Warning: If you're hungry, don't read this right now. Go grab yourself a snack (chips and queso, perhaps?) and settle in for a spell, unless you're prepared to drive to the nearest restaurant on this list ASAP. For 12 months I make notes in my phone during our daily hometown eats and travels, quietly compiling this list - my baby, featuring my favorite bites from the previous year. This year's list includes lots from both Dallas (my old home) and Nashville (my new home), plus highlights from Vegas, Napa, Maine, and more. And in case you missed it, YES, I ate a ton of lobster on our journey through the Northeast. The amount of calories consumed in the writing of this list, as always, shall not be named. *Are there a lot of spicy dishes or things with cheese, fried foods, or seafood on this list? Absolutely. This is my list. I'll do what I want. ;) All photos shown are my own unless captioned otherwise. As always, if you share my photo, please give photo
Where to eat and what to order in Nashville, Dallas, and beyond. Delia Jo has been dining and dishing since 2009. Now based in Music City with a team of contributors in DFW.