So last night our friends, Steve & Kristan, had us over for a dinner party. There were six of us. And two chefs, a sommelier, a sound man, a producer, a director of photography, a few more production staff and a big camera. No, this was not your average dinner party. It was a pilot.

Steve has a cooking dvd production company called Reel Food Entertainment so when he left me a message last week inviting Thor & I over for dinner saying something about a chef and filming I assumed it was for one of his dvds. Turns out it was a pilot for a new show that will be premiering on the Fine Living Network. Who knew?

From the sauteed fiddlehead ferns to the asparagus cappucino to the delicate black bass on a bed of wild mushrooms to the apple beignets it was a taste bonanza from start to finish. Paired throughout with fabulous biodynamic wines. Yum. Not to mention the former soap actor/ comedian/ executive chef who kept us duly entertained.

And you know how you always wonder how in the world the people on “The Real World” or “Survivor” or “Big Brother” can hang all their dirty laundry out in front of the cameras? Well, spend one evening with a camera crew in your home and you’ll get it. They actually do kind of fade into the background and you just start to take for granted that they’re there. In fact when Thor excused himself from the table to use the bathroom I found myself compelled to turn to the camera and do a confession-room rant about him.