MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2017


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100. MUSHROM AND PARSLEY PORRIDGE at GRAIN BAR AT GREAT NORTHERN FOOD HALL

99. SPINACH WITH FETA CHECHENITA at CHE CAFÉ

98. SFORMATINO DI ZUCCHINE at FIASCHETTERIA PISTOIA

97. ARNABEET MEKLE at AU ZA’ATAR

96. CRISPY RICE SALAD at DUDLEY’S

95. KEEPERS COFFEE SODA

94. TOASTED COCONUT COLD BREW at CLEVER BLEND

93. DECONSTRUCTED LATTE at COFFEE PROJECT NEW YORK

92. COFFEE at EXTRACTION LAB

91. NITRO COLD BREW at RISE COFFEE

90. SPATCHCOCKED CHICKEN at FLIP BIRD

89. FRIED CHICKEN at ATOBOY

88. ZA’ATAR WINGS at SAMESA

87. GRANDMA CHICKEN MIXIAN at LITTLE TONG NOODLE SHOP

86. SOUVLAKI STICKS at SHERMAN’S

85. ARAWAK at BLACK TAIL

84. ENDLESS SEARCH at SEAMSTRESS

83. SLEEPWALK at BAR MOGA

82. SAKURA MARTINI at BAR GOTO

81. COCKTAILS at MAYAHUEL

80. YAKISOBA at DOKODEMO

79. TONKOTSU RAMEN at ICHIRAN

78. HOUSE-SMOKED OCTOPUS at AUTRE KYO YA

77. HAND ROLLS at KAZUNORI

76. STEAKS at IKINARI STEAK

75. EGG IN A HOLE at TEKOÁ

74. TACOS at TACOS MATAMOROS

73. SMOKED TROUT SANDWICH at GOLDA

72. LOXNESS KNOTSTER at GRISTMILL

71. BUTTERNUT SQUASH PIZZA BIANCA at CAFFE MARCHIO

70. BROILED GINDARA MISO COD WITH PAREMSAN FOAM at MIFUNE

69. TORO by SUSHI BY BOU

68. POKE at KOME WAZA

67. SMOKED WHITEFISH SALAD at SHELSKY’S OF BROOKLYN

66. SMOKED TROUT DEVILED EGGS at FIFTY

65. CATEGORICAL ERROR from THREES BREWING

64. RISE UP RYE from GUN HILL BREWING COMPANY

63. PITORRO SHINE from PORT MORRIS DISTILLERY

62. ASPARAGUS at ROCKAWAY BREWING COMPANY

61. BARROW’S INTENSE GINGER LIQUEUR

60. LEMON + FENNEL DONUTS at RIDER

59. MAKHAN MALAI at INDIAN ACCENT

58. EGG WAFFLE ICE CREAM at WOWFULLS

57. SALTY LIME PIE at DALY PIE

56. NUTELLA DOUGHNUT at DOUGH

55. PASTRAMI KULCHA at INDIAN ACCENT

54. BRISKET RAVIOLI at PIG BLEECKER

53. PALESTINIAN TARTARE at NUR

52. ROAST BEEF SANDWICH at DAILY PROVISIONS

51. PHO BAC at HANOI HOUSE

50. ECNHILADAS DE MOLE POBLANO CON QUESO at EL ATORADERO BROOKLYN

49. LITTLENECK CLAM PIZZA at PASQUALE JONES

48. FRITATINA at KESTÉ

47. SMOKED BLACK COD BAKED POTATO at MEKELBURG’S

46. FONTINA & BRUSSELS SPROUT PIZZA at COVINA

45. STEAMED EGG CAKE at TIM HO WAN

44. PIGGY EGG CUSTARD BUNS at JOY LUCK PALACE

43. FRIED TURNIP CAKE at THE TANG

42. SPICY BIG TRAY OF CHICKEN at SPICY VILLAGE

41. SPICY CUMIN LAMB HAND-RIPPED NOODLES IN SOUP at XI’AN FAMOUS FOODS

40. KARTOFFELPFANNCHEN at NÜRNBERGER BIERHAUS

39. SHEEPS MILK CHEESE FILLED AGNOLOTTI at LILIA

38. MBEJU at I LOVE PARAGUAY

37. CURRY PUFFS at KITCHEN 79

36. SUISSE at RACLETTE

35. PHO WITH SMOKED BRISKET at LUCY’S VIETNAMESE KITCHEN

34. NANNY’S SEAFOOD GUMBO at THE GUMBO BROS.

33. SMOKED BUTTER NOODLE at RAMEN LAB

32. SYRIAN FISH KUBEH IN SELEK BROTH at KUBEH

31. MATZO BALL SOUP at RUSS & DAUGHTERS CAFÉ

30. POLLO ALLA CACCIATORA at TRAPIZZINO

29. GARLIC PORK DUMPLINGS at THE TANG

28. STEWS WITH TAHDIG at JOON

27. CHIPA GUAZU at I LOVE PARAGUAY

26. CARNITAS TACOS at EL ATORADERO BROOKLYN

25. CHOCOLATES at KREUTHER HANDCRAFTED CHOCOLATES

24. ANZAC BIKKIE at TAYLOR ST. BARISTAS

23. TAHINI SOFT SERVE at SEED + MILL

22. BUTTER CRUNCH at LI-LAC CHOCOLATES

21. MARSHMALLLOWS at SQUISH MARSHMALLOWS

20. BLACK SESAME TOFU at HER NAME IS HAN

19. TOFU POPCORN at THAILAND’S CENTER POINT

18. GREEN CHICKPEA HUMMUS at ABCV

17. THE FEAST at BUNNA CAFE

16. BABY CUCUMBERS at CHINA BLUE

15. BAKED CLAMS at DOMINICK’S

14. CICCIOLI at ADDEO BAKERS

13. WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD at MADONIA BAKERY

12. CANNOLI at CAFFÉ & GELATO

11. PIGNOLI at EGIDIO PASTRY

10. SPICY FISH STEW at HAO NOODLE AND TEA BY MADAM ZHU

 9. SURPRISE TRIP at THE UP & UP

 8. THE EDITH at ORCHARD GROCER

 7. MAITAKE MUSHROOMS at FIFTY

 6. BANANA & WALNUT CAKE at TWO HANDS

 5. FRESH MOZZARELLA at JOE’S ITALIAN DELI

 4. NEW CREATION at SUPERIORITY BURGER

 3. LASAGNA ALL BOLOGNESE at TRA DI NOI

 2. BURGER at CAFÉ ALTRO PARADISO

 1. CORNBREAD + CRAB at GRISTMILL