Pee Wee Herman Top Chef' renewed for 10th season

Which city will pony up the most cash for geographic product placement?) Boston? Denver? And was seeing Padma paired with Pee-wee Herman last night like watching the most awkward first date ever
PEE-WEE HERMAN ON 'TOP CHEF': Pee-Wee Herman - aka Paul Reubens - returned to the Alamo last night on "Top Chef." While there's still no basement at the Alamo, there are pancakes to be judged for last night's episode of "Top Chef" in San Antonio

Padma, a pile of pancakes and guest judge Pee-wee Herman who arrives on his bicycle which looks dripping wet — probably from jumping over an ocean full of sharks.

The chefs have 20 minutes to make pancakes — Pee-wee’s favorite food, allegedly — and they’re supposed to let their imaginations run wild. Please tell me someone whips up pancakes with movie theater popcorn. (No one did.) Here’s what they made:

Grayson: Ricotta-buttermilk pancake (in the shape of Mickey Mouse’s head) with peach compote, blackberry and basil.

Sarah: Confetti pancakes with blackberry sauce, cacao nibs, banana and vanilla whipped cream.

Paul: Rolled pancake with berries, black pepper and champagne Dippin’ Dots-esque topping.

Lindsay: Ricotta pancake with whipped creme fraiche, marcona almond and anise cookies.

Ed: Pancake bits with blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, bacon and bruleed marshmallow.

Padma asks Pee-wee to pick the winner, which is Ed. He gets $5,000. Seriously? Five thousand dollars for pancakes? Are we watching “Top Chef” or “Top Seventh Grade Home Ec Student Final Project”? This is ridiculous.