Mmmm, 2011 in Food

If you didn't already know, I love eating. For the past three years, I have been consistently amazed at the amount of food I've eaten when reminiscing over the year. My year started with Shake Shack's take of the Shamrock Shake and some of the most delicious doughnuts ever. Somehow, my year only managed to get better.

In February, Shake Shack brought back their peanut butter & bacon burger. Your life isn't truly complete unless you've dashed through the city on a blustery winter day to stand amongst the Upper West Side crowds for this. And then there was Choice Eats. I loved Choice Eats this year.

Then our summers changed forever. First Brooklyn Flea opened on Sundays in Williamsburg, and then Smorgasburg came along for Saturdays. With the East River Ferry dock right next door, this has become a favorite spot for tourists and locals. By the end of the summer, I found myself wandering down to the water for a good, quick lunch.

Also notable this summer was the awesome personal ice cream cakes from Quality Meats. I'm not so secretly hoping that this will continue next year.

The Vendys helped lift my September funk, and the NY Food Film Festival kept me crazy busy and was an *incredible* ball of fun—these are two events I will not be missing in the new year. Then I was right back where I started, gushing over Chef Zac Young's Flex Donuts. I'll be stopping by tomorrow. Happy New Year everyone!