There's so much going on in Talk and the comments week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Counter Culture Coffee Subscription: tell us how you take your coffee

"On pizza! Wait, sorry, that's been my answer a lot lately. I take my coffee black." —jessie

The Complete, No-Nonsense, Slightly Neurotic Guide to Making Great Latkes

"I can't BELIEVE you say to use a food processor over a box grater!! To me the texture of a latke is thrown off when using a food processor. Sure it saves time, but how often does saving time produce better results.

As my mother always says, "They're not real latkes if they don't have some Jewish knuckle blood in them."" —Foodosaurus

"Foodosaurus: I can't BELIEVE you prefer a box grater. That's it. Break out the slivovitz. It's time for a drinking contest to see who's right. " —Max Falkowitz

A Sandwich a Day: Old School Bologna Sandwich at B Spot in Cleveland

[Photograph: Daniel Zemans]

"What the what! How is that not a sodium explosion? This sandwich confused me, like one of those photoshopped images of somebody holding an impossibly large cat in their arms." —Kelly Bone

Who's Giving/Receiving Useless Kitchen Gadgets?

[Photograph via Timeless Treasures]

I usually shuffle off most things that other people try to introduce to my tiny tiny house: Pineapple corer, cute "seasonal" things for dip or cheese (I'm mid-century modern, DO NOT WANT "bundled up snow man" cheese spreaders.), random cute bottle stoppers (like a bottle ever goes unfinished), multiple honey dippers, etc etc.

@Adam from GG--I seriously had a jones for all the Star Wars cooking stuff, then I reminded myself that 1. I don't make waffles and 2. while decorating in a Star Wars theme is sort-of adorable, too much Yoda in the house makes people wonder just how long ago I was able to move out of my parents' basement." —CandiRisk

"May or may not have a mother with a six year old unopened chocolate fountain in her basement. Wink." —lexophile

Fast Food: Dunkin' Donuts Smokehouse Sausage Sandwich

"Wheah I live in Ne Hampsha, I'm ah "Wakey" knuckleball's throw from faw Drunkin Blownuts...aside from th awd one ah two lawg regulah coffee's a month...I would nevah even considah eatin ah sandwich from theh. This ahticle, hasn't inspiahed me to do so in th neah futcha. The last time I ate somthin othah than a doughnut from DD's guy, was when they came out wit munchkins. Fawk wer they hawrible! For all those bastahds from say, Flawrider er otha places not familiah with this language, set yah decodah rings teh Wustah! Now I'm hungry, wheah can I get ah good grindah? Go Sawks!" —Pavlov

Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Kapali Coffee Liqueur

"I'm pretty sure that if you build a fort out of couch cushions, you're allowed to drink whatever and whenever you want while inside..." —Grease

"Jeez, thanks for shattering my grandma's fragile illusions. What's next, telling her the jug of white zinfandel is better than the magnum?" —sobriquet