Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

@simon, I tried that rum a few months ago, and I'd say give them some time to work out the kinks in that recipe. It wasn't very good.

The NEW ENGLAND Patriots regret your omission of Hill Farmstead, Maine Beer Company, Allagash, Smuttynose, and Portsmouth. The NEW YORK Giants regret your omission of...er...what's a good Jersey brewery? River Horse?

Just kidding.

Padma had a cooking show for a short time before she was on Top Chef. Considering how nervous and stumbling she was in that, it's impressive how composed she is now.

The one at Legend is pretty eye-openingly tasty, I agree. I've really come to love the Turkish dish Hunkar Begendi, which is stewed lamb and tomatoes over pureed smoky eggplant.

Maui Brewing Company's Coconut Porter is kind of delicious, and a clever use of a local ingredient, even if it's a little closer to a dessert beer.

@Will: pretty sure Biddy Early's closed to reopen as a family restaurant: she's leading you into a trap!

I had lunch at his bar just a couple days ago. Good stuff.

I'll second JoJo's for shave ice, but the absolute top recommendation I have is to track down a tiny little farmers market off 56 in Anahola. There's a guy there who barbecues wild boar. Absolutely the best thing I ate on Kauai. As for other fun stuff - well, there's Puka Dog near Poipu, and a mighty tasty kobe burger at Red Salt, the restaurant at the Koa Kea. And I'd stay away from the oft-recommended Hamura Saimin. It's definitely cheap, but not all that impressive.

I understand that the cereal person should check this stuff out, but now can we cool it with the Milk Bar coverage? That place really isn't very good. Everything they make is way, way too sweet. I remember once I was with friends who got one of their samplers of four different kinds of pie, and we ended up finishing none of them because of our diabetic comas. I get the impression that New Yorkers aren't going there very often anymore, but there's a steady stream of tourists because the Food Network constantly promotes them. Remember when Momofuku desserts were just a plate of ice cream mochi? I miss that. Sorry, I'll stop being grouchy now.

Yep, Hurrican Club. http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2010/10/the-hurricane-club-tiki-polynesian-new-york-opening-review.html

There was a SE article about a year ago about good food at one of the new Tiki lounges. Can't recall the name. Anyone remember?

I do still want to go to that L&L. It's not like NYC is overflowing with other plate lunch options.

I liked the Black & Brew, and basically everything other than the Chocolate Bock, but the major upset that I never could've predicted was that Boston Lager ended up the winner for me. Hadn't had one in years.