Live television news is the best. When things go wrong, there's no turning back, no edit button, no jumping to commercial before the damage is done. Generally speaking, it's reporter gaffes behind the desk that are the most common, a slip of the tongue that morphs a regular word into an inappropriate one. Not this time.

The American Northwest has been hit with a ton of snowfall in the last week, and that means people in places like Seattle and Portland are getting chances to participate in activities like sledding for the first time in a while. And when crowds disperse to the best hills in the city, reporters will follow. Seattle KING 5 reporter Meg Coyle was just doing her job at the base of one of those hills. Then things got uncomfortably awkward when a sledder confronted her.

Come Saturday, the NFL Playoffs will pit the Detroit Lions against the New Orleans Saints in a battle for football supremacy. But long before flesh hits pigskin, one victor has already been declared: The food of New Orleans crushes the eats from the Motor City.

“You kidding me? New Orleans wipes the floor with Detroit when it comes to food,” says Chef John Besh, owner of Restaurant August and the newly opened seafood restaurant, Borgne. (For more information on New Orleans recipes read John Besh's Basic Rules of Cooking.)

The man’s got a point. The Big Easy’s abundance of Gulf seafood, long growing season, and singular blend of Cajun and Creole influences have given the world spicy sausage gumbo and jambalaya, oyster po’boys and chicory coffee. What’s the Motor City done for your belly lately? (And seriously, that’s a question I’d love an answer to.)

And whether you’re gearing up for Saturday's fight or waiting for Monday's BCS title battle at N.O.’s Superdome, all eyes are on New Orleans, so we turned to Chef Besh for his take on the Saints' chances, secrets to amazing game-day grub, and how to keep it simple, New Orleans-style.

Men's Health: When you go to watch a game at the Dome, what’s your food strategy?

John Besh: Our game days begin rather early. The Dome is right in the middle of the city -- you can walk to it from any hotel. But first you'll stop in at a restaurant, then you stop in at a a couple bars, and then you hit the Dome. That's the way we tailgate in New Orleans.