Monday Morning Mock Draft: Yes, We Will Look At The Dessert Menu

Guten Tag, Drones.

Let’s face it, most of the time when we go out to eat we do something stupid, like load up on the free bread before the appetizers even get to the table, then after you’ve worked your way through the appetizer, (and God forbid you ordered a soup), you’ve barely got enough room for the entree.  Now you either send 1/2 to 3/4 of the entree back uneaten, earning the chef’s eternal enmity, or you ask for a to-go bag, (which half the time is an environment destroying styrofoam container), which you will then bring home and either a) feed to the dog or b) forget about until it develops sentience in the back of the refrigerator, eventually killing you in your sleep, either passively by the odor or actively, after it evolves to the point it has opposable thumbs.

Clean your fridge, people.

In none of those scenarios is there room for dessert.  And desserts, generally speaking, do not keep well and are not worth bringing home.  Most of the time the serving person says, with a resigned sigh, “does anyone want to look at the dessert menu?” and then everyone groans and says they’re too full and no one looks at the poor dessert menu, which went to a lot of trouble to tart itself up like that.

Well, almost no one…

Some people just don’t know their limits.

Anyway, today we’re not going to turn down the dessert menu.  Today we’re going to look that sugared-up whore right in its diabetes-inducing face and we are going to order to our soon-to-clogged-beyond-all-hope-of-repair hearts.  Like a fucking lady!

(Is is possible I wrote this while eating chocolate layer cake left over from last night’s dinner out?  Maybe)

The rules are simple:  if it’s a dessert you can draft it.  Be specific, don’t just say “cake” and think you’re getting all the cake in the world.  You can draft the same dessert someone else did if your pick comes for a specific, and different, source than the earlier pick, but be prepared to defend yourself with a detailed description as to why your chosen source is so superior as to not warrant a visit from

Also, because apparently I have to say this even after three off-seasons, wait ten picks or a half hour before making another pick.  This isn’t ‘Nam, there are rules.

With the first pick I am taking white chocolate banana cream pie.

The rest of you are on the clock.

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LemonJello

Lemon Meringue Pie

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LemonJello

I hadn’t planned on the Andy Reid serving being the image I used…

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup

chocolate chip cookies, specifically the Alton Brown chewy version
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Gatoraids

Rum Cake, especially from Jamaica

SonOfSpam
Gatoraids

much like Aquanet destroyed the ozone layer.

2Pack

Staying home here in the 5th round the pick is Panettone… best friggin fruit cake you will ever eat…

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yeah right

Final pick cuz I gotta head out to work.

Butter tarts!

/ starts International incident

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup

without raisins or walnuts

yeah right

Exactly.

scotchnaut

Domo Arigato, Mr. Mint Gelato. (I gave 2Pack plenty of time)

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2Pack

Sofia and I concur

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Gumbygirl

I’d rather have frutti di bosco gelato, but you enjoy your frozen toothpaste!

Jimbo

4th pick, Spotted Dick-a traditional British pudding.

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Gumbygirl

With hard sauce [hehe]

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup

Blueberry pie
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2Pack

My 4th pick is another local favorite. Torta della ricotta. Not at all similar to any Murican cheesecake… more natural… less sugary, it gets it’s sweetness from a seasonal fruit topping. And yes Scotchnaut every busty Nonna here knows how to make it.

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Brick Meathook

Beef Double-Dip, Chili All The Way, and Banana Cream Pie (with coffee)
Philippe the Original, Downtown Los Angeles

https://ibb.co/DfZRrK2G

Gatoraids

the worlds fanciest cake Viennetta, at least as a kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ABhXClIVA

yeah right

Pecan pie with a dollop of fresh whipped cream.

Gumbygirl

Throw some bourbon and chocolate chips in with the pecans. Trust me on this.

Doktor Zymm

Chess pie, had it for the first time recently and it is great

ballsofsteelandfury

Great minds. I was just thinking about that!

Doktor Zymm

I need to try making it, the recipes don’t look too difficult

Doktor Zymm

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ballsofsteelandfury

Next pick:

Sweet Potato Pie

ballsofsteelandfury

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Brocky

Taco cake

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Don T

Dulce de leche aka cajeta aka manjar aka a boiled can of condensed milk. No platform or substrate required. Just hook it to my veins!
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Jimbo

I’m not sure the new surgeon general would recommend that.

