Last fall, the food and farm world on the Big Island was abuzz with news of TV food shoots from Waimea to Hilo and all around the Island: It was Zero Point Zero Productions, producers of "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations," filming "Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie: Hawaii: A Food Lover's Paradise," to air at 12 p.m. Feb. 7 on PBS Hawaii (broadcast channel 10, cable 11, cable HD 1010). Featured are chef Peter Merriman, farmer Richard Ha, agricultural activist Ken Love, taro farmers the Mock Chew family and mochi makers Two Ladies Kitchen.

Chef Alan Wong will be featured in a "Food Porn" episode of Bourdain's show this season, too. That one, still in the editing booth, will air 6 p.m. Feb. 9 on the Travel Channel (cable channel 58, Oceanic digital 325). No word on exactly where he took his trademark not-easily-amused sneer and witty commentary.

Information: www.pbs.org, www.travelchannel.com.

MIGHTY MO COOKOFF

SANSEI, INDIGO CHEFS TO BATTLE NAVY COOKS

Chefs D.K. Kodama of the Sansei/d.k. group and chef Glenn Chu of Indigo Eurasian Cuisine will try their local boy/gourmet chef chops against the cooks the Navy considers its best in a "Hawaii's Mightiest Chef" competition as part of an all-day foodie- and family-friendly event Jan. 31, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the USS Missouri's re-christening as a museum ship docked in Pearl Harbor at Ford Island.

Besides the 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. cookoff, there will be music from 9 a.m., food for sale and a chance to recognize those who have helped the "Mighty Mo" move forward in adding more features to its tours. Admission is free for kama'aina and military with valid I.D., and there will be direct public access to the ship with parking permitted on Ford Island.

Information: 877-644-4896 or www.ussmissouri.org.

FINAL WORD

"Generally speaking, you want to choose the smaller fish."