susan spencer went to one restaurant where it's always on the menu. >> reporter: what is not to like >> absolutely. >> reporter: executive chef gerard tice makes life in the kitchen look easy as pie. specifically, boston cream pie. essentially we're talking butter, chocolate, cream, sugar. what could possibly go wrong with that? >> nothing. it's a wonderful dessert. >> reporter: wonderful, yes. and completely misnamed. it isn't a pie at all. >> no, it's a cake. >> reporter: where did that come from? >> because it was originally baked in pie shells. >> reporter: two pie shells actually for two yellow sponge cakes. held together in pastry cream, covered in chocolate and coated with almonds. >> we actually became the state dessert in 1996. >> reporter: congratulations. >> yes, absolutely. >> who knew? >> reporter: you heard right, boston cream pie is the official state dessert of massachusetts. >> boston baked beans, boston terriers, boston cream pie. what is it about this particular dessert that you think appeals to people around here? >> it's simple flavors that bring you back to your

those are mysteries susan spencer will investigate in our "sunday morning" cover story. >> in this country at any given moment there are roughly 84,000 people classified as missing. >> in the early 80s. >> at the age of 44, stuart fletcher currin disappeared. leaving his childhood friend to search obsessively for him. >> it took years. i looked for people on the street. >> you'd see somebody on the streets i wonder if that could be fletcher. >> yes. >> but would he ever find the answer? ahead on "sunday morning." >> osgood: striking a chord is what four piano show men are famous for. this morning, lee toy juan will make the introductions. >> they're not your average musical group. but they're not your average rock stars either. >> we've had really slow, steady, consistent growth. we feel like we're fulfilling our purpose in life. that's good enough. >> how four utah dads became piano movers of sorts and in the process exploded into a global music sensation. >> osgood: her latest film relives the british battle for voting rights for women. in real life she battles as best she can to keep he

. >> osgood: also on the menu tasty treats from three american cities offered by susan spencer. then on to jane pauley and look at one top chef's recipe for success. >> you call it the rooster. >> yes. >> where. internationally renowned chef, mark samuelson brought his inspiration. >> you've become a harlem american. >> i'm a harlemite. >> i love that. you got grease all over your face. >> what assignment? >> later on "sunday morning." >> osgood: is it good enough to eat. when it comes to the dishes seth doane has been eyeing in japan. >> there are souvenirs for sale and cooking classes for tourists. but the ingredients might surprise you this soft serve is actually silicone caulking. the hot fudge spells like plastic. it can take days to prepare but you'd never want to eat it. japan fake food industry ahead on "sunday morning." >> osgood: spending time in the kitchen this morning with actress cloris leachman. she's well-known for the many roles she plays. less well-known for the diet she swears by w. tracy smith we'll pay her a visit. >> for oscar winning actress cloris leachma

susan spencer of "48 hours" starts us off with southern comfort in a shell. we love the peanut, we think you're going to love 'em, too. >> meet chris. aka the peanut dude. >> all natural fruits, veggies, nuts. >> definitely a little nutty. >> we got traditional and cajun. >> boiled what? if you're asking why would anyone boil a peanut, you're probably not from the deep south. >> thank you, darling. >> boiled peanuts take me back to my childhood here in charleston. >> that's charleston, south carolina. home of the so-called caviar of the south. he boils his nuts in his back been pedaling them in his nut stapped almost nine years. >> what sort of staff do you have here. >> mend my dog. >> what does your dog do? >> loves me through it all. want a treat? >> has right from the start. when bible was making peanuts selling peanuts. >> these are just about done. >> these days he says he can boil of few hundred pounds on a good weekend. >> cajun? >> sve jobs once said you cannot connect the dots looking forward. onlylyooking back. >>ou see yourself as the steve jobs o

