Eating Ham off Padma Lakshmi’s Collar at D.C.’s Capital Food Fight SHARE: Tweet </noscript> Monday night’s D.C. event Capital Food Fight, a fundraiser for meal distribution and job training nonprofit D.C. Central Kitchen, featured celeb chefs Anthony Bourdain, Andrew Zimmern, Jose Andrés, Padma Lakshmi and Carla Hall in a series of cook-offs and food challenges. One high bidder paid $1,000 to eat a piece of Iberico ham off Padma Lakshmi’s collarbone. Apparently it was well worth it: “This is what I want the inside of my coffin to smell like when I die,” said Zimmern, who was not talking about Lakshmi. Bourdain topped him: “I would slit my best friend’s throat with a rusty butter knife for this ham.” OK. SEE MORE: • Just the Tip: The Best and Worst Restaurant Patrons on the Planet • 21 School Lunches That Will Make You Glad You’re an Adult Here’s the video. One stupid cameraman got in the way of the action: </noscript> Any other highlights? You bet. Zimmern and Bourdain had a surprise Top Chef–style cook-off, and the secret ingredient was … wait for it … iguana. Turns out both chefs made identical dishes, serving the meat with eggs. According to Bourdain, it looked “like something a donkey shit off a cliff,” while Zimmern remarked, “What are the odds that two 50-year-old New York City bozos like us would both make stoner breakfast?” See more coverage on Washington City Paper’s Young and Hungry blog. NEXT STORY: FOOD WARS! The Grossest American/European Dishes. Follow Us SEE MORE: • Clergyman With Potato in Anus Says He Fell • Forget the Double Down: This Is the Worst KFC Food Ever Created • This Is What American Cheese Looks Like After 27 Years