Welcome to round nine of Spouse vs. Spouse, a series in which a couple of married food freaks, CNN’s Brandon and Kristy Griggs, square off in their Atlanta kitchen for culinary bragging rights – and invite you to weigh in too.

In each installment, Kristy and Brandon each make a creative variation on the same ingredient or dish – everything from pasta to seafood to cocktails to desserts. We serve both versions anonymously to our friends, who then judge which one they like better and why. We walk you through our kitchen process, bring the husband-and-wife smack talk and, of course, keep score. We also share our recipes here so that you can try them for yourself.

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Sink your teeth into today's top stories from around the globe.

• How to "properly" get hammered on St. Patrick's Day. - Grub Street

• In arguably the best dine-and-ditch ever, four men in suits base jump from the 55th floor to avoid their bar tab. - Eater

• Reporter Christopher Borrelli scratches his head and asks, "Where are the black chefs?" - Chicago Tribune

• The depressing reality of "fake meat" products. - Mother Jones

• 30 to 50 percent of the food produced in the world goes to waste. - Reuters

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