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Kafta kabobs, probably, although I did make a lamb-based chili once that was pretty awesome.

@leilah and maybe some others re: getting exactly what you're looking for--

The advantage to magazines (and, for that matter, sites like this one) is that sometimes you don't have something specific in mind, and you just want inspiration. Sometimes I know what I want to cook, and sometimes I'm looking for something new to do with that pork chop sitting in the meat drawer, and if I just type "pork chop" into Google I'm not going to get very far.

When I was growing up, my dad used to make a family sized soup noodle out of a couple of ramen packets and whatever leftovers were in the fridge. Dinner for four in under 10 minutes.

Because it tastes good.

I'm a rib guy. Spare ribs, too; none of those wussy baby backs for me.

A slice of cheesecake.

Sure, it's a bite. What can I say, I have a large mouth. :)

Pie.

When you say "Everything is repackaged in the same white boxes," you mean in equivalent white boxes, right? You don't actually mean that they're tossing the finished food into boxes that were just holding raw shrimp. Right? 'Cause, um, ew.

Top Chef and Food TV's Next FN Star let you "get to know the competitors," and for the most part I end up sad that I did. These are not people I want to know well. I think Bravo's on the right track-- focus on the food, not the people, and give them strange challenges because it's always interesting to see how "masters" act outside their normal routine. Also, it's fun to watch them go down in flames occasionally.

Re: guests-- Bravo is owned by NBC Universal, which is apparently in negotiations to buy Lifetime channel, or something like that (it gets complicated on that level). They're probably cross-promoting in case the deal works out.

This odd place in New Mexico, where I had (among other things) grilled shrimp in a sort of garlic fava bean sauce. I don't know why that one dish sticks in my head so much, but when I think "tapas," that's where my brain goes every time.

layer cake with buttercream icing. Pretty much any flavor of either.

Fries. Dunno why, I've had good non-fast food fries, but there's just something about them.