A lot of eyes are glued to the slopes and rinks for the continuation of the Milan-Cortina Olympics this week, but as in years past when the Olympic Village chocolate muffins were a must-have, and the Sochi tap water was a hard pass, there’s almost as much attention on the cafeteria as the competitions.

This year, some of the standouts are Olympic rings-shaped pasta, tiramisu and chocolate lava cakes, although we think the real star is the giant Nutella pump.

Everyone has an opinion, but American curling team member Ben Richardson’s are some of the most sought out. His short and sweet reviews have a lot of fans, including one really big one.

“Everyone, be quiet. My favorite show is on,” the official account for the Olympics replied to his first installment, a pizza review.

A lot of the charm seems to be his straightforward, minimalist approach. Commenter Haig Hovsepian, violinist and director of the Massachusetts Chamber Music Artists, saw fit to tease a bit after Richardson’s fourth episode in the series, an almost totally deadpan spaghetti review.

“It’s OK,” Richardson says, “Flavor’s good.”

“This is getting too emotional, champ,” Hovsepian commented in response. “You gotta simmer down a bit.”

Richardson did scandalize a few Italian commenters by saying the pasta was “dry,” though; they protest it was user error, and that he didn’t mix it with the sauce enough.

As funny as they are, Richardson’s hot takes are only the latest example of Olympian review series to draw attention. Team USA’s starting women’s ice hockey goalie, Aerin Frankel, has had an Instagram account dedicated to reviews of her favorite salad, Caesar, since before Milan was a twinkle in her eye.

Why the Caesar salad “passion project”? It’s her favorite, and she seems to try it everywhere she goes. There’s no mistaking that look of true love.

Frankel’s “painbyromaine” account dates back almost two years, and features Caesar salads from restaurants far and wide with a variety of takes on the iconic leafy stuff. There’s a street corn version, lobster Caesar, a wedge salad mashup, Caesar on a chicken crust and Caesar-topped pizza.

Perhaps the most innovative is the Caesar dog from Wally’s Wieners in Rhode Island. The only thing holding that one back from a perfect score? Ketchup incompatibility.

Now that Frankel is competing in Italy, some of the posts are featuring other fare, but the most recent Caesar is from a side quest to nearby Lugano, Switzerland. The lettuce-to-toppings ratio has to be seen to be believed, in that you literally can’t see the lettuce under the piles of sliced Parm, chicken, bacon and “the best croutons ever.”

With all this top-tier competition on the world stage, which Caesar reigns supreme, according to Frankel? We haven’t yet had a chance to speak with her, but from her Instagram reviews at least, one contender is from Toronto’s Italian spot Sugo, which garnered a perfect 10/10. True to Sugo form, the salad is plated like a little mountain with craggy crouton ledges and a Parmesan-capped peak.

But, in an Olympics-worthy, down-to-the-wire upset, Halifax pub Your Father’s Mustache wins the gold with a stellar fried chicken-themed performance. It scored a peerless 12/10 from our Olympic judge.

What’s next for Frankel? Now that a save of hers helped hand Canada its first shutout loss in its Olympic history, she’s on to the semifinal rounds with the rest of Team USA.

How will Frankel celebrate if Team USA wins its third gold since women’s hockey hit the rink in 1998?

We bet we know.