{"id":573,"date":"2012-12-31T08:56:35","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T14:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/?p=573"},"modified":"2012-12-31T08:56:35","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T14:56:35","slug":"recap-30-best-bites-of-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/31\/recap-30-best-bites-of-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: 30 Best Bites of 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All month long, I&#8217;ve been celebrating my best bites (and sips) of 2012. The full list of 30 appears below in chronological order \u2013 click the name of the dish to view its full post.<\/p>\n<table style=\"font-size:12px;\" width=\"75%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#F8F8F8\">\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-277\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/01\/best-bite-1-roasted-brussels-sprouts-cauliflower-francescas-forno\/brusselssprouts1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-277\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-277\" alt=\"Roasted brussels sprouts\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/brusselssprouts1.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brusselssprouts1.jpg 536w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brusselssprouts1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/brusselssprouts1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #1\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/01\/best-bite-1-roasted-brussels-sprouts-cauliflower-francescas-forno\/\">Roasted brussels sprouts<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-273\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/02\/best-bite-2-arts-hummingbird-cake-table-fifty-two\/hummingbirdcake2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-273\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-273\" alt=\"Hummingbird cake\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/hummingbirdcake2.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hummingbirdcake2.jpg 575w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hummingbirdcake2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hummingbirdcake2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #2\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/02\/best-bite-2-arts-hummingbird-cake-table-fifty-two\/\">Hummingbird cake<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-280\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/03\/best-bite-3\/shakes3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-280\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-280\" alt=\"Peanut butter cookie dough vegan shake\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/shakes3.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/shakes3.jpg 536w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/shakes3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/shakes3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #3\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/03\/best-bite-3\/\">Vegan shake<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-290\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/04\/best-bite-4-german-chocolate-pancakes-jam\/germanchoc4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-290\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-290\" alt=\"German chocolate pancakes\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/germanchoc4.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/germanchoc4.jpg 536w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/germanchoc4-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/germanchoc4-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #4\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/04\/best-bite-4-german-chocolate-pancakes-jam\/\">Pancakes<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/05\/best-bite-5-paris-benedict-prasino\/parisbenedict5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-343\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-343\" alt=\"Paris benedict\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/parisbenedict5.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #5\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/05\/best-bite-5-paris-benedict-prasino\/\">Paris benedict<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#F8F8F8\">\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206\" style=\"width: 133px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/06\/best-bite-6-chorizo-stuffed-dates-avec\/img_0910\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-206\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-206\" alt=\"Chorizo-stuffed dates\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/img_0910.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #6\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/06\/best-bite-6-chorizo-stuffed-dates-avec\/\">Chorizo-stuffed dates<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-385\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/07\/best-bite-7-red-velvet-cake-and-miracle-berries-ing\/redvelvet\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-385\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-385\" alt=\"Red velvet cake\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/redvelvet.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/redvelvet.jpg 710w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/redvelvet-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/redvelvet-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #7\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/07\/best-bite-7-red-velvet-cake-and-miracle-berries-ing\/\">Red velvet cake<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/08\/best-bite-8-ricotta-and-honeycomb-vasi-davanti-enoteca\/davantiricotta7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-350\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-350\" alt=\"Ricotta and honeycomb\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/davantiricotta7.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #8\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/08\/best-bite-8-ricotta-and-honeycomb-vasi-davanti-enoteca\/\">Ricotta and honeycomb<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-399\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/09\/best-bite-9-ceviche-tavernita\/ceviche\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-399\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-399\" alt=\"Ceviche\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/ceviche.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ceviche.jpg 627w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ceviche-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ceviche-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #9\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/09\/best-bite-9-ceviche-tavernita\/\">Ceviche<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-408\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/10\/best-bite-10-garlic-bread-michael-jordans-steak-house\/garlic\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-408\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-408\" alt=\"Garlic bread\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/garlic.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/garlic.jpg 536w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/garlic-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/garlic-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #10\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/10\/best-bite-10-garlic-bread-michael-jordans-steak-house\/\">Garlic bread<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#F8F8F8\">\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-412\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/11\/best-bite-11-mozzarella-sticks-roots-handmade-pizza\/mozzsticks11\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-412\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-412\" alt=\"Mozzarella sticks\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/mozzsticks11.