Welcome to Food Fight, The Stranger's four-times-a-year battle royale to find the best of the best of Seattle's edible offerings via head-to-head combat. In Round Two: BETHANY JEAN CLEMENT and ANGELA GARBES dive into sushi, pricey and thrifty; CIENNA MADRID dukes it out with Tom Douglas and Kathy Casey—via their celebrated cookbooks—in her kitchen; ELLEN FORNEY takes an illustrated tour of Seattle doughnuts; and THADIUS VAN LANDINGHAM III explores the Monte Cristo sandwich. Got ideas for future Food Fights? Send 'em to foodfight@thestranger.com. Now slap on your bibs and dig in.

David Schmader, Food Fight Referee

Count the Monte Cristos

Raw War

Sushi Thrifti

Cookbook Cook-Off

Dueling Donuts