a really specific game plan, were the ones who succeeded." Max Silvestri BY GEORGE DICKIE Cooking and head games on Bravo's 'Recipe for Deception' What book are you currently reading? "I'm alternating between two books that are about the same thing, one audio book and one that I'm reading. And they're both about mismatched pairs of British murder detectives investigating a murder in a small town. ... One is called "In the Woods" by Tana French and that's fantastic, and the other is 'The Great Deliverance' by Elizabeth George. ... For some reason, they both settle me to sleep and my girlfriend is horrified that what puts me to sleep is investigations into the brutal slayings of children. But you know what? It calms me down." What did you have for dinner last night? "I went to this great place in Petaluma, California, called Central Market. So we split a couple of things. ... So we had fried rock shrimp, like this chili glaze over cabbage, then this sweet gem lettuce salad with bacon and Point Reyes blue cheese and egg. And we split a pizza with roasted eggplant and goat cheese and Calabrian chilies. It was great. ..." What is your next project? "I am right now writing a sitcom for NBC, a sitcom pilot that I sold. So hopefully that turns into something else, but right now it's just developing the script with NBC and doing some more stand-up, too." When was the last vacation you took, where and why? "We are recent transplants to Los Angeles from New York, so we decided to do a road trip to kind of explore the coast of it. So we went to Santa Barbara and Big Sur and Point Reyes, which is just north of San Francisco." Page 8 January 25 - 31, 2016 I FOUND IT! Whether you are looking for the latest garage sale bargain, a reliable car, a home or a new job. You are sure to find what you want in the classified section of … Nobody Covers Your 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! 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 On or Off - Site Catering All Occasions Dine under the glow of gas lanterns Breakfast and Lunch Meals also available Open Tuesday through Saturday DON'T STAY DON'T STAY … IN THE DARK. CALL 574-533-2151 OR 800-487-2151 ext. 393 TODAY ! Start your newspaper subscription today and see the light. Stay up to date on all the latest business, entertainment, sports, local news and more!

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