2011 Best of Food GPS

Food Drink Guide

These dishes represent my most memorable food and drink experiences from the past year.

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2011 was a terrific eating and drinking year that included trips to Austin, Baja California (twice), British Columbia, Charleston (South Carolina), Hawaii, Las Vegas, Miami, San Diego (twice), and San Francisco (three times), plus daily forays to SoCal restaurants and bars. Here’s my rundown of the best bites and sips. Click the links for more details and photos.

61. *Peruvian Restaurant of the Year: Picca – Los Angeles, CA [CLOSED]
62. Pizza of the Year: Una Pizza Napoletana – San Francisco, CA [CLOSED]
63. Poke of the Year: Suisan – Hilo, HI
64. Popsicles of the Year: OnoPops – Honolulu, HI
65. Pork of the Year (Belly): Wine Cask – Santa Barbara, CA
66. Pork of the Year (Porcetto): Sotto @ Alex’s Lemonade Stand – Culver City, CA
67. Pork of the Year (Sausage): Michael Tusk @ Alex’s Lemonade Stand
68. Pork of the Year (Tail): Night + Market – West Hollywood, CA
69. Pork of the Year (Terrine): Mark Ladner Cold KuneKune Porchetta Terrine @ All-Star Cochon
70. Pork of the Year (Trotter): Picca – Los Angeles, CA [CLOSED]
71. *Pretzel of the Year: M.B. Post – Manhattan Beach, CA
72. Pudding of the Year: Eagle Rare Chocolate – Alembic Bar – San Francisco, CA
73. Quail of the Year: Odd Duck Farm to Trailer – Austin, TX
74. Ramen of the Year: Ramen Dojo – San Mateo, CA
75. Salad of the Year: Smoked Mussel Salad – Julienne – Santa Barbara, CA
76. Sandwich Shop of the Year: Butcher & Bee – Charleston, SC
77. Seafood Meal of the Year: Mariscos El Mazateno – Tijuana, BC
78. Shaved Snow of the Year: Class 302 – Rowland Heights, CA
79. Southwestern Meal of the Year: Saint Estèphe @ Rivera – Los Angeles, CA
80. Squash Blossoms of the Year: Flor de Calabaza Tempura – Playa – Los Angeles, CA [CLOSED]


Restaurant Los Angeles

81. Squid of the Year: Araxi – Whistler, BC
82. Taco of the Year: Pulpo Enchilado – Mariscos El Mazateno – Tijuana, BC
83. Tonkatsu of the Year: Kagura – Torrance, CA

Restaurant Los Angeles

84. Tri-Tip of the Year: California Rancher @ El Segundo Brewing Co.
85. Tostadas of the Year: La Guerrerense – Ensenada, BC
86. Vietnamese Meal of the Year: Vung Tau – San Jose, CA

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Joshua Lurie founded FoodGPS in 2005. Read about him here.

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