“When I zero in on these 12 dishes from a year full of eating and writing, I don’t think only about excellence,” writes restaurant critic @bill_addison. “I feel esteem for those who dare to express their honest selves in their cooking. They have confidence that we’ll eat what they make and see who they are; they take pride in where they come from; and they enrich the communities that together make Los Angeles a culinary marvel.” Read more at the link in our bio.