Food Matters: What We Loved in 2009

by jbfauthor on January 11, 2010

As we resolve to eat less and exercise more at the start of this new year, we can't help but think of some of the delicious stand-outs we enjoyed in 2009. (Does dreaming burn calories?) Even in such an unsettling year for the industry, there was no shortage of fantastic food. Below are the dishes that left us satisfied, smiling, or even speechless. We can't wait to taste what's in store for 2010. Sun Gold tomatoes with parsley and olive oil panna cotta/ Hugo’s, Portland, ME JBF Award Winner Rob Evans once worked at the French Laundry, and he masters its philosophy in this sublime appetizer: tasteful creativity paired with ingredients in their prime. Crispy pig's ear salad with tarbais beans, chicory, tomato confit, truffle vinaigrette, and poached quail egg/ Pig and Pinot Feast, James Beard House 2009 may have been an errant year for Ryan Skeen, but memories of his superb Beard House dinner have us hoping he'll find a good home in 2010. His best dish was this flawless salad, which

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