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<\/a>Crying Tiger<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>Virtue<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>Elske<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>La Cuisine Paris<\/a>, Paris, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Drinks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Breakfast and brunch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Everything else<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Cheers to all the good meals ahead in 2026!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m continuing my annual tradition of recapping the year with 40 of my favorite things I ate and drank \u2014 this year divided into desserts, drinks, breakfast\/brunch, and everything else. In a rollercoaster year, these bites and sips were a bright spot, whether during precious adventures in France and Puerto Rico, or at new and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-bites-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5532"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5582,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5532\/revisions\/5582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>
Cantina Rosa<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Pinky’s<\/a>, San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Watson’s Shack and Rail<\/a>, Champaign, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Parson’s Chicken & Fish<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Peat’s Cider Social<\/a>, Stevensville, MI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Shibam Coffee Co.<\/a>, Glendale Heights, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Lilac Tiger<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Khepri Kitchen + Coffee<\/a>, Mt. Prospect, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/a>
Seraphine<\/a>, Paris, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
La Coffeetera<\/a>, San Juan, PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Cafeteria Mallorca<\/a>, San Juan, PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Caribella<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
The Getaway on Lake Como<\/a>, Lake Geneva, WI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Cafe Yaya<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Beachwater Bagels<\/a> at Middlebrow, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Dim Sum House<\/a>, Champaign, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Kasama<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Aba<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Elia Cafe<\/a>, Park Ridge, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/a>
L’Archeste<\/a>, Paris, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Sorry Mommy<\/a>, Rolling Meadows, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Cooper’s Hawk<\/a>, Arlington Heights, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
La Cueva del Mar<\/a>, San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Briks Pizzeria<\/a>, Mahomet, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Shaw’s Crab House<\/a>, Schaumburg, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
TRU Bowl<\/a>, Mt. Prospect, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
North Pond<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Tensuke Market & Food Court<\/a>, Elk Grove Village, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
The Oakville<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Jackman & Co.<\/a>, Glenview, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Pizzeria Fred’Au<\/a>, Bayeux, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
La Sapini\u00e8re<\/a>, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Le Maharaja<\/a>, Lorient, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Emmett’s Brewing Co.<\/a>, Palatine, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Pizzeria Portofino<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>
Momento Cantina<\/a>, Chicago, IL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n