Thursday, March 19, 2009

Soft Tower

My favorite Korean restaurant is just around the corner from work.  It's mostly a lunch place for me, and I only order one thing--the dolsot bibimbap.  It's fantastic.  I also like some of the appetizers, but have no idea what they're called.  So far, I would expect to be able to order this in just about any Korean restaurant I would come across.  What really seals the deal is that when you get the check, you also get an ice cream cone to serve yourself from the soft-serve machine!  It has turned into a bit of a competition to see who can make the highest cone.  I am putting it out there, declaring myself the undisputed champion of the soft-serve stack, at least amongst my usual lunch buddies.  I suckered a co-worker into believing that I had previously worked at a Foster's Freeze.  I will admit that the competition is catching up.  I have seen some impressive towers, but none without their weak links, their structural faults.  But it has fueled my competitive juices.  I am issuing a challenge.  Try to beat me at the soft-serve tower.  I'll even give you a little tip, just as a reward for stopping by the blog:  Stay away from the chocolate--it's always too soft to stack.  There are also multiple techniques involved, but for that you're on your own.  Just in case my coworkers aren't up to the task, I have a second motivation.  I want to build a cone so tall that the restaurant wants to charge me extra.  

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