Because so many people have fed us such wonderful food over the past week in San Diego, we have decided to start a cross-country culinary contest named after me. As everyone who knows me will tell you, I love food, especially dessert.

To be honest it all started last night when Anuj’s aunt, Lara, asked me to judge their block party’s dessert contest. While I’m always thrilled to eat as many desserts as socially acceptable, last night I was even more excited because we had rode to the top of Mt. Soledad that day. This ride is an 800 foot climb to overlook the city of San Diego. Although it was exhausting, it will hopefully make every climb over the next 7 weeks seem minute.

I, along with friends Bobby and Chris, decided the Angel Pie, Chocolate Chocolate Brownies, and the Blueberry Pie were the winners. We do have hopes though of tasting many wonderful foods over the next 7 weeks and have therefore created a rating system for each item. A rating of 5 bikes is fantastic while a rating of 1 bike can only be eaten after biking 80 miles. Each of these three desserts receives a ‘four bikes’ rating.

This evening, Lori, our wonderful host at the Jewish Community Center in La Jolla and her friend, Lynette, brought us this wonderful meatball and pasta dish that also received a rating of ‘four bikes’.

We look forward to tasting foods as we cross the country and will award an ‘Orange Ribbon’ to the winner at the end of our event on May 27th.

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