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Chef Judi's Best Bites of 2012

Chef Judi Gallagher shares a photo gallery of the best things she's eaten this year--in Sarasota and beyond.

By Megan McDonald December 26, 2012

A year of eating in the eyes of the beholder--here's a montage of what I ate and savored in 2012. (Full disclosure: I'm a restaurant and hospitality-industry consultant and some of these picks do come from my clients; however, all opinions are my own.)

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Peking duck in Houston, Texas.[/caption]

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Mango mojito at The Table's happy hour.[/caption]

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Hill Country fried chicken in NYC.[/caption]

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Tomato soup at Eat Here in downtown Sarasota.[/caption]

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Sarasota's biggest breakfast at Country Pancake House.[/caption]

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Pizza margherita at Cosimo's--and yes, they are coming back to town.[/caption]

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Chicken rice soup and "lumplings" at Taste of Asia.[/caption]

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A fresh oyster shooter with Bloody Mary foam at The Table Creekside.[/caption]

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