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Ddeokbokki - hands down. Spicy and great snack food!

Just saw his burrito throwdown today! I'd say next would be a torta throwdown.

Bill's Burger on the strip of the 73 Highway on Bristol St. in Costa Mesa, CA is a hidden gem that only a few people know about - DELICIOUS BURGERS

Braised lamb shank in red wine sauce with red cabbage and fingerling potatoes

Coupe de Cote - triple-bittersweet chocolate ice cream with caramel cream, pralines, and brownies

chocoplosion in my mouth

burgers and beer

I'm a sucker for lox and bagels...

Splash: a quick flip of the wrist in an up and down motion to pour an amount of a certain liquid ingredient

+ 1 more for "wet dog"

Pumpkin Pie Brulee - seconded.

This sounds excellent.

Most used (not including seasoning): garlic

Goes bad before I use it: bean sprouts. 5 days then they are mushy :(.

Summer of '06 I went to Japan and was in Kyoto's Old Town district. We went into this traditional restaurant, but I was set on getting soba already.

Upon ordering my soba by pointing at the menu (sigh), it came with a mini teapot of hot water, and a bowl of white goo (it looked like Elmer's glue!). I wasn't sure what I supposed to do with these two items so I had to usher the cute old Japanese woman I had ordered from to help me out.

Turns out, I was supposed to pour the hot water into the goo to thin it out, then dip my noodles into it, then dip my noodles into the dipping sauce. She basically held my hand and did it for me, but I felt really awkward trying to figure out what to do. I felt like she was my mom helping me through the whole process holding my hand, plus everyone else in the restaurant was looking over and giggling. DOH.

That was some good soba.

Tough one between carbonara and marinara, but I'd have to go with marinara. Nothing like a big hunk of bread and marinara to dip :)