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My girlfriend's food allergies to egg/milk among others mean I've been subjected to a lot of faux foods
The only GOOD vegan pizza I have ever had came from Blackbird Pizzeria in Philly. (There's another one there I've yet to try as well though, to be fair). As a nonvegan, I actually liked it--Scratch that, I loved it! The mushroom pizza there was good enough that I had to confirm that it was actually vegan, because it didn't taste like something she could normally eat!

Rudy's, there's a couple of them here in San Antonio, and they're great! Plus, unlike a lot of the other BBQ places I've been to, they are really good about checking what's in things when you have food allergies!

On pasta, with a bit of cheese and my fancy balsamic vinegar! Yum!!

My favorite thing to smother in BBQ sauce is either chicken, or smoked sausage coins. Num!

The only time I've tried truffles was while I was house/dog sitting for my mom. She had left some pasta/veggies/meat for me to throw together for us to eat while she was gone, trusting my abilities to get inventive. Rummaging through the pantry I found a little bottle of black truffle oil... Seriously didn't matter the rest of the ingredients, everything else was forgotten when I saw that. Tossed everything just lightly sauted with the oil drizzled over top, best food almost ever!

Oddly, here in TX the big grocery chain, HEB, has a WONDERFUL pumpkin ice cream in their store brand. It tastes just like pumpkin pie. Granted, it helps that pumpkin is just after the cream in the ingredients list. ;)

Frankly, I couldn't possibly care less how many calories are in the things I eat. I wish more places would have their allergy information easily available. I've lost count of how many restaurants I've been to who have no idea what's in their food.

That's idiotic. I grew up as the fat kid, because while we rarely went for fast food when I was a kid, I sat in front of the TV or had my nose in a book all the time, and whenever I'd annoy the adults, they'd give me candy or something to eat to shut me up. It's not about one chain or even all of them. It's an entire culture that just sits there in front of the TV/computer, who drives instead of walking/biking, it's all of it combined.

There's no time/motive in our society for exercise, when it's seen as a horrid chore. Especially given how most gym classes are in school, it's torture time if you're not one of those lucky enough to be already athletic! What needs to change is less the restaurants, and more how we all approach exercise and fitness.

For the most part, diet, because I'd be big as a house if I drank that many sugared sodas. I can't stand diet mountain dew, that's one of the few exceptions I make... And pepsi max tastes really good too, and is still sugar free.

Ooh, love the idea. Must figure out a way to make a vegan version for our household...

Best briskets: Smoked and BBQed. Though I'll admit, that may be living in the south too long! ;)
Sounds good, though I'm unclear what you mean by "...covering them by 1 inch. Add more stock, if necessary." If necessary for what?

I love the checkout lanes when I just have a few things. They also tend to not have much of a line, if any at all, so it's great when I'm wanting to get out of there in a hurry.

I drink mostly Silk, because my roomie/gf is allergic to milk (Not just intolerant, but actually allergic), and so otherwise I never get through even the smaller container of milk before it gets bad. Silk here, too, mainly because everyone here carries it. Even the Sunharvest (the local "hippie" grocery) doesn't carry other kinds that I've ever noticed. I'll have to try the suggestion @Kerosena had of mixing soy and rice milks together. The soy stuff did have a bit of an odd taste to me at first, but I don't even notice it anymore.
Now if someone would just come up with better "cheese". (The best we've found is tofutti's stuff, but even that tastes like plastic to this mouse...)