National Potato Day: A List Of Favorite Dishes

National Potato Day today so here are some ready to go!

White dirty potatoes isolated on a white background.

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Not sure why, but today is National Potato Day, so we thought we'd run down a list of our favorites! C'mon, who doesn't like a good potato? So, that's what The Mike & Carla Morning Show talked this morning!

In fact, National Day thew out an article including some "spudtacular" facts about the spud and a timeline. Quite interesting of course, especially if you'd like to be that expert on that "earth apple"!

What's your favorite? Well, if you go by the stats provided by National Day, it would tell you the French Fry, however, The M&C Morning Show was talking about an actual "dish"!

What's Your Favorite Potato

Mashed potatoes is the big winner...potato salad is #2, followed up by baked potatoes at #3. Mike O'Brian admitting that he loves his whipped, but the big revelation is that Carla Rea is a big fan of lumpy mash potatoes!

Seriously? Who likes lumps in their mashed potatoes? Well, clearly we have a winner! Another favorite was a potato taco...never heard of it, never tried it!

At the bottom of the illustrious bushel basket is the traditional Au Gratin style! Not a huge favorite, but you have to admit, properly prepared and they are the best.

Of course during the conversation, what places have the best potatoes...one vote for Kentucky Fried Chicken! Thee best!

Also Outback got a mention for their baked style with salt on the skin! Even Carla couldn't resist putting in vote as well!

Listen, if it's food, we're talking about it, so listen to the segment from this morning and bona petite!

Favorite Food Potatoes

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Mike O’Brian is the Program Director and Morning Show host on 96.3 KKLZ in Las Vegas, along with Carla Rea. He has been with the Beasley Media Group for almost 23 years. Mike was named one of the “Best Program Directors In America” by Radio Ink magazine. Over the years, “The Mike & Carla Morning Show” have been presented with a number of proclamations for their work in the community and numerous awards. Having lived in Las Vegas for over 35 years, he writes articles on living in Las Vegas, sports, and odd stories happening within the state of Nevada. Mike is the host of the morning show and program director of 96.3 KKLZ/Las Vegas. He has been doing mornings in Las Vegas for the past 38 years. Over the years, he has hosted a numerous amount of community events and has been the P.A. announcer for a number of sports teams in Las Vegas. He has written on living in Las Vegas, the sports teams here, as well as odd & little-known facts about Las Vegas & Nevada.