A Year In Review
- SecondsPls
- Dec 17, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 31, 2024
Reflecting on the restaurants, recipes, and experiences that kept us going back for Seconds.

Overall Meal
Golden Steer Steakhouse (Las Vegas, NV)
Ikeda (Mayfair, London)
Kojo (Sarasota, FL)
Le Continental (Quebec City, QC)
Local Restaurant & Bar (Jackson, WY)
Michael’s Genuine (Miami, FL)
Rao’s (Miami, FL)
The Olde Pink House (Savannah, GA)
TsuruTonTan (Boston, MA)
Product
100 Coconuts Pure Coconut Water
Barbara’s Baked Original Cheese Puffs
Goodles
Harvest Spirits Fire Apple Vinegar
Holy Hummus Jerusalem Hummus
La Narval Galician Mussels in Spanish Escabeche Sauce
Le Beurre Bordier Black Truffle Butter
Mc Chouffe Brown Ale
MìLà Soup Dumplings
Night Work Bread Sourdough
Cocktail
Elote Old Fashion - Viajante87 (Notting Hill, London)
Key Lime Martini - Joe’s Stone Crab (Miami, FL)
Maple Cream Espresso Martini - Fairmont Le Château Frontenac (Quebec City, QC)
Negroni Classico - Bar Pisselino (West Village, NY)
Penelope Rio Bourbon
Saltie Martini - Saltie Girl (Boston, MA)
Sgroppino - Contessa (Boston, MA)
Spiked Hot Cocoa - The Handle Bar at Four Seasons (Jackson Hole, WY)
Via Carota Craft Cocktails
Sandwich
All’Antico Vinaio
Focaccia Sandwich + Bakery (Sarasota, FL)
Jacob’s and Toney Meats (Warrensburg, NY)
Sweet Treat
Coconut Cream Pie - Osteria Danny (Saratoga Springs, NY)
Great Heights Creamery (Sarasota, FL)
Lobster Tail - Caffe Vittoria (Boston, MA)
Maple Creamy - Emma’s Lake Placid Creamery (Lake Placid, NY)
Fast-Casual
Al Arez (London, UK)
Al Forno Lebanese Grill (Sarasota, FL)
Ejji (Baltimore, MD)
El Rey de las Fritas (Miami, FL)
Eetsalon Van Dobben (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Freddy’s
Pho Viet’s (Boston, MA)
Saigon Spring (Clifton Park, NY)
Willie Jewel’s BBQ
Gourmet Grocer + Farm To Table
Citarella
Detwilers (Sarasota, FL)
Farm Shoppe (Hudson, NY)
Harvest Spirits Farm Distillery (Valatie, NY)
Hawthron Valley Farm Store (Ghent, NY)
Lakeside Farms (Ballston Lake, NY)
Round Swamp Farm (Hamptons, NY)
Talbott & Arding (Hudson, NY)
The Crooked Ram (Manchester, VT)
Overall Dish
Beef Stroganoff - Babushka’s (Tampa, FL)
Calamari Caesar Salad - La Mucca (Sarasota, FL)
Casarecce with Broccoli Rabe Sesame Pesto - Pastavino (Staten Island, NY)
Corned Beef Hash Benedict - Clary’s Cafe (Savannah, GA)
Fried Cappelini Balls - King Umberto (Elmont, NY)
Grouper Sandwich - New Pass Grill & Bait Shop (Sarasota, FL)
Hokkaido Scallop & Uni Sashimi - Kojo (Sarasota, FL)
Lobster Regina - LaScala (Baltimore, MD)
New Haven-Style Pizza - DAN APIZZ’ MAN (Sarasota, FL)
Salad Pizza - Sal’s Pizzeria (Mamaroneck, NY)
Steak Tartare Pizza - Snake River Grille (Jackson, WY)
Veal Spezzatino - Caffe Rustica (Lake Placid, NY)
Wiener Schnitzel - Siegfried's Restaurant (Sarasota, FL)
Seafood
Joe’s Stone Crab (Miami, FL)
New Pass Grill & Bait Shop (Sarasota, FL)
Owen’s Fish Camp (Sarasota, FL)
Star Fish Company (Cortez, FL)
Local Favorite
Detwilers (Sarasota, FL)
Lakeside Farms (Ballston Lake, NY)
Le Baratin (West Village, NY)
Oscar’s Place (West Village, NY)
Sal’s Pizzeria (Mamaroneck, NY)
Silver Dollar Bar & Grill (Jackson, WY)
Star Fish Company (Cortez, FL)
The Ridge Terrace (Lake George, NY)
Breakfast
Clary’s Cafe (Savannah, GA)
Oscar’s Place (West Village, NY)
Triangle Diner (Saratoga Springs, NY)
Zaftigs Delicatessen (Brookline, MA)
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