As is the tradition at Eater, it's time for the annual Year in Eater survey. For the National version, we asked a group of notable chefs, editorial folks and—bonus—various Eater city editors a series of questions. Yesterday, Single Best Meals were discussed, and all will be answered by the time we turn off the lights on Thursday. Responses are related in no particular order; all are cut, pasted and unedited herein:
In LA, it was a very Bazaar year.
Kate Krader, Food & Wine: Meat (Aporkalypse)
Thomas Keller: Challenging (but in the best possible way!)
Michael Mina: Creative
Charlie Palmer: Challenging
Lee Klein, Miami New Times: Pizzarific!
Christopher Kostow: Cautious
James Oseland, Saveur: Eh.
Eva Hagberg, Eater PDX: Elusive
Lesley Abravanel, Eater Miami: Meaty or Pork-y
Kat Odell, Eater LA: Sad
Amanda Kludt, Eater NY: Recalibrating
Morabito: McNuggetini
Lucchesi: Accessibility