Craving comfort? Follow Duff’s lead and try Akasha’s onion rings. They’re coated in rice flour and deep-fried to a perfect crunch. The chocolate banana bourbon pie served on Thanksgiving is also a hit. This boozy creation stars bourbon-spiked chocolate custard and whipped cream inside a flaky crust.

How does a restaurant stay in business for more than 160 years? Ask Tadich Grill, which made Tyler Florence's Best Thing I Ever Ate list with the classic French dish sand dabs fish filet with white wine butter sauce. Like the sand dabs, the Tadich Platter for two is a real seafood feast.

As Tyler Florence would have you believe, Spencer on the Go has succeeded in making the flavor of France come alive on a lollipop stick. At Spencer on the Go, Chef Laurent Katgely took his French fare to the food truck scene. So now you can have escargot pops or curried frog legs on the go!

Along with German specials like herbed spaetzle and boar bratwurst, Schmidt's serves a fragrant dish of apple strudel. Aida Mollenkamp adds the strudel to her "best thing ever" list for its buttery phyllo dough and golden raisins soaked in rum. As she says, "it's what dreams are made of."

For a location as historic as the Golden Gate Bridge, Buckeye serves a distinctly modern-day menu with favorites like Oysters Bingo and Buckeye Smoked Chicken Wings. But Tyler thinks Buckeye's definitive updated classic is the S'More Pie with almonds, chocolate and heaps of marshmallow fluff.

Tyler loves walking through the redwood groves with his son and enjoying the best grilled cheese ever at Muir Woods Trading Co. The cafe uses a triple-cream Brie cheese and serves its sandwich with a homemade organic tomato soup. As his son said, "it is yummy in [your] tummy."

At this burger stop, Tyler Florence can't get enough of the "half-pound patties of beefy goodness." His favorite is the Phat Bob burger, which comes with bacon, BBQ sauce, mayo, onion rings, and Jack cheese. The hefty burger is so juicy that you just can't be afraid to get a little messy.

The standout dishes at Golden Deli Restaurant begin with the rare beef pho, then tasty fried egg rolls and, if you're Simon Majumdar, the chao tom. This popular Vietnamese street food consists of delicate shrimp paste molded onto a stick of sugarcane. Once cooked, the cane is great for nibbling.

When Claire Robinson wants an all-in-one brunch that will satisfy her for the rest of the day, she goes to Table 6 and orders a Haute Pocket. The deep-fried delight is filled with eggs, pancetta, steak, cheddar and onions. A garlic-Sriracha mayo gives a spicy kick to the pocket.

The trick to Colt & Gray's infamous sticky toffee pudding comes from adding the sauce three times to the dish. For Claire Robinson, it's all about the "oozy world" made from the toffee sauce and bourbon ice cream. For a savory pairing, start with the scrumptious gougeres dusted with blue cheese.

On The Best Thing I Ever Ate, street food fanatic Susan Feniger hails the Elk Jalapeno Cheddar Bratwurst from Biker Jim. Sure it comes from a hot dog cart, but the bratwurst (cream cheese added by caulking gun) is entirely mouthwatering. Beyond elk, how about buffalo, wild boar, pheasant or yak?

George's Bar has reinvented the fish taco. Disks of yellowfin tuna are arranged on top of crushed corn nuts and filled with tuna tartare. They’re served atop fried avocado with jalapeno aioli, radish and cabbage. According to Aarón, it’s an "out of this ballpark" experience.

Nothing can compare to the dining experience found at Chef Thomas Keller's French Laundry, bar none. According to Cat Cora, the Oyster and Pearls at the Napa Valley bistro are to die for. Not only are the oysters topped with osetra caviar a work of art, they are like a "couple bites of heaven."

With his Bacon and Egg dish, Chef Michael Chiarello of Bottega Napa Valley has Tyler Florence in salty heaven. Tyler savors each bite of salt-cured, braised pork belly with a crispy, soft-cooked egg. Other swoon-worthy dishes include the pumpkin and fontina risotto and Oven-Roasted Whole Fish.

As a humble tribute to French cuisine, Thomas Keller's Bouchon Bistro in Yountville is a perfect spot for a romantic dinner. On The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Tyler Florence wishes he had concocted Keller's Salmon Rillettes, a buttery spread of smoked salmon served with fresh bread.