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Anthony Bourdain visits the ghosts of Christmas future and present, and has a special message for the Anthony of the past. Celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli digs deep into family holiday triumphs and tumult with her mother, the legendary cookbook editor, Maria Guarnaschelli. Top Chef's Gail Simmons reveals which animal part prompts her Madeleine Moment and invites Eden Grinshpan home to discuss why Hanukkah and Chinese food go hand in hand.  Howie Kahn goes to the dinner party of the year with fashion designer Lela Rose, chef Massimo Bottura and Edible Schoolyard NYC and then we head south as one correspondent decides to go home for the holidays for the first time in years in an attempt to outcook her family of Atlanta chefs. Plus, authors Jonathan Franzen and Bill Buford return to finish the food fight they started on our last episode. Where do they land on Bouley and Boulud and is there such thing as too much butter?