Deborah Hyland

Guess where we ate this on-the-go gogi bowl and win $15 to Gioia's Deli (1934 Macklind Avenue; 314-776-9410). Hint: Our meal came from a local food truck.

Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address (or Twitter handle or Facebook profile URL) in the comment-entry field. One guess per e-mail address. Employees of the restaurant in question and Riverfront Times are not eligible.

Update: Congrats to commenter Julie, who correctly guessed that our gogi bowl came from food truck Seoul Taco (@SeoulTaco; 314-517-8916)!

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Cannibalism! It's good mood food.

Gut Check can attest from our personal experience that meat slicers are bloodthirsty machines not to be trifled with. (Next time you see us in public, ask to see the scar from our close encounter with a representative of the species in an Ocean City, Maryland, deli circa 1997.) So we weren't at all surprised to learn that a meat slicer was responsible for this week's gross-out restaurant story at a Jackson, Michigan, Arby's, as reported by the Jackson Citizen-Patriot:

A 14-year-old boy who had visited the [Arby's] drive-through window with his mother was eating the sandwich and pulled a pad of a finger out of his mouth, Jackson police Deputy Chief John Holda said. He described it as the fingerprint portion.

(That "fingerprint portion" detail is just perfect, isn't it?)

The boy and his mother brought the finger into the Arby's, where the manager told them to be quiet, lest every other customer demand some.

KIDDING.

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Chrissy Wilmes

All this talk of The Avengers (we definitely didn't see it twice or anything) and shawarma makes Gut Check a hungry blog. Guess where we ate this lovely pile of poultry and win $25 to Graham's Grill and Bayou Bar (612 West Woodbine Avenue, Kirkwood; 314-965-2003).

Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address (or Twitter handle or Facebook profile URL) in the comment-entry field. One guess per e-mail address. Employees of the restaurant in question and Riverfront Times are not eligible.

Update: Congrats to commenter Mike N., who correctly guessed that our chicken shawarma came from Ranoush (6501 Delmar Boulevard; 314-726-6874)!

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Deborah Hyland

Guess where we drank this berry smoothie and win $20 to Tee's Golf Grill (103 Chesterfield Valley Drive; 636-489-2848). Hint: We drank this smoothie at a cafe in south city.

Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address (or Twitter handle or Facebook profile URL) in the comment-entry field. One guess per e-mail address. Employees of the restaurant in question and Riverfront Times are not eligible.

Update: Congrats to commenter Chris, who correctly guessed that our smoothie came from Shameless Grounds (2650 Sidney Street; 314-773-9900)!

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Win these!

Don't say Gut Check never gave you anything -- at least, the winner of these baseball tickets can't say that, anyway. We have a set of tickets to tomorrow's (May 15) Cardinals day game at 12:45 p.m. against the Cubs. The seats are in section 137, row 21, seats fourteen and fifteen in the first base field box. Entry rules are after the jump.

Update: Congrats to commenter Will Fru, who answered: "Chili cheese dog from Steve's on the Hill!"

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Liz Miller

Guess where we ate this cupcake and win $25 to Flaco's Cocina (8400 Delmar Boulevard; 314-395-4343).

Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address (or Twitter handle or Facebook profile URL) in the comment-entry field. One guess per e-mail address. Employees of the restaurant in question and Riverfront Times are not eligible.

Update: Congrats to commenter Jeff Johnisee, who correctly guessed that our cupcake came from the Cup (28 South Maryland Plaza; 314-367-6111)!

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Guess where we ate this plate of steak, eggs, breakfast potatoes and English muffin and win $25 to Hannegan's (719 North Second Street; 314-241-8877 ). Hint: We ate this hearty breakfast at a beloved brunch spot in south city.

Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address (or Twitter handle or Facebook profile URL) in the comment-entry field. One guess per e-mail address. Employees of the restaurant in question and Riverfront Times are not eligible.

Update: Congrats to commenter Loftygirl, who correctly guessed that our plate of steak and eggs came from Benton Park Cafe (1900 Arsenal Street; 314-771-7200)!

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Eric Schlosser has taken on a variety of writing subjects in his time, from illegal immigration to marijuana to pornography, but he's best known for his sharp criticism of the fast food industry in his 2002 book Fast Food Nation. A proponent of the slow food movement, Schlosser tours the country several weeks a year to speak at colleges about sourcing fresh food locally. Next week, Schlosser will visit the metro area to participate in two events: a dinner at Farmhaus (3257 Ivanhoe Avenue; 314-647-3800) prepared by Josh Galliano and hosted by Slow Food STL, as well as a speaking engagement on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts at McKendree University (701 College Road Lebanon, Illinois; 618-537-4481). The talk is tentatively titled "Why you need to know what you're eating." Gut Check was able to catch up with the writer to discuss his new writing projects, dodging bad food in college towns and what moves he'd make if he ran the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Click through for an opportunity to win tickets to Schlosser's speaking event at McKendree University.

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Rease Kirchner

The "Hwy 40: Still Drivin' Me Nuts!" gooey butter cake at Gooey Louie.

The native St. Louis treat gooey butter cake is rich and indulgent, but what magic creates the signature sweet? Apparently it's not magic at all, or at least not totally. Traditional gooey butter cake is made with cake flour, butter and eggs covered in powdered sugar. History goes that it was originally meant to be served as a breakfast pastry or coffee cake instead of a serious dessert, because that's how every morning should start: With a lump of sugar. Nowadays, St. Louisians eat gooey butter cake pretty much whenever they can get their soon-to-be sticky hands on it. While you can find this gooey delicacy in many places around town, it is unlikely that anything will compare to the quality and variety available at Gooey Louie (6483 Chippewa Street; 314-352-2253) and (14628 Manchester; 636-527-5600). Though Gut Check enjoys us some gooey butter cake, we are insufferably picky, and not always fans of it. One trip to Gooey Louie confirmed our love affair was strong as ever, though.

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Guess where we ate this duck grilled cheese sandwich and win $25 to Grappa Grill (1644 Country Club Plaza Street, St. Charles; 636-940-5400). Hint: We ate this rich appetizer at a newer restaurant in the Central West End.

Rules: To be eligible, you must leave a valid e-mail address (or Twitter handle or Facebook profile URL) in the comment-entry field. One guess per e-mail address. Employees of the restaurant in question and Riverfront Times are not eligible.

Update: Congrats to commenter Sara, who correctly guessed that our duck grilled cheese sandwich came from Desserts on the Boulevard (3949 Lindell Boulevard; 314-533-3377)!

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