This week's "Best of Hot Dish"

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While you were feverishly reading any and all of the news coverage having to do with a) balloon boy (W. T. F. people, seriously) and/or b) the Northwest flight that overshot the Twin Cities this week, purportedly because the pilots were having a heated discussion about airline policy (right), well, we were busy talking about things that are actually consequential, like mussels and doughnuts, a "medium-pink pile" of beef oh, and Viagra soup. Here's what you missed:

• Some sweet "Behind the Scenes" hood shots with Galactic Pizza's Captain Awesome and Blue Baboon.
• A cake doughnut showdown/lowdown, with inspiration from Homer Simpson.
• The recipe for Barbette's kickass curry mussels.
• Word on Bar La Grassa's opening.
• Viagra soup.

We hope you likey. Have a great weekend, everyone.