Those of us in the admittedly absurd position of eating for a living come to learn, after some time on the job, that, on balance, most food tends to be pretty good. Of the hundreds of restaurant dishes I've had in the past twelve months, the vast majority were quite enjoyable, a portion were forgettably pleasant, and fewer than a dozen rated as actually bad.
But only a small selection were terrific in a revelatory way, offering moments of exceptional sensory surprise or sheer experiential pleasure. Not all of the dishes on this list come from restaurants that I had the chance to review, though all are from new spots, and not all of the restaurants might make my Best Restaurants of the Year list, were such a thing to exist.
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