List of exceptionally noteworthy foods I’ve had the pleasure of savoring:
(Will be regularly updated)

Arkansas

• Benton:  Ed & Kay’s Restaurant – Orange Mandarin Cake; Apple Pie
• Little Rock:  Community Bakery (Main Street location) – Chocolate Mousse Cake
• Little Rock:  Community Bakery (South Shackleford Road location) – Turtle Cheesecake & French Silk Pie
• Little Rock:  Dixie Cafe – Homemade Rolls

California

• Antioch:  Little Manuel’s – Chicken Burrito with wet sauce
• San Diego:  Bino’s Bistro & Winebar (Coronado) – Berry Medley Crêpe
• San Diego:  Bread & Cie (Hillcrest) – Apple/Caramel/Strawberry Tart & Raspberry/Chocolate Truffle
• San Diego:  Cafe Zucchero (Little Italy) – Chocolate Ganache; Cappuccino Cake
• San Diego:  Con Pane Rustic Breads & Cafe (Point Loma) – Cinnamon Roll
• San Diego:  Daily Scoop (South Park) – Red Velvet Cupcake; Chocolate Cupcake
• San Diego:  Donovan’s Steak & Chop House (Downtown) – Philly Cheese Steak
• San Diego:  European Cake Gallery (Point Loma) - White Cupcake & their cake slices too
• San Diego:  Extraordinary Desserts (near Balboa Park) – Au Chocolate & Cream Cheese Brownie; Truffe Framboise, Passion Fruit Ricotta Torte, and Fraisier Triple Berry Torte; Triple Chocolate Mousse Torte; Caribe
• San Diego:  The Field (Downtown) – Shepherds Pie
• San Diego:  The French Gourmet (Pacific Beach) – Spring Basket Cup and Strawberry Bagatelle; Swiss Black Forest
• San Diego:  Gelateria Frizzante (Downtown; now closed) – Wildberries dairy-free sorbeto
• San Diego:  Girard Gourmet (Downtown La Jolla) – Ginger Pound Cake with Apricot Glaze; Chocolate Mousse Cake
• San Diego:  Hans & Harry’s Bakery (Bonita) – Flourless Chocolate Cake & Chocolate Truffle Slice
• San Diego:  Influx Cafe (Golden Hill) – Bread Pudding
• San Diego:  Krakatoa Coffeehouse (Golden Hill) – Chocolate Layer Cake
• San Diego:  Living Room Coffeehouse (near SDSU) – Old Fashion Fudge Cake; Caramel Chocolate Mousse
• San Diego:  Mille Feuille (Hillcrest; now closed) – Nuit & Dark Knight
• San Diego:  McCormick & Schmick’s (Downtown) – Jake’s Truffle Cake
• San Diego:  Opera Patisserie (Sorrento Valley) – Cappucino Praline, Pistachio Strawberry Pomegranate, Chocolate Raspberry
• San Diego:  Richard Walker’s Pancake House (Downtown) – Blueberry Flap Jacks (pancakes)
• San Diego:  St. Tropez Bakery and Bistro (Hillcrest) – Opera Cake
• San Diego:  Soleil@K (Downtown) – Steak with wild mushroom risotto
• San Diego:  Tartine (Coronado) – Double Chocolate Bread Pudding; Chocolate Mousse; Chocolate Tiramisu Torte
• San Diego:  The Tin Fish (Downtown) – Fish Taco Platter
• San Diego:  Zanzibar Cafe (Downtown) – Mocha Crunch Bar

Georgia

• Duluth:  Athens Pizza (now closed) – Gyros and real potato chips

North Carolina

• Cary:  Michelangelos Pizza – Pizzas and Chicken Parmigiani
• Durham:  Cook-Out Restaurant (Drive-thru) – Char-Grilled Chicken Breast and Hush Puppies
• Durham:  Francesca’s Dessert Caffe – Chocolate Raspberry Decadence (a flourless chocolate cake with raspberry flavor) and I think it’s called Mississippi Mud
• Nags Head (Outer Banks): Sam & Omie’s – Pancakes
• Pittsboro:  Fearrington House Restaurant – Salmon
• Raleigh:  42nd Street Oyster Bar and Seafood Grill – Hush Puppies

Pennsylvania

• Bird-in-Hand: Amish Barn Restaurant – Rotisserie Chicken Sandwich, Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, and White Corn

Tennessee

• Memphis:  B.B. King’s Blues Club – Banana Bread Pudding
• Memphis:  Bruno’s Italian Restaurant (now closed) – Chocolate Mousse Cake
• Memphis:  Cheese Cake Corner – Coffee Caramel & Caramel Chocolate Chunk Cheesecakes; Raspberry Chocolate and Caramel White Chocolate Cheesecakes; Chocolate Fudge & Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecakes; Caramel Pecan Cheesecake; Cookies & Cream Cheesecake; Strawberry Chocolate Cheesecake; Chocolate Chip Cheesecake; Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake
• Memphis:  City Market – Turtle Pie
• Memphis:  Interstate Bar-B-Q – Sweet Potato Pie
• Memphis:  King’s Palace Cafe – Spaghetti with BBQ & Orleans Parrish Bread Pudding
• Memphis:  Kooky Canuck – Mushroom Swiss Burger with Sweet Potato Fries
• Memphis:  Mesquite Chop House – Pecan Fudge Pie
• Memphis:  Miss Polly’s Soul City Cafe – Skillet Biscuits & Sunday Gravy, and Homemade Skillet Fried Blueberry Pie
• Memphis:  Pa Pa Pia’s – Sicilian & Margherita Pizzas
• Memphis:  Peabody Deli and Desserts (Peabody Hotel in Downtown) – Chocolate ball-covered strawberry; Chocolate Dome & Banana Oreo Cheesecake; White Chocolate Charlotte
• Memphis:  Pig on Beale – Peanut Butter Pie
• Memphis:  South of Beale – Butterscotch Mousse
• Memphis:  Whole Foods – Chocolate Boule; Moon Mountain Torte; Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Bitelette

Virginia

• Cape Charles: Sting Ray’s (one-stop restaurant/gift shop/convenience store) – Flounder, Rolls, Macaroni & Cheese, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, and Chess Pie
• Richmond: Kuba Kuba – Empanadillas with Cuban Beef Hash and Tostones, Pan-seared Salmon with Coconut Risotto Cakes topped with Black Bean Salsa

Washington

• Kirkland: Ken Zaburo – Chicken Chow Mein and Sweet & Sour Chicken
• Seattle: 13 Coins (Boren Avenue location) – “The Believer” (chicken parmigiana)

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Chains

• Chick-Fil-A – Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich Combo
• Costco – Berry Smoothie & Churro
• The Fresh Market – Strawberry Napoleon; Tuxedo Truffle Napoleon & Triple Chocolate Brownie; Chocolate Napoleon; Belgian Chocolate Hazelnut
• Jack in the Box – Mango Smoothie
• Krispy Kreme – Bavarian creme-filled doughnut
• Marie Callender’s -  Razzleberry & Chocolate Satin Pies
• On the Border – Fish Tacos
• Rubio’s – Fish Tacos; Fish Burrito
• Starbucks – Lemon Loaf (& again with Chocolate-Dipped Madeleines); Banana Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake; Pumpkin Bread; Apple Fritter, Petite Vanilla Bean Scone, Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake, Very Berry Coffee Cake; Iced Cranberry Orange Scone
• Sweet Factory – Milk Chocolate & White Yogurt Pretzels
• Taco Bell – Chicken Chalupa Supreme

Seasonal

• H-E-B Grocery Store – Panettone