MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2012
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100. IRON MAN M.O.B at MAIMONIDE OF BROOKLYN
99. KALE QUINOA SALAD at THE SQUEEZE TRUCK
98. CUCUMBER MINT SODA at NORTHERN SPY FOOD COMPANY
97. SPINACH GRATIN at ST. ANSELM
96. CELERY SORBET at IL LABORATORIO DEL GELATO
95. RICE ROLL WITH FRIED DOUGH at NOM WAH TEA PARLOR
94. TAIWANESE SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN at TAI PEI HONG KONG
93. CRISPY BABY ARTICHOKES at IL BUCO ALIMENTARI & VINERIA
91. THE WASABI FINGER at STICKY’S FINGER JOINT
89. PISTACCHIO E SALSICCIA at DON ANTONIO
88. GLUTEN FREE BREAD from FREE BREAD
87. ROSEMARY’S FOCACCIA at ROSEMARY’S ENOTECA & TRATTORIA
86. SABANEKH WA GIBNEH MANAKEESH at LEVANT BROOKLYN
85. BANANA PUDDING at MAGNOLIA BAKERY
84. PASSION FRUIT TART at EMPELLÓN TAQUERIA
83. BLACK SESAME SEAWEED ICE CREAM at SKYICE SWEET & SAVORY
82. CANNOLI at ROCCO’S PASTRY SHOP
80. CUBANO SANDWICH at BONGO BROTHERS
79. CRAB CAKE SLIDER at OUR HEROS
78. GREEK FROZEN YOGURT at PAGO
77. FRIED CHICKEN at BIAN DANG
76. LAMB SKEWER at XIN JIANG PROSPERITY KEBABS
75. THANKSGIVING CROISSANT at MOMOFUKU MILK BAR
74. GRILLED SUMMER PEACH WITH HANDCUT BACON SANDWICH at NUM PANG
73. MILK CHOCOLATE DIRT CAKE at THE GREAT GOOGA MOOGA
72. EL MELOCOTON DE LA MUERTE CUPCAKE from ROBICELLI’S CUPCAKES
70. BLACK CAT ESPRESSO COLD BREW at KAFFE 1668
69. WAKE UP CALL at BROOKLYN FARMACY
68. CHOCOLATE MOUSSE at BUVETTE
67. GRADY’S COLD BREW CONCENTRATE
66. DON ESTEBAN RUM LIQUEUR at CACAO PRIETO
65. KUNG PAO PASTRAMI at MISSION CHINESE
64. CHICKEN ‘N’ UBE WAFFLE at MAHARLIKA
62. THE SPRUSSELS FROM BRUSSELS at WAFELS & DINGES
61. PORK STICKY BUNS at NORTHERN SPY FOOD COMPANY
60. PORK ARISTA SANDWICH at EATALY
59. PORK CHOP at THE GOOD FORK
58. TACOS AL PASTOR at TACO MIX
57. FRIED PIG TAILS at THE BROOKLYN STAR
56. QUAIL EGGS ON SAUSAGE AND TOASTED MANTOU SLICES at BIANG!
55. HOT DOG at DOMINICK’S HOT DOG TRUCK
54. THE REUBEN at COURT STREET GROCERS
53. MATZOH BALL SOUP at JACK’S WIFE FREDA
52. EGG CREAM at BROOKLYN FARMACY
51. GRAVLAX at BARNEY GREENGRASS
50. STEAK TARTARE at POST OFFICE
49. ZI RAN YANG ROU SI CHUAN at BIANG!
48. DUCK LUNCH at MOMOFUKU SSÄM BAR
46. RED WATTLE PORK CHOP at ROBERTA’S
45. SORACHI ACE from BROOKLYN BREWERY
44. DRINKING VINEGARS at POK POK
43. HOUSE GIN AND TONIC at AMOR Y AMARGO
41. UNIMPERIAL IPA from BARRIER BREWERY
38. QIÁO MIÁN LIÁNG HÉ LUO at BIANG!
37. RATCHABURI CRAB & PORK DRY NOODLES at PURE THAI COOKHOUSE
35. BURGUNDY SNAILS at MARSEILLE
34. GUACAMOLE WITH TWO SALSAS at EMPELLÓN TAQUERIA
33. MEZE SAMPLER PLATTER at BALKANIKA
32. SAUTEED GREEN PEPPERS at HUNAN HOUSE
31. CRISPY KALE SALAD at BATTERSBY
30. CHOCOLATE SNOWBALL at ZUCKER BAKERY
29. LAMB MEATBALL at EXTRA PLACE
28. FROMAGE BLANC ISLAND “CHEESE CAKE” at CHIKALICIOUS DESSERT BAR
26. MOZZARELLA BALLS at SORRISO’S FINE FOODS
25. BABA GHANOUSH at DAMASCUS BAKERY
23. FRESH TEMPEH from BARRY’S TEMPEH
22. DANTE STRAWBERRY SHORTBREAD COOKIES at STINKY BROOKLYN
21. BLOOD ORANGE DOUGHNUT at DOUGH
20. HAZELNUT SOUFFLE at MEHTAPHOR
19. PIGNOLI at COURT PASTRY SHOP
18. RED VELVET DOUGHNUT at PETER PAN BAKERY
17. VEGAN DONUTS at THE CINNAMON SNAIL
16. CHOCOLATE CHIP WALNUT COOKIE at LEVAIN BAKERY
12. SEARED SCOTTISH SALMON at SOTO
11. SUSHI DELUXE PLATTER at YUBA
10. AREPA DE QUESO at THE AREPA LADY
9. GOAT CHEESE BREAD PUDDING at HUNDRED ACRES
7. BERENJA CON MIEL at LA VARA