Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a must-see documentary. No sh!t. // BEER REVIEW: Bud Light Platinum // The drinking club with a running problem // IN THE KITCHEN: Sandra Lee's French Pork Chops are mmm-mmm-bad! // Jamie Oliver's Chicken Nuggets Experiment // FOOD REVIEW: McDonald's Angus Supreme Burger

Drinking and driving is for chumps // Braised corned beef with IPA mustard // "G'Knight" from Oskar Blues (formerly "Gordon") // Colcannon // Andrew Zimmern going into politics? // "Food Blogging for Dummies" Seriously? // Marilyn reviews The Olive Garden causing food bloggers to shit their cage // Samuel Adams 26.2 Brew hits the Boston Marathon

How the Taste Awards has affected the future of the show // Just Outstanding IPA from Kern River Brewing // Sam Calagione drops the boot on Beer Advocate beer snobs // Everything you wanted to know about healthcare // Black Truffles - are they worth the expense? // Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant opens in Beijing // The chicken nuggets school lunch fiasco // Bobby Flay and Giada DeLaurentiis are the new "Regis and Kelly" // This man walks into Heart Attack Grill . . . .

This week on Out To Lunch, we visit Watermarc Restaurant in Laguna Beach for some off-the-charts gourmet burgers and fries. When Don tells you that he's taking you for a "light lunch" it's a good idea to give thought to what he considers a "light lunch." Burgers with toppings like duck confit, brie, caramelized onions, bacon, gorgonzola horseradish cream, and aioli are hardly for the "light" crowd.

In this episode of Out To Lunch we visit 101 Noodle Express located at 5408 Walnut Avenue in Irvine, California. This chinese eatery is open everyday from 9 am to 10 pm, specializing in noodles, dumplings, xiao long bao (which are soup dumplings that squirt hot soup all over you if bitten into too quickly - just ask Don), and an assortment of other types of chinese soups with regular or hand torn noodles.

All of you in the Facebook Group (link) make me so proud. You get it. You truly get it. // Why the nose to tail movement makes sense // Kim Jon Il was a foodie. Who knew? // More Brown Than Black IPA from The Alchemist / Ninkasi / Stone Brewing // Applebee's parody: "Cheese on Queso on Fromage Menu"

// Chipotle CEO wants your kids to get to work so he doesn't have to hire illegals // In The Kitchen: Cold Pig Ear Salad // McDonald's in Germany pisses of Burger King // Food Illness Mystery Solved: The FDA has been hiring state inspection agencies all this time.

As this year comes to a merciful end, we take a look back at the year in food culture, recapping the big stories, and sharing some stories and features that we didn't get a chance to talk about on the show. There is, of course, our annual clip montage at the end - some of my favorite moments of My Life as a Foodie in 2011.

Wolfgang Puck is a P-I-M-P // Burly Gourd Milk Stout from The Bruery // Striking the perfect balance - eating well, staying fit // IN THE KITCHEN: Asparagus Soup // Heston Blumenthal - the best TV chef not on TV in the US // Bacon Lube is wrong // Horse meat ban being lifted?

Prohibition, My Life as a Foodie style // The Melt - the only exciting thing Chiefs fans can look forward to // Stone's Vertical Epic 11.11.11 // The food, the love, the magic of Debbie Lee // In The Kitchen: Hangover Stew // Mario Batali made a boo-boo. Can we get on with life now? // David Chang might be the Korean Steve Jobs // Veggie Grill's 5th Anniversary, and how you can grab $500 of free food

Shut the F**K up and cook! Top Chef Arrogant Quote of the week // 4 Calling Birds - Belgian Strong Ale from The Bruery // Mario Batali defends his restaurant's clientele as not being the "greedy one percent" // The diversity of Spanish cuisine // Making Extrameduran Cold Tomato and Bread Salad // Modern Cuisine, and the effects of Spanish influence // The state of California wants you to eat shitty french fries