Here’s what you’ll be eating and drinking this year.
| Ridiculous flavored vodka | >> | Old school rye whiskey, gin cocktails and self-respect |
| Pig |
>> |
Duck, goat, kang- aroo, venison and greens |
| Mason jars |
>> |
Coupe glassware |
| Bacon |
>> |
Fatback |
| Pork belly |
>> |
Tripe |
| Heirloom vegetables |
>> |
Designer oysters |
| Tex-Mex nachos |
>> |
Alt-nachos |
| Complimentary bread |
>> |
$4 Bites |
| Monster IPAs |
>> |
Belgian-style dark, low hopped |
| Vermouth |
>> |
Sherry |
| Cocktails on tap |
>> |
Bottled cocktails |
| Chicken and waffles |
>> |
Fried chicken and doughnuts |
| Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial stouts |
>> | Saisons aged in oak barrels with brettanomyces |
| Sea urchin |
>> |
Snails |
| Pork tenderloin |
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Pork cheeks |
| Citra hops from the Pacific Northwest |
>> | Galaxy hops from Australia |
| Salted caramel |
>> |
Cajeta |
| Reston Town Center |
>> |
Mosaic District |
| Bahn mi |
>> |
Tortas |
| Hipster farmhouse | >> | Southern-ground, modern inter- pretations of regional cooking |
| Cupcakes |
>> | Muffins |
Panel of Predictors: Will Artley of Pizzeria Orso, Rebecca Dudley of Market Table Bistro, Greg Engert of Neighborhood Restaurant Group, Marshall Fawley of Scofflaw’s Den, David Gaus of Bayou Bakery, Scot Harlan of Green Pig Bistro, Scott Harris of Catoctin Creek Distillery, Joey Hernandez of Maple Ave, Dusty Lockhart of ThreeLockharts Public Relations, Bill Madden of Mad Fox Brewing Company, Nycci Nellis of TheListAreYouOnIt.com, Amber Pfau of Pfau Communications, LLC, Don Rockwell of Donrockwell.com, Jeff Tunks of Fuego Cocina y Tequileria and the Northern Virginia Magazine Food Desk.
Photos: Stefanie Gans (Mason Jar); Tsekhmister/shutterstock.com (Pig); Joe Belanger/shutterstock.com (Bacon); Lyutskevych Dar’ya/shutterstock.com (Bread); Nils Z/shutterstock.com (Caramel); Ruth Black/shutterstock.com (Cupcake); Steve Cukrov/shutterstock.com (whiskEy); Aksenova Natalya/shutterstock.com (duck); Alex Staroseltsev/shutterstock.com (lobster); jannoon028/shutterstock.com (chicken); Bryan Solomon/shutterstock.com (doughnut); bernashafo/shutterstock.com (muffin)
(January 2013)