Jimbo

My 3rd pick is Pizookie from BJ’s -giggity.

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scotchnaut

Once you go Black Cherry ice cream, you can never go back.

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Brick Meathook

Apple Pie w/ Vanilla Ice Cream
The Apple Pan, Los Angeles

https://ibb.co/MDgf1z6J

Sharkbait

Apple pie

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup

Pumpkin Pie
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yeah right

Peach cobbler.

Jimbo
BugEyedBoo

Coconut cream pie.

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ballsofsteelandfury

I hear the Blair Witch likes it too

BugEyedBoo

Didn’t make it past Samantha Fox. Besides, it involved reading.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

1. Peach Pie.

Brick Meathook

Apple Strudel with Vanilla Ice Cream
From the now gone Alpine Restaurant
Torrance, CA

https://ibb.co/dstcvgHD

BugEyedBoo

Aldi sells an apple strudel every so often that isn’t too bad. I feel like I’m getting my senior citizen meal on when we have it.

ballsofsteelandfury

Next pick: Bourbon Bread Pudding

Gumbygirl

From Commander’s Palace, yum!

Jimbo

My second pick is Guava and Cheese Strudel from Porto’s Bakery

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ballsofsteelandfury

Or, as the locals know, refugiados.

Redshirt

Beer

Gatoraids
yeah right

Key lime pie.

Sharkbait

Creme Brulee as my actual second pick since the scotch was accepted as dessert below

2Pack

My third choice is Torta della Nonna, Italian Grandmother cake… its pretty good stuff folks…

https://ricette.giallozafferano.it/Torta-della-nonna.html

scotchnaut

[insert pic of busty grandmother here]

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2Pack

My work here is never done…

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blaxabbath

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2Pack

We used to have a Cinnabon in our PX food court area. The CG made them get rid of it and put a Subway there… true story the CG was lookin out for our nutrition I guess… saw too many Chub Scouts out at PT…

blaxabbath

Thank goodness. A 30% tariff means I can just pass along the cost to middle class consumers instead of having to onshore my supply chain.

Now when are we going to do something about all these poor people?!

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Brick Meathook

Strawberry Pie
House of Pies, Los Angeles

https://ibb.co/nMk9z9nc

2Pack

My second pick is German chocolate cake. As a kid that was always my birthday cake choice, my godmother made it fresh and delicious. Plus I had one sister who hated coconut so… more for me…

Gumbygirl

Coconut cake. From Sherman’s.

Senor Weaselo

First pick: Matcha tiramisu. For those of you (like me) who can’t stand the coffee portion of tiramisu, plus it’s green!

/I will also posit that this is different enough to avoid the Witch’s ire.

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scotchnaut

Strawberry rhubarb pie with a dollop of vanilla ice cream and don’t get your fingers anywhere near my plate or you’ll lose them.

ballsofsteelandfury

Trader Joe’s sells mini strawberry rhubarb pies that are super tasty

Sharkbait

Can a single malt scotch count as dessert?

If not I choose Creme Brulee

ballsofsteelandfury

Second pick:

Nana puddin’ – Nina Hartley

(That’s banana pudding. WITH Nilla Wafers!)

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2Pack

Tiramisu as my first choice, actually second but Jimbo beat me to the cheese cake.

WCS

Boston cream pie

GREAHHTEST FACKIN DESART EVAH NO ONE DENIES THIS

Jimbo

I will take cheesecake.

ballsofsteelandfury

NY style? Japanese? This?

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Jimbo

Yes and yes.

2Pack

as if I need a reason…

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ballsofsteelandfury

She likes pie!

Jimbo

Fine, NY style. I assume that means it’s loud and it will tell everyone that’s it’s from New York and it’s the greatest city.

ballsofsteelandfury

I have never heard of white chocolate banana cream pie. Just the regular cream pie. (No, that is not a… You know. Never mind. You expect this from me, so I’m just going to give it to ya.)

I will take coconut cream pie. Moist but not flaky.