Notables: Guilty, as charged

Turns out restaurant chefs are a lot like the rest of us, at least when it comes to indulgences. We asked several local cooks to 'fess up to their culinary guilty pleasures. Their responses:

Seth Bixby Daugherty, Cosmos: "Chocolate (milk, ice cream, hot chocolate, chocolate sauce, anything chocolate)."

Alex Roberts, Restaurant Alma: "I have a weakness for fried green plantains [tostones] with mojo sauce."

Michael Rostance, Broder's Pasta Bar: "Hot dogs at the ballpark, particularly during spring training. Every condiment that will fit, except catsup. I hate catsup. I love baseball."

Natalie Obee, Cafe 128: "Confetti box cake mix made into cupcakes with pink frosting out of a can (with sprinkles on top). Also just happens to be my kids' guilty pleasure."

Isaac Becker, 112 Eatery: "Ramen noodles with cilantro, egg and Sriracha sauce. Also skin-on hot dogs with Sriracha sauce. Both hit the spot at 2 in the morning."

John Occhiato, D'Amico Cucina: "Up until recently I had a problem, more of an addiction really, to the tacos at Pinedas #2 on E. Lake St. But they have suddenly shut down."

Jonathan Hunt, Al Vento: "Prosciutto and fried eggs."

Brenda Langton, Cafe Brenda: "Caviar on toast."

Jordan Smith, Mission American Kitchen: "3.2 burger joints!"

Scott Irestone, 20.21: "I love fresh baked bread and good French butter."

Doug Flicker, Auriga: "Guilt and food should never be in the same sentence. I love Velveeta on a sandwich."

Lenny Russo, Cue: "Rendered duck or goose fat. I love to roast vegetables and sear meats with it. If you are hungry enough to block a colon, it is the ticket for you."

Lucia Watson, Lucia's: "I eat a lot of the ice cream that my pastry chefs [Anna Marie Rigleman and Jules Vranian] make. Chocolate-covered pistachio nut is my favorite!"

Greg Jaworski, Nosh (Wabasha, Minn.): "Food. I just love to eat. Anything and everything. There is honestly no food that I truly dislike or am allergic to. But if I had to pick one, foie gras. It is just fatty goodness."

BILL WARD