top resto eats of 2012 in no particular order:

fried chicken (roberta's)
many tiny puddings (guy savoy)
zander / cabbage (noma)
everything else (noma)
veal face / truffle (jean paul jeunet)
poulard de bresse / vin jaune (jean paul jeunet)
crab / olorosso (morito)
porcini salad (locanda locatelli)
ancient parmesan (la greppia)
tortellini in brodo (canetto d'oro)
bollito misto (sergei)
lobster quiche (40 maltby street)
white asparagus / morels / duck egg (40 maltby street)