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mozzsticks11.jpg 536w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mozzsticks11-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mozzsticks11-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #11\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/11\/best-bite-11-mozzarella-sticks-roots-handmade-pizza\/\">Mozzarella sticks<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-415\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/12\/best-bite-12-baby-octopus-gyro-the-peasantry\/octopus12\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-415\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-415\" alt=\"Baby octopus gyro\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/octopus12.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/octopus12.jpg 536w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/octopus12-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/octopus12-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #12\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/12\/best-bite-12-baby-octopus-gyro-the-peasantry\/\">Baby octopus gyro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-420\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/13\/best-bite-13-kentucky-fried-quail-longman-eagle\/foiequail\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-420\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-420\" alt=\"Kentucky-fried quail\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/foiequail.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/foiequail.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/foiequail-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/foiequail-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #13\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/13\/best-bite-13-kentucky-fried-quail-longman-eagle\/\">Kentucky-fried quail<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-417\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/14\/best-bite-14-chicken-tacos-antique-taco\/taco14\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-417\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-417\" alt=\"Chicken tacos\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/taco14.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/taco14.jpg 536w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/taco14-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/taco14-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #14\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/14\/best-bite-14-chicken-tacos-antique-taco\/\">Chicken tacos<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/15\/best-bite-15-smokey-violet-smash-maudes-liquor-bar\/violet15\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-423\" alt=\"Smokey violet smash\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/violet15.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/violet15.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/violet15-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/violet15-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #15\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/15\/best-bite-15-smokey-violet-smash-maudes-liquor-bar\/\">Smokey violet smash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#F8F8F8\">\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-426\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/16\/best-bite-16-ensalada-azteca-native-foods-cafe\/azteca16\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-426\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-426\" alt=\"Ensalada Azteca\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/azteca16.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #16\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/16\/best-bite-16-ensalada-azteca-native-foods-cafe\/\">Ensalada Azteca<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-429\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/17\/best-bite-17-fried-bologna-sandwich-au-cheval\/bologna16\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-429\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-429\" alt=\"Fried bologna sandwich\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/bologna16.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #17\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/17\/best-bite-17-fried-bologna-sandwich-au-cheval\/\">Fried bologna sandwich<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-436\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/18\/best-bite-18-summer-crostini-and-watermelon-salad\/crostini\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-436\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-436\" alt=\"Summer crostini\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/crostini.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/crostini.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/crostini-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/crostini-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #18\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/18\/best-bite-18-summer-crostini-and-watermelon-salad\/\">Summer crostini<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-266\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/19\/best-bite-19-mason-jar-cocktails-back-bay-ale-house\/img_1353\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-266\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-266\" alt=\"Mason jar cocktails\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/img_1353.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/img_1353.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/img_1353-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/img_1353-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/img_1353-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #19\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/19\/best-bite-19-mason-jar-cocktails-back-bay-ale-house\/\">Mason jar cocktails<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-441\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/20\/best-bite-20-jersey-shore-pizza-graffiato\/jersey20\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-441\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-441\" alt=\"Jersey Shore pizza\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/jersey20.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #20\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/20\/best-bite-20-jersey-shore-pizza-graffiato\/\">Jersey Shore pizza<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#F8F8F8\">\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/21\/best-bite-21-ice-cream-sandwich-owen-engine\/icecream21\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-494\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-494\" alt=\"Ice cream sandwich\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/icecream21.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/icecream21.jpg 516w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/icecream21-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/icecream21-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #21\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/21\/best-bite-21-ice-cream-sandwich-owen-engine\/\">Ice cream sandwich<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-499\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/22\/best-bite-22-2x-fried-chicken-and-grilled-mochi-yusho\/chicken22\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-499\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-499\" alt=\"2x fried chicken\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/chicken22.