19 Things Real Dads Want To Eat On Father's Day

"Bratwursts cooked in beer then grilled served on a soft bun with a sharp mustard, family recipe baked beans, potato salad with tons of green onions and buttery skillet corn bread and beeeeeerrr." —Katie Wright's dad

Recipe: Beer Bratwurst and Onions

—Augusta Falletta's dad

Recipe: The Best Chicken Parmesan

"The problem is the time of year. Would have said prime rib in the turkey fryer, but it's not the season. So, Maine-style lobster rolls." —Christine Byrne's dad

Recipe: Ultimate Lobster Rolls

"We are doing a pizza crawl." —Ross Shilkowitz

"Cold pitcher of beer and pepperoni pizza. Thought [he] was going to be less predictable... At least he's a cheap date!!!" —Sarah Murray

Recipe: Pizza Margherita

"Grilled salmon with honey and mustard, baked potato with butter or sweet corn on the cob, cauliflower or asparagus or peas, butter pecan ice cream with pound cake." —Sally Tamarkin's dad

Recipe: The Best Salmon Marinade

"Honestly you could make my dad a bowl of spaghetti and marinara, a hot dog, and a gin and tonic and he'd be thrilled." —Pete Reilly

How To Make The Perfect Gin and Tonic

"Freshly prepared fritto misto while sitting on a beach drinking prosecco and having a foot rub." —Julia Reinstein's dad

Recipe: Fritto Misto

"A homemade burger, corn, and a Caprese salad with heirloom tomatoes."

—Mackenzie Kruvant's dad

Recipe: The Perfect Cheeseburger

—Elyse Sherman's dad

Recipe: Steak and Lobster with Spicy Roasted Garlic Chimichurri Butter

"Steak and king crab legs, biscuits or crescent rolls, potato, A1 sauce." —Anne Dodge Carroll's dad

Recipe: The Simplest Alaskan King Crab Legs

"For dessert, lemon chess pie with a couple shots of limoncello." —Bob Stanton

Recipe: Meyer Lemon Chess Pie

"BBQ brisket, twice-baked potatoes, and strawberry shortcake." —Kendra's dad

Recipe: Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Brisket

"His favorite on Father's Day is ribs. Every other day it's meatloaf." —Cynthia Apostol

Recipe: Best-Ever Barbecued Ribs

"The dad in our house is requesting a bacon meatloaf sandwich." —Melanie Bauer

Recipe: Grilled Barbecue Bacon Meatloaf Sandwich

"Grilled steaks. I end up cooking. Then the next day I can have a steak-and-egg sandwich for breakfast." —Deli Fresh Threads, a dad who's happy to take matters into his own hands

"Steak, a baked potato, and expensive wine." —Casey DeFord's dad

Recipe: Steak With Herb Sauce

"Rabbit in mustard sauce or rabbit cacciatore — or rabbit tarragon braised with mushrooms and white wine. Any or all." —Rachel Sanders' dad

Recipe: Rabbit in Mustard Sauce

"BBQ BEEF RIBS. All day long :)" —Anna Borges' dad

Recipe: Grilled Beef Ribs with Smoky-Sweet Barbecue Sauce

"So many... Beer and cornflake-battered fried chicken homemade mashed potatoes, biscuits, broccoli." —Katherine Nevitt's dad

Recipe: Cornflake-Crusted Baked Fried Chicken

—Julie Gerstein's dad