April 2008 On-Line Readers Poll

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"What's your favorite food/dish and why?"

My favorite food is my Dad's Corned Beef and Cabbage...we all get together when he makes it. It’s the best in the WORLD!!!! – Marge

Well, my favorite food is a running up between stuffed artichokes and chicken francaise. Can you tell I'm Italian heritage? Corine DeFrancesco, DeFrancesco Farm Stand, Northford,CT

My favorite food is SUSHI...it's healthy and fun to eat!! I love it! – Marinelly

My favorite food is bread, still hot from the oven, with butter. Can't resist it. Dream about it. Make it. Why... well, the yeasty smell, the warmth, the softness and of course, it is an excuse to eat butter. Care to join me? – Katrina

Elephants have always been my favorite animal. I suppose it's because they're "gentle giants".-Tamara W.

My favorite food dish is Roast Beef (medium rare), mashed potatoes and a wonderful tossed salad with garlic in EVERYTHING!!! -Jackie Zima

When a person loves food as much as I do, it's a little difficult to limit the answer to one food choice that is my favorite. I guess I would have to say boiled lobster, which is something I very rarely have because it is so expensive. I also love steamers and clams on the half shell, raw, with cocktail sauce, and mussels. Something I haven't had in many years is a leg of lamb or duck a l'orange. Yum. If I were to go to an elegant restaurant, I think it would be a toss-up between lamb with Yorkshire pudding and duck a l'orange. I can always dream, can't I? Barbara Sherburne, Wallingford.

Stuffed cabbage because Mom makes it so good! – John Kovacs

Of course my favorite food is ice cream!! It is such a nice treat any day of the week anytime of the year!
Good luck with getting your teeth pulled! – Michelle, owner of Pralines Ice Cream in Wallingford.


Too many foods and so little time…I have to say pasta. I was inclined to say lobster because that’s my favorite “special” food since we don’t dine on it weekly, but my all around favorite is pasta. If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be pasta. Any form is fine, but spaghetti or angel hair is the best in my book. Narrowing down a dish is even harder, but I’ll go with shrimp scampi. This is making me hungry! Have a good weekend. - Cathy

I like spare ribs. I enjoy eating the meat off the bones. – Barbara N.

My absolute favorite is Roast Beef (Medium rare), mashed potatoes (gravy), tossed salad with plenty of garlic on ALL!! ~Jackie Zima~

Baked stuffed lobster…yum because I love seafood. All Italian food, because I grew up on it! - Gina

Japanese food, just love it. :) Sarah's is miso soup and edamame beans. :) Probably because I ate it while I was pregnant with Sarah. – Heather

It took a lot of thinking because I LOVE FOOD!!! My favorite food is shrimp. Shrimp cocktail, shrip scampi, batter fried shrimp there are so many ways to make it. That is why I love shrimp. I eat it all ways. - Tina

Matzo ball soup, French onion soup, lobster bisque XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXIf it is done correctly it is well worth the wait The best fried gulf shrimp is from Lenny and Joes in Madison, CT plump and fresh ever time. Very lightly battered and is well worth the price. – Keith


A few actually... Mac-N- Cheese with sharp cheddar cheese! Or a Medium porterhouse with a twice baked potato! I love cheese!!! Mom and dad's buddy always made great Mac-n Cheese! – Mark Benigni

OK, favorite food: Toast. It's a comfort thing. – Eloise

My favorite food is Lobster. I love the challenge behind having to crack all the shells to get to that delicious meat! – Lisa

Peanut Butter & Jelly! – Bill


Stouffers Macaroni and Cheese and Stuffed Cabbage! - Irene