Hanging with my country pals Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney at the CMT Artists of the Year show- congratulations to you both for being selected as artists of the year and it was an honor to present to Kenny! If you missed it last night, you can catch it again on CMT Monday night or watch the full show online here.

What a weekend in New Orleans with Emeril and his foundation raising money for kids!

Couldn't be prouder -- for the 7th year in a row, the Birthday Bash weekend with me and Emeril brought in the highest bidders for the Carnival du Vin auction! We've raised more than $1 million with this package already. Watch out for next year's auction - we're going to reinvent it! Emeril's foundation does incredible work and it's always an honor and a blast to be part of it.