susan spencer found what she thinks is the best cuban sandwich north of f vana. >> repororr: just two words mama explain why tampa's venerable colombia restaurant has lasted more than a century, cuban sandwich. >> so we got our ham on there. next important thing would be our pork, salami, four slices. not three, not five, but four. >> reporter: it's a a ndwich built according to exact specifications. >> two pickles. >> reporter: only two? >> only two. >> reporter: made from an age-old family recipe. >> cuban sandwich should be nine inches long. period. end of story. >> reporter: not a lot of room for creativity here. and what about mayonnaise, tomatoes, lettucuc >> you wililnot do that. it, go ahead. assembled in a very precise order. >> does it matter? yeah, it matters. it's the difference between being great and good. >> reporter: it's amazing to me that both of you were kids in this place. richararand his daughter arerehe fourth and fifth generations to own and run the colombia. >> we're the oldt hispanic restaurant in the united states. >> reporter: they gave the sandwich a lot of

susan spencer found what she thinks is the best cue can sandwich north of havana. >> reporter: just two words may explain why tampa's venerable colombia restaurant has lasted more than a century, cuban sandwich. >> we got our pork, salami, pork slices, not three, not five, but four. >> reporter: it's a sandwich built according to exact specifications. >> two pickles. >> reporter: only two? >> only two. >> reporter: made from an age-old family recipe. >> nine inches long. end of story. >> reporter: not a lot of room for creativity here. tomatoes, lettuce? >> you will not do that. >> repepter: it's served hot after being assembled? a very precise order. >> does it matter? yeah, it matters. it's the difference between being great and good. >> reporter: it's amazing to me that both of you were kids in this place. richard anddis daughterr arehe fourth a a fifth generations to own and run the colombia. >> we're the oldest hispanic restaurant in the united states. >> reporter: they gave the sandwich a lot of the credit. they say they serve as many as 600 a day. this is a heavy sandwich. >> you

susan spencer went to one restaurant where it's always on the menu. >> reporter: what is not to like here? >> absolutely. >> reporter: executive chef gerard tice makes life in the kitchen look easy as pie. specifically, boston cream pie. essentially we're talking butter, chocolate, cream, sugar. what could possibly go wrong with that? >> nothing. it's a wonderful dessert. >> reporter: wonderful, yes. and completely misnamed. it isn't a pie at all. >> no, it's a cake. >> reporter: where did that come from? >> because it was originally baked in pie shells. >> reporter: two pie shells actually for two yellow sponge cakes. held together in pastry cream, covered in chocolate and coated with almonds. >> we actually became the state dessert in 1996. >> reporter: congratulations. >> yes, absolutely. >> who knew? >> reporter: you heard right, boston cream pie is the official state dessert of massachusetts. >> boston baked beans, boston terriers, boston cream pie. what is it about this particular dessert that you think appeals to people around here? >> it's simple flavors that bring you back t

susan spencer found what she thinks is the best cuban sandwich north of havana. >> reporter: just two words may explain why tampa's venerable colombia restaurant has lasted more than a century, cuban sandwich. >> so we got our ham on there. next important thing would be our pork, salami, four slices. not three, not five, but four. >> reporter: it's a sandwich built according to exact specifications. >> two pickles. >> reporter: only two? >> only two. >> reporter: made from an age-old family recipe. >> cuban sandwich should be nine inches long. period. end of story. >> reporter: not a lot of room for creativity here. and what about mayonnaise, tomatoes, lettuce? >> you will not do that. >> reporter: if you want to ruin it, go ahead. it's served hot after being assembled in a very precise order. >> does it matter? yeah, it matters. it's the difference between being great and good. >> reporter: it's amazing to me that both of you were kids in this place. richard and his daughter are the fourth and fifth generations to own and run the colombia. >> we're the oldest hispanic restaurant in t

