A few highlights from the past year....
Hot Dog and Battered Fries at Manchester, TN's Jiffy Burger
Breakfast at Bonnaroo post-Graveyard dining there
Cheese and wine raging with Bisbee Sunday night of Bonnaroo
Roasted white asparagus with brown butter at Home
Ziti with chili/basil/garlic tomato sauce, pan-fried zucchini, and goat cheese at Home
Fried crawfish tails at Bayou Bay in Knoxville
Some delicious off-the-menu item at Bayou Bay that I can't remember the name of - not gumbo, not etouffee, and not jambalaya - what is it?!
Grilled tilapia taco with corn, cabbage, cilantro, onion and tomato at Home
Purple potatoes at Home
Sichuan Spicy Cold Noodles (Hand-Stretched) with Cucumber at Beijing Noodle No. 9 in Las Vegas
Pho at Pho Kim Long in Las Vegas
Hard-carved adobada at Tacos El Gordo in Las Vegas...
...and on the taco
One of the many pastas from B&B pasta tasting menu in Las Vegas
Wine and cheese plate at Loews in Atlanta
Me and Brandy pre-Grizzes (Coronita topped off with a shot of tequila) at El Myr in Atlanta
McDonald's at 4 AM in the back of Roddy's truck at Halfway to Forecastle after-party in Louisville
Dried Fried Eggplant at Tasty China in Marietta, GA
Budvar at the hotel in London after a really, really long two days of travel
A perfectly grilled steak at Home
First taste of the New Belgium Clutch beer in Portland at the Horse Brass
Homemade Patas Bravas, Jose style
Home-cured olives, Jose style
Silken Tofu Mousse at San Francisco's Bushi-Tei
Broiled California White Bass at Bushi-Tei
Soy Braised Short Ribs at Bushi-Tei
Chocolate Bread Pudding at Bushi-Tei
The best pizza I've ever had -"Panna" (tomato sauce, cream, basil, shaved parm) - at Pizzeria Delfina in San Fran...and really good Italian white wine - Valle Dell' Acate Zagra from Sicilia
Belgian beer at The Trappist in Oakland
Bun Thit Nuong & Cha Gio (Grilled Pork & Egg Rolls w/ Vermicelli) at Pho 2000 in San Francisco
Probably the best beer ever - Sara's Ruby Mild - at Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery - in San Fran, presented here by Admiral Ackbar
Meatball pizza pie at Lombardi's in NYC
Papaya King dog for breakfast at NY's LaGuardia airport
Cochon at, well, Cochon in NOLA
Entrance to Arnauld's French 75 Bar in NOLA
French 75s at French 75 Bar in NOLA
The best, I say, THE BEST, Ramos Gin Fizz at Bar Tonique in NOLA
Barbecued Leeks at Town House in Chilhowie, VA
Duck Prosciutto at Town House
I can't remember, but doesn't it look awesome - at Town House
Preserved carrot with muscavado sugar and tonka at Town House
Burt Embers at Town House
