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Food Porn: Comfort Food and Cocktails

By Melissa McEwen in Food on Dec 29, 2014 4:10PM

It's that weird time in dining between Christmas and New Years where many of our favorite restaurants are closed, but there is still plenty to eat out there and you won't have to contend with a crowd. Enjoy our gallery of hearty winter comfort foods and refreshing cocktails.

Featured:
Clover Club Cocktail at Billy Sunday
Pistachio bread pudding with rum creme anglaise at Autre Monde
"Festivus slice features Soup Nazi approved Mulligatawny with apples n' pears, ancho blackened chicken and roasted red peppers" at Dimo's
Egg sandwich at Eastman Egg Company
The Halo Root Beer at G&O
Sausages at Horse Thief Hollow Brewing
Chicken and waffles with sweet potato bacon hash at Longman & Eagle
Paczki at Polak Eatery
Tomato fennel with roasted peppers, brioche crouton & basil at Ruxbin
Duck confit at Travelle
Brown butter streusel with cranberry jam at Trencherman