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I second the gin -- I love a good G&T, but I love trying it other things even more.

I did this last year and actually got a request for it again this year – you guys created a monster! :) (Also, I just used salsa and queso for the endzones and covered them in crushed blue tortilla chips. They were a pain in the neck to pipe sour cream on, but I think it worked.)

@aintbaroque, you're either being starved or force-fed, I can't decide which fits better. At any rate, I'm completely distracted from the good points of this article by the frankly impressively twisted quoting going on. :)

Latkes!

@David – try these: Smitten Kitchen Black and White Cookies. I made them a few years ago and they were PERFECT. Good luck!

I'm pretty sure my fondest pork memory was the first time I went grocery shopping in college and realized I could have bacon WHENEVER I WANTED. :)

Oh, my family, definitely. There's this mix of apprehension and unbridled anticipation whenever I announce that I'm trying a new recipe that no one else can match, hah.

@david, that's probably true. Unfortunately I don't work with smokers and I'm on a deadline, but I will definitely head back soon!! Gimmicky things like this are my kryptonite. :)

I love candy corn!! I always buy tons when it goes on sale at the very beginning and the very end of the season. :)

A hot loaf of the olive fougasse from Amy's bread. Revelatory! :)

I always feel like I'm missing out when there's a discussion about almonds -- I just don't really enjoy them. (My mom eats them by the handful in any and all forms.) I do, however, love almond paste in most baking applications – especially rainbow cookies, yum!

My first kitchen was a four-burner electric deal my sophomore year of college. My roomies and I really had no interest in cooking anything beyond some pasta or maybe burgers in a frying pan -- our dining hall was brand new and pretty spectacular. I do miss hosting cocktail parties there though -- the living/dining/kitchen area was huge!

@SunnysideUp -- I work on 30th right next to the police station and go to Bagel Maven almost every day for lunch. They did have a rocky period a couple of months ago when they changed ownership (and went through quite a few deli guys) but it's gotten much better. The guys there are all friendly and the service is pretty good.

Other than that, this list is glorious. I don't have a lot of time for lunch, so when I find a good place I stick to it, but since I walk past A LOT of these places every day, I'm going to have to try more of them.