Noah - I like the Ripert idea alot, but I don't think there are enough pictures out there of him to make it work. At first blush, this is a pretty good one:
But to be honest I'm not really sure what that's a good response to. What is he exactly... pensive?
All - I find Dale to be annoying - am I the only one? Hung is awesome and I hope he wins. I think Bourdain said in his blog that Casey is the clear favorite, but it feels more like a coinflip to me.
-Al