Last week, Darlene invited Andrew Zimmern out for ice cream and gave him a signed copy of the 2009 Cool Jerk in which he appeared.

I regret that I wasn’t present for the ice cream social, nearly as much as I regret drawing Mr. Zimmern a much heavier fellow than he is in real life. (I apparently worked from a very unflattering source photo OR the PETA artist in the strip is a hack — you choose the excuse!)

Of course, there’s more to this story. At some point, Darlene will tell of the adventure she (and our friend Marie) had on her blog. Stay tuned!

(Thanks and XOXO to Darlene who hand-delivered the strip, shot the video and edited out his super-secret email address)