Ben And Matty’s Cuisines

Cuisine #21-23 - TiK Tok dessert’s 📍Matari Coffee — Skokie, Illinois Mango: Ben: 7.1 Matty: 7.3 Strawberry: Ben: 7.6 Matty: 7.1 Ferrero: Ben: 8.2 Matty: 7.9 We approve of their chocolate. Strawberry had a nice shortcake center. Mango did not steal the show. 7.53/10

Cuisine #20 - Chocolate Cake 📍Deep Lagoon — Marco Island, Florida Ben: 9.2 Matty: 9.5 10/10 presentation. A whimsy desert for Matty’s birthday. Rich frosting, rich cake, delicious whipped cream. One of our better cuisines to date. 9.35/10

Cuisine #19 - crème brûlée 📍la ferme — Bethesda , Maryland Ben: 7.7 Matty: 8.2 Smooth, crispy, has a nice texture for a crème, it’s not rich, very smooth but top could be crunchier, we feel similar. Could have a crunchier top 7.95/10

Cuisine #18 - Apple-Huckleberry Open Faced Pie 📍Lazy Dog — Glenview, Illinois Ben: 9.3 Matty: 9.4 Warm, crispy, perfectly cooked, smooth, tender apples, would be gone in seconds at thanksgiving. One of the best we’ve had. 9.35/10

Cuisine #17 - Leprechaun Pie 📍Hackney’s — Northfield, Illinois Ben: 8.7 Matty: 9.1 Hot cold combo is a nice touch. Mint chip is solid. Does not keep structure. Good Oreo crust 8.9/10

Cuisine #16 - Apple Crostata 📍Di Pescara — Northbrook, Illinois Ben: 9.1 Matty: 8.7 Amazing crumble, very hot and easy to consume, great ice cream topper, sweet apples, too dismantled 8.9/10

**Naples, Florida** Not Marco island, for those interested in trying it themselves

Cuisine #15 - Chocolate Lava Cake 📍Kareem’s — Marco Island, Florida Ben: 8.5 Matty: 8.7 Great lava touch, baked to perfection, has an interesting Lebanese twist 8.6/10

**Contains a hint of cardamon**

Cuisine #14 - Salted Caramel Cake 📍Merlo’s — Glencoe, Illinois Ben: 9.1 Matty: 8.9 A hometown classic. Very rich and dense, but makes for a great cake 9.0/10

Cuisine #13 - Key Lime Pie 📍Happ In — Northfield, Illinois Ben: 7.1 Matty: 7.3 Great presentation, great frosting, and overall a nice Mother’s Day cuisine 7.2/10

Cuisine #12 - Key Lime Pie 📍Publix — Naples, Florida Ben: 8.7 Matty: 8.8 Firm crust, very rich and tasty, and we both greatly enjoyed. 8.75/10

Cuisine #12 - Crème Brûlée 📍Dining Hall - Mariner of the Seas Ben: 7.7 Matty: 7.6 Very sweet and sugary. Texture was decent. Overall, a quality cuisine of the past, present, and future. 7.65/10

Cuisine #11 - Red Velvet Cake 📍Chop’s Grill - Mariner of the Seas Ben: 9.0 Matty: 8.9 Very rich and moist. A great cake that lives up to the standard of red velvet 8.95/10

Cuisine #10 - Chocolate Lava Cake 📍Izumi - Mariner of the Seas Ben: 6.8 Matty: 6.2 Not what we expected. No lava and dry texture 6.5/10

Cuisine #9 - Caramel Cheesecake 📍Double Tree - Orlando, Florida Ben: 7.6 Matty: 6.5 Everything says it should be good, but kinda tastes weird. Solid texture. 7.0/10

Cuisine #8 - Chocolate Cake 📍Ko Fushion - Champaign, Illinois Ben: 8.3 Matty: 8.6 Odd temperature, but works. Very good overall 8.5/10

Cuisine #7 - Flowerless Chocolate Cake 📍Ramot Resort - Ramot, Israel Ben: 5.5 Matty: 5.5 We agreed on this one, very bland, doesn’t really taste like much 5.5/10

Cuisine #6 - Key Lime Pie 📍Leonardo Plaza Buffet - Jerusalem, Israel Ben: 7.6 Matty: 8.1 Marshmallow was a bit dense, key lime was weak, crust was perfect, combined for a tasty cuisine 7.8/10

Cuisine #5 - Coconut Cake 📍Joy Meat In Restaurant - Jerusalem, Israel Ben: 7.2 Matty: 5.4 Very sweet, texture was average, worst part of splendid meal 6.3/10