Hey, do you believe I got happy New Year today? It's February
Elaine Benes (Seinfeld episode “The Dinner Party”)
I can’t believe another year is gone. I truly wish all of you a great 2014, and as I usually do I will leave the year with a recap of the highlights on 2012.
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Yada Yada Avwards 2013
Here is my top of 2013 in my humble search for soul food…
Yada Gluttony: The Carnegie Deli’s Pastrami and Salt Beef sandwich, you literally can keep eating for days
Yada Asian: The Thai award winning cuisine of Lotus of Siam in Vegas
Yada Burger: Little Social burger
Yada Wings: Korean Fried Chicken in Shoreditch’s Jubo
Yada New Kid on the Block: The Akaushi burger at the Burger Palace in Houston
Yada Spaniard: Paella at La Barraca in Madrid
Yada Tapas: Best Tapas’ crawl I have been in Madrid including Casa Gonzalez, La Trucha, and Los Galayos
Yada Brunch: Ottolenghi’s Shakshuka eggs in NOPI
Yada Sandwich: Loved the Tostie Meltdown by Young & Foodish. Four great sandwiches.
Yada Dawg: Chicago Dog at Wrigley Field
Yada Market: I have to say Maltby St on a Saturday, nothing like a doughnut from St John bakery and then a Reuben from Monty’s Deli
Yada Food Truck: Korean tacos from Hanna’s Kimchinary
Yada Steakhouse & BBQ: The Tomahawk steak in Blue Boar Smokehouse
Yada Top Chef: Tortas Frontera at the O’Hare Airport, great Tex Mex to go by Rick Bayless
Yada Discovery of the Year: Ross Shonhan’s Hirata buns in Flesh and Buns
Yada Revelation: Sodikoff’s Electric Diner in Notting Hill. I loved the Bologna sandwich so much I went to the Chicago’s Au Cheval and had Sodikoff’s original. They took it out of the menu but was marvellous while it last
Yada European: Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant at Claridges, it was awesome, yes it was, now is under new license. I will miss the Beef Wellington.
Yada Fast Food: In n’ Out animal style burger in Anaheim
Yada Seafood: Chili Crab in Long Beach Singapore
Yada Cheap: The amazing Kolache of Kolache Factory in Houston, quite similar to the Venezuelan cachito
Yada Italian: The pizza scuola of Ponti’s Italian Kitchen
Yada Pizza: Sacro Cuore pizza in Kensal, the original Neapolitan pizza
Yada Bourdain Tip: Hainanese Chicken Rice in the Maxwell Food Centre in Singapore
Yada Coffee: Tina We Salute You, I finally had the chance to visit
Yada Michelin: The Fat Duck a gem in Bray
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