Few things taste as good as....

Don't make me hurt you

Leftover Platters... Yummy...

...the burnt ends at Arthur Bryant's.

at home of Flyertalkers: what they did post: homemade items from the FlyerTalk menu

but if not invited by a FlyerTalker for a tasting at his home I have the following alternativs to offer:

in top french (alsatian) restaurants: goose liver (in many variations)

in top chinese restaurants: the skin of a peking duck

in top italian restaurants: a simple pasta with white truffles in september/october and later ... a ristretto (about half of an expresso, it is that concentrated that you 'eat' it ...)

where i live: in zurich: (dark chocolates) truffles du jour (should be degustated the very same day) from Spruengli, Paradeplatz (you can get them before and after security at ZRH airport too). FlyerTalkers that did ever profit from the 'arrival service by Rudi' at ZRH are in the know.

where I also live: on top of Europe (the Jungfrau, above Wengen): a cheese fondue (moitié/moitié)

where I come from/born: St.Gallen Switzerland: a St.Galler Bratwurst (veal sausage) from the grill with a 'Bürli' (a small bread with a wonderfull dark crust): best butcher: Schmid at St.Jakobsstrasse (opposite the Schützengarten-brewery).

and after a great meal anywhere (if available): a glass of late-vintage icewine.

the fruits of victory

I have been meaning to try this, I hear amazing things about it. I'm just waiting an open bar tab to try it My student income does not allow for 40+ dollar half glasses of wine.

are we allowed to name names?

I am learning - thank you (never heard of before).

from Wikipedia:
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The restaurant gained fame over the next several decades, and notable diners included President Harry Truman. However, it became the subject of international attention when, in 1974, writer Calvin Trillin wrote in Playboy that Arthur Bryant's in Kansas City was "...possibly the best single restaurant in the world." Since then, it has been frequented by a number of famous visitors, including Steven Spielberg, Bryant Gumbel, Jimmy Carter, Jack Nicholson, and James Spader, as well as a number of barbecue aficionados.

Arthur Bryant died in 1982 at the restaurant, and the restaurant is now owned by Gary Berbiglia and Bill Rauschelbach, who expanded the restaurant to the Kansas Speedway and Ameristar Casino. Its sauce (which is characterized by tastes of vinegar and paprika rather than sweetness) is sold on the Internet and by mail, and at various locations including Kansas City International Airport.

...a bite of Ghirardelli's Citrus Sunset dark chocolate. I have dozens of bars in my kitchen.

The thread has inspired me to run out and buy a Lou Malnati's partially baked pizza (you order your toppings and they make it and bake it half-way to take home and finish in your oven). It should be finished in about 15 minutes!

Bacon donuts. Mmmmmmmmm

What is this Lou Malnati's you all speak of? I see they offer mail order pizza, and I might just try it because I have never tried an authentic chicago style pizza. Is it really that good? Worth paying to have shipped to me?

Just as a heads-up: for proper Arthur Bryant's, you need to get the real thing at 17th & Brooklyn.

The stuff at the casino and at MCI is not the same. Don't ask me why...it just isn't. Probably because the smokiness isn't already in your nose when you walk into MCI.

Lou's rocks, although I've never had it shipped. We used to hit one on Fridays about 10 minutes from ORD...