Cheesy blasters, of 30 Rock fame, from Local 44. As the show explains, "You take a hot dog, stuff it with some jack cheese, fold it in a pizza, you've got cheesy blasters!" (photo from Jordan and Paige Rubin)

Whole artichoke at mercato. yummmm.

 

 

Pumpple Cake: we resolved to try this wacky cake in our “New Year, New Experiences” article. So good, but a tad heavy on the icing, and we love icing!