Video #3 – Finally showing our “mugs” to you and Anthony Bourdain
We’re throwing in the towel and surrendering to the pressures of showing our smiles, faces, mugs.
It’s was fun while it lasted, hiding our faces behind the lens of our camera and only showing what distorted images we were able to achieve through our computer software. Obviously, our ultra radical “x-ray” , funky “twirl” images and speed racing grocery trip 
weren’t enough to satisfy some you nosy, facade hungry bloggers out there. 😀
Anthony Bourdain, one of the few food personalities that we adore and respect, had an FAN-atic casting call for his No Reservations show. Viewers sent in an audition video encouraging Tony where they would like for him to visit. The winner will be his traveling companion for that No Reservations episode. How fun!!
Bummer, we missed the deadline!! We weren’t able to edit our 3 minute submission in time and we blame it all on work, work, work. But we’re submitting our video anyway since we had all the recorded footage of Little Saigon in Orange County, California. We really want Anthony Bourdain to come down to our neck of the woods for some awesome Vietnamese food and fun.
This video had to follow the format of their Submission Guidelines:
- Only a 3 minute video – This was a tough one because there was so much that we wanted to show to entice Tony to visit Little Saigon. We really had to edit this clip lean and mean. So there was no time to mess around ! (Well, not too much!)
- No music allowed- What?! We’re all about the music Tony! How are we gonna give the rhythm and feel of the dynamic culture and foods of Little Saigon with out some pumpin’ Viet music? Well, we did our best.
So we’re making the jump from faceless White On Rice Couple to full on frontage, baby! We’re going all out and exposing not just our faces, but everything from our slurping and speaking silliness to an attempt at seriously sharing our love of Little Saigon, Orange County, California.
Ya never know! Maybe we can tempt Anthony Bourdain enough to still allow us to be his traveling companion for a Little Saigon episode. Keep your fingers crossed for us and wish us luck! 🙂
Todd & Diane’s FAN-atic Video
“No Reservations” Casting Call video by White On Rice Couple from White On Rice Couple on Vimeo.
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Another fellow blogger made an awesome call out to Anthony Bourdain to visit the Philippines. He certainly deserves the opportunity to be Anthony’s guide to the awesome world of Philippino food and culture. Good luck Marvin!!
Cooking & Exploring !
He couldn’t get a better offer! That was great fun. I’d love to come!
Yes, I can see that you’ve been busy! Good luck on the video even though a little bit late.
Your family is beautiful! And Tony would be a total numnuts to pass up the chance to hang out with you guys. The video was great. Shame on you for encouraging his bad habit tho 😉 I tell you what, if you don’t get the visit I’ll let you escort me around. I’m famous in my own little world, heh.
o heavens. You guys are unbelievably cute.
You guys look terrific. Such a nice couple. Wish you all the best and the video was great, I am sure he will pick you up. Good luck!
Awesome video, T&D! You two look great and really know your way around Little Saigon. I especially love all the shots while on the bike. Very cool. And thanks for the shoutout too!
This is great! You guys are a such hot couple. Good luck with the vid!
You guys are adorable, no doubt… but those doggies! I want to give them big doggie kisses!
Good luck and cheers!
Miss G.
Fabulously fun videos you’ve been putting on your site! You’re both talented, creative people and make great hosts. I love the realness of your demeanors, not all plastic-y and such. (Is plastic-y a word? I don’t think so, but it should be.)
But seriously, this is fun, informative content voiced with smooth narration and hosted with a comfortable presence. Someone (networks pay attention!) — Anthony Bourdain or not — is bound to notice. I would tune in to watch you, oh wait, I already do!!
Awesome video 😀 It makes me really miss Cali (I was born there but was moved to the East Coast with my family). I hope he picks you guys!
That video is great–I hope it does the trick and gets you a visit. Very nicely done. Also, its great to see the faces behind the blog. 🙂
And might I add how jealous I am of the great food and produce you have access to? I had jackfruit in India, fell in love with it, and never saw it again except in pickled, canned form.
I think y’all have gotten good to the point where you should get yourself a 3-CCD camera and some royalty-free music and really start going for it at PBS and such. You’re better than some folks who are already out there.
Allison & Julie – Thank you so much and being picked is almost like the winning the lottery, with our luck. But we had fun making it anyways!
Peter- Right! Tony needs to get his bony butt down here to visit us. 🙂 Hey Peter, you know we are showing our mugs here especially for you!
Lisa- Yeah, Todd is quite cute but in a macho way!
Manggy- We pretty much did not really plan any specifics for this video during filming it. We just did what two dorks with a video camera would do, but we were extra pleased with the “smokes for Tony” part too!
Jesse- Give us a shout when you’re in the area! We’ll give you a tour and even a motorcycle ride! 🙂
B- Thanks and we are so looking forward to see what’s up your casting thing-y next week!
Bee & Jai- Wow, thanks for the encouragement. We’re a little too shy to submit it to Food Network. 🙂
Lydia- Luckily the durian was not ripe yet. Don’t know if I would have had such a pleasant reaction when I sniffed it!
Rita- Thank you Our Miss Rita Moca ! Hope you’re feeling better.
Evil Mamma- Thanks for the heads up on Tony tonight. We’ll be watching.
Angie- Now that you see us, let us see you! We kinda see you behind all your veggies!
Big Boys – Ok, will do that. Does that mean I get to really bite Todd’s marzipan head off?
Jen – I love to eat lots and lots and I really do eat lots and lots. But I also exercise and exercise because I want to eat lots and lots more. When I don’t get out to the great outdoors to burn some calories, I take kick box classes. Hai….yah!!
Kitt & SRA- Sorry, you snooze you lose! J/K ! It should be up again by now because we had to re-load the video.
Christine – Merci Beaucoup and Todd really has gotten his Viet food words down! I yell at him in Vietnamese so he can get some Viet language listening lessons. 🙂
Loved the video! You guys are such an adorable couple and you always look like you’re having so much fun! The only interest my husband has in food is eating it. I’m jealous! 😉
Keeping my fingers crossed!
Now talk about a shocking entry- you revealed your faces!!! It’s wonderful to get to hear you both and see you too. Best of luck with the entry and I’m jealous of all the wonderful places close by for you to visit- particularly, the gorgeous beach!
As Paris Hilton would say, that’s HOT. I loved the trip to the fruit vendor and the cafe, not to mention Todd’s great accent in pronouncing bún ch? 🙂 — alors, bravo!