I've eaten 64 of the 100 dishes, which means I have some work to do.* And I can tick off currywurst (mmmmBerlindrunkfood), kobe beef, and absinthe but I've never had a Big Mac.
Out of all of my life experiences, working in fine dining at Annie Gunn's Restaurant has afforded me the best culinary opportunities--Chef Lou Rook made it possible for me to check 13 items off of my "100 Things to Eat Before You Die" list. Eight of them are on their menu right now.
Maybe I need to forget this lawyer thing and head back to the restaurant biz...
*I edited this because I missed the Blue Mountain Coffee, pursuant to Mr. Luz's comment below. Adding anything else would require speculation on my part, so I'll keep the rest "as is."
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O shot
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Single malt whisky
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant (someday--French Laundry, here I come!)
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse (not that I know of....)
90. Criollo
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
100. Snake
You had Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee in Jamaica last year. And Alligator is basically the same as Crocodile. You've really never had Lapsang souchong tea? It's everywhere on tea lists...And I know you've sipped one of my dirty gin martinis.
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