Watch How The Sausage Gets Made At Three Floyds Brewpub

Lavender “tastes like potpourri, like soap,” says Three Floyds Brewpub chef Pat Niebling. “It’s not great. I can’t wait to not use it again.” In fact, the scientific name for lavender comes from the Latin word for “wash”—the ancient Romans used the flowers as a bath scent, among other things.

Who’s next:
  Niebling has challenged Tony Lomanto of Kuma’s Corner to create a dish with spotted dick, a British sponge pudding with dried fruit. “I wanted to give them holy water,” he said, “but I don’t think that’s going to fly.”