but first, susan spencer traveled a route that's been shaken by terror before among people who are hoping to keep to get a sense of paris post attack. on a cold, cloudy saturday that will mark the indelible shift from paris before to paris after. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: we began our trip by train from brussels where authorities have made several arrests after seeing a car with belgian license plates near the bataclan theater friday night. armed guards were on high alert at the station this afternoon. despite what happened yesterday, the additional security should perhaps come as no surprise. it was on this very route earlier this year that three americans thwarted a terrorist attack. the attacker, a moroccan national, shot and slashed at passengers before being subdued. security ramped up after that, but one train employee told us it was doubled today. the police were obvious, and immediately suspicious of anyone taking pictures, even with a phone. but there were few passengers, and their mood was both somber somber -- makes you sad? >> yes. >> reporter: and thankful. >> i am a li

spencer. >> governor baker was reelected to the republican governor's association's executive committee next year. governor baker was first elected to the committee in july. the group elected new mexico governor susan martinez as the new rga chair and wisconsin's scott walker as vice chair. governor baker serves on the executive committee with seven other governors. >> sharman: thanksgiving is next week and boston mayor marty walsh getting into the spirit today. he helped hand out turkeys and thanksgiving baskets this afternoon at the st. marian and st. katherine parrish in charleston ton. the harvest on the vine meal provides meals for needy families twice a months and on thanksgiving and christmas. >> mark: the city's christmas tree arrived on the common today. every year, nova scotia gifts

spencer. >> the need is great, especially this time of the year. as you can imagine. and joining me right now, susane alameda county food bank. >> great to see you, welcome. >> catching you completely off guard. on behalf of abc 7, and the marter in ship, i'm proud to present this donation for you for $15,000. >> thank you, let's do some quick math. this will provide about $90,000 worth of food to 116,000 people that we'll serve this month. and it will provide about 35,000 meals to people in need in alameda county. >> that is absolutely incredible. that's largely because not only donations, but the work of these volunteers to help out, right? >> absolutely. we couldn't do it without the volunteers and the financial support. this is a critical time of year for us, as you know, spencer. we've got to bring in 670% of our budget. this will go a long way to he helping us. >> we'll see if we can help you a little bit more by reminding viewer that is you can help by texting the world feed to the number 80774 for a 10 dlarsz donation. that helps quite a bit. so join the effort, please. larry and alma? >> al

spencer. >> governor baker was reelected to the republican governor's association's executive committee next year. governor baker was first elected to the committee in july. the group elected new mexico governor susan martinez as the new rga chair and wisconsin's scott walker as vice chair. governor baker serves on the executive committee with seven other governors. >> sharman: thanksgiving is next week and boston mayor marty walsh getting into the spirit today. he helped hand out turkeys and thanksgiving baskets this afternoon at the st. marian and st. katherine parrish in charleston ton. the harvest on the vine meal provides meals for needy families twice a months and on thanksgiving and christmas. >> mark: the city's christmas tree arrived on the common today. every year, nova scotia gifts boston as a way to say thank you for helping when halifax was devastated in 1914. the tree will be lit on december 3rd. >> kevin: did you hear that rain this morning or late last night? was it pouring down, over two inches in gardener and quincy. pepperell and middlesex county up over an inch as well and you can see some of the totals. fenway, .82, just about the same as what logan airport got. here's where we

national security adviser susan rice went on five sunday shows blaming the video just weeks before president obama faced re-election. >>> a high honor for a hometown hero spencerrgeant, has now been promoted to staff sergeant. stone not only stopped the attack but was also stabbed three times earlier this month while stopping a fight outside a california bar. officials praised stone for his leadership and courage during a ceremony on friday. those are your headlines. >> yes, they are. >>> rick has more from the natural world where lots going on. >> the best world. i always say it. take a look at the weather map and show you what's going on. across the northeast, chilly the last couple days, now we're going to warm up and actually really warm week on tap. if you're not quite ready for the chill of november, it's going to feel more like late september. today is going to be a nice one. few showers moving through and then it will dry out. down to the southeast, this is a real problem area again. east texas, some more showers, maybe to an fch inch or so for not helping. the heaviest of the rain across alabama into north georgia and parts of the carolinas. get ready