Iceberg SaladWedge of iceberg and blue cheese dressing
The lettuce has to be ice-cold and the dressing room temperature. When creamy, salty flavors of the dressing tag-team with the crunch of the fresh iceberg, you’ll have your proof that the best taste sensations are often the simplest.

Kumamoto oysters Oysters
Harvested from Japanese shores these small, sweet oysters are nothing like the bland, flabby Gulf oysters you’re used to. Kumamotos are salty, but not overpowering, and taste incredible with a craft brew IPA. Hold the cocktail sauce and slurp them straight up.

 

Escargot .  Go ahead. Turn up your nose and try to leave this one to the FrenchieEscargots—but  these luscious, tender, garlic-and-butter-loaded mollusks are delicious . Even better than eating the meat: using a hunk of garlic bread to sop the sauce.

 

 
Handmade pasta
Once you’ve had it, there’s no going back to the box. Making your own is an art that takes time to master, but the manpower pays off with pasta that doesn’t require a swamp of sauce to taste amazing. All you need is salt, pepper, a hit of high-quality olive oil and a hefty sprinkling of Parmesan. Can’t spare the investment? Make friends with an Italian grandma. Quickly.

Steak tartare