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chicken22.jpg 243w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chicken22-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #22\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/22\/best-bite-22-2x-fried-chicken-and-grilled-mochi-yusho\/\">2x fried chicken<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-506\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/23\/best-bite-23-breakfast-burrito-plate-red-june-cafe\/burrito23\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-506\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-506\" alt=\"Breakfast burrito plate\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/burrito23.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/burrito23.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/burrito23-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/burrito23-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #23\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/23\/best-bite-23-breakfast-burrito-plate-red-june-cafe\/\">Breakfast burrito plate<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-510\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/24\/best-bite-24-hot-spicy-cheese-bread-stellas-bakery-at-the-dane-county-farmers-market\/cheesebread24\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-510\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-510\" alt=\"Spicy cheese bread\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/cheesebread24.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cheesebread24.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cheesebread24-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/cheesebread24-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #24\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/24\/best-bite-24-hot-spicy-cheese-bread-stellas-bakery-at-the-dane-county-farmers-market\/\">Spicy cheese bread<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-518\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/25\/best-bite-25-sauerkraut-bagel-trenchermen\/bagel25\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-518\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-518\" alt=\"Sauerkraut bagel\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/bagel25.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/bagel25.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/bagel25-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/bagel25-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #25\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/25\/best-bite-25-sauerkraut-bagel-trenchermen\/\">Sauerkraut bagel<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#F8F8F8\">\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-521\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/26\/best-bite-26-pumpkin-french-toast-lula-cafe\/pumpkin26\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-521\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-521\" alt=\"Pumpkin french toast\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/pumpkin26.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pumpkin26.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pumpkin26-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pumpkin26-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #26\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/26\/best-bite-26-pumpkin-french-toast-lula-cafe\/\">Pumpkin french toast<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-524\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/27\/best-bite-27-popcorn-cookies-and-deviled-eggs-the-smitten-kitchen-cookbook\/popcorn27\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-524\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-524\" alt=\"Popcorn cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/popcorn27.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/popcorn27.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/popcorn27-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/popcorn27-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #27\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/27\/best-bite-27-popcorn-cookies-and-deviled-eggs-the-smitten-kitchen-cookbook\/\">Popcorn cookies<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-528\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/28\/best-bite-28-aztec-hot-chocolate-and-churro-xoco\/churro28\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-528\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-528\" alt=\"Aztec hot chocolate and churro\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/churro28.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/churro28.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/churro28-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/churro28-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #28\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/28\/best-bite-28-aztec-hot-chocolate-and-churro-xoco\/\">Hot chocolate and churro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_532\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-532\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/29\/best-bite-29-tea-smoked-duck-breast-belly-q\/duck29\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-532\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-532\" alt=\"Tea-smoked duck breast with steamed buns\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/duck29.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/duck29.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/duck29-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/duck29-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #29\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/29\/best-bite-29-tea-smoked-duck-breast-belly-q\/\">Tea-smoked duck breast<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/30\/best-bite-30-bagel-sandwich-nightwood\/bagelsandwich30\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-535\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-535\" alt=\"Bagel sandwich\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/bagelsandwich30.jpg?w=100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/bagelsandwich30.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/bagelsandwich30-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/bagelsandwich30-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a title=\"Best Bite #30\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/2012\/12\/30\/best-bite-30-bagel-sandwich-nightwood\/\">Bagel sandwich<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to a great year of eating and drinking! Check back later this week for a look at what&#8217;s to come for <a title=\"hillaryproctor.com\" href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\">hillaryproctor.com<\/a> in 2013. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n<p><em>What were your favorite bites in 2012? Leave a note in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All month long, I&#8217;ve been celebrating my best bites (and sips) of 2012. The full list of 30 appears below in chronological order \u2013 click the name of the dish to view its full post. &nbsp; Here&#8217;s to a great year of eating and drinking! Check back later this week for a look at what&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/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,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[120,135,269,298,802,1230],"class_list":["post-573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-bites-2","tag-best-bites-of-2012","tag-best-of-2012","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-restaurants","tag-new-years-eve","tag-year-in-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573","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=573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}