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Comfort Food Showdown: Round 1 – #8 Onion Rings vs #9 Crab Cakes

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 Buddah Comfort Food, Comfort Food Showdown, Comfort Foods, Crab Cakes, crabcakes, Onion Rings

We have our next combatants in what might be a very close battle. You have your classic crunchy side item, fried, beer battered big, small, whatever you might find the most pleasing. Do you dunk your onion rings or just munch on them? With a burger, on a burger? Then the other side we have an entree that is the staple for the Baltimore region and some would say it’s reach has no bounds – The Crab Cake! Everyone has their own recipe, every restaurant serves it up in their own way. Some places have mini-versions to pop right into your mouth. With Old Bay or without Old Bay? This cake is in no way shape or form, a dessert, but people will go out of their way for some popular restaurant version. Can you say the same for Onion Rings? I have never started a restaurant discussion with, “I am in the mood for onion rings, where should we go?” Yet, if you find a really good onion ring that hits the spot, you might feel like you found the comfort in this food which is what this tournament is all about.

So this battle is about…

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Comfort Food Showdown: Round 1- #8 Chocolate Chip Cookies vs #9 Pumpkin Pie

October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 Buddah 2018, Chocolate Cookies, Comfort Food, Comfort Food Showdown, Comfort Foods, pumpkin pie

We kick off the CFS Tourney with a dessert battle. Who does not love a good cookie now and then? Perhaps the most popular cookie ever created is the chocolate chip cookie. Warm from the oven or the cookie dough beforehand this icon sweet might be the easiest dessert to find in any grocery store. So many different versions and recipes, but who is to judge which is the best when people make them at home. Then we have the Autumn classic, pumpkin pie. A staple on Thanksgiving and a hit during Halloween after the jack-o-lanterns are carved. A dollop of whipped cream after the holiday meal and people will happily go into a food coma afterwards. Tis the season or is it? We shall find out…

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The Comfort Food Showdown: Pho vs Fondue

October 26, 2018 Buddah 2018, Comfort Food, Comfort Foods, fondue, Pho, Showdown

Before we begin the tournament to crown the all time comfort food, at least for 2018, we will have a qualification round. The winner will take the #16 slot vs #1 Pizza. Sure that might seem like a mountain-like task for these 2 culinary icons, but only time will tell how these fare. First we have the

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The Comfort Food Showdown is back!

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Buddah 2018, Comfort Food, Comfort Foods, Showdown

We did this interactive poll tournament back in 2011-12, and it was a lot of fun. We have 64 comfort foods to be determined via a poll in the main tournament. There will be a qualifying round which will pit Pho vs Fondue to see who gets the last spot. It will be a bit of practice for me, since it has been a very long time since I posted anything here. I just want to work out the kinks before we go to the main tournament votes. I think I will post each round with a corresponding poll each Sunday morning (Eastern Standard Time) before football kicks off. The poll will go 2-3 days depending on whether I close it promptly or not. The results will be seen once the poll is officially closed. So if you comeback you will be able to see how it went. This will be something I will post each week, and let it play out until a champion is declared. Remember to support your favorites or make sure the food you despise does not win. You know what happens when you leave the decision up to others? Anything can happen!

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