Authentic ramen not far from the Giant Buddha near Yokosuka, Japan. Can't remember the name of the place, but tiny...so, if you're lucky to get a table, go for it! Oishi!
Chocolate "cake" at the Lakeside Grille, Thousand Hills State Park, Kirksville, MO (this is chocolate mousse on top of a chocolate shortbread cookie) and finished with a hard-shell ganache. Surprise ending to a pretty standard menu. (Aug 2023)
It was good, but they didn't use a "real" baguette (like the ones we had at a Vietnamese food shop in Christchurch, New Zealand). Their spring rolls were good, too. Did not try the pho, but would go back for it.