Every year, we compile our top NYC restaurant highlights that truly impressed us. Since Sara moved to Portsmouth in 2024 she hit the ground running to snack at all the best restaurants in New England and find the best bites including the best lobster rolls in Maine, the best ones in New Hampshire, the best burgers in Boston, and even sampled North Shore beefs. It was a fun year, so here are the top 20 bites we had in New England.

Move over dubai chocolate...this is how we're eating our pistachios from now on. A show-stopping holiday dessert that's familiar yet has a nutty pistachio twist that everyone will love!

This is Stanley Tucci's favorite soup for a reason...we were obsessed with this cozy one pot meal that came together in no time!

The coziest pasta dish ever. period. Truly this is one of the best things we've ever made and it's way easier than you might think to make homemade gnocchi.

Two of the world's most cozy foods, french onion soup + mac and cheese come together for the perfect combo...french onion mac and cheese. This is a showstopping holiday side that's elevates a classic to the next level!

Everyone needs an easy chili recipe in their back pocket for the fall and football season so here's our take. We add some seasonal honeynut squash plus serve it with a sweet honeynut squash cornbread and it's perfection!

Fall screams roast chicken weather and we've been perfecting this recipe for you. The chicken is roasted over carrots, potatoes, and crusty sourdough which soaks up all the flavor + you can make a perfect gravy with the pan drippings. Also, the herby sizzling olive oil is the sauce you didn't know you needed.

Eggplant and tomato season is still going strong so here's one of our favorite simple traditional pastas to make. Also, if you're like us and always need a little protein with dinner, you can pair this with our easy meatballs.