Best of Choice Eats 2012

Former "Top Chef" contestant Ty-lor Boring shows off a creation featuring watermelon, powdered olive oil, sea salt, black peppercorn and vanilla bean honey. "The watermelon is just a vehicle," Boring said. (FoxNews.com)

Introducing the Chicken Marsala Meatball with sliced asparagus from The Meatball Shop in New York's Lower East Side. Very tasty. (FoxNews.com)

Buttermilk Pannacotta with roasted carrots, almonds and licorice from Northern Spy Food Co. (FoxNews.com)

Xe May Sandwich's Hog Taco, packed with grilled pork, fried shallots, scallion oil, cilantro, pickled carrots, cucumbers and chili mayo on a corn tortilla. (FoxNews.com)

The shrimp roll from Red Hook Lobster Pound, with roasted garlic and tarragon mayo. (FoxNews.com)

What makes the "Goat Face Killa Sangwich" by Goat Town? Smoked goat between Japanese Texas toast with pickled jalapenos, marinated onions and dill pickles. (FoxNews.com)

Dirt Candy's unique take on a childhood staple: Tomato Chipotle Cotton Candy. (FoxNews.com)

Oaxacan-style Chicken Tamales with Mole Poblano from Mexico Lindo. (FoxNews.com)

Porchetta on a toasted crostini from Porchetta. (FoxNews.com)

A chef from O Lavrador prepares codfish fritters with Portuguese vinaigrette sauce. (FoxNews.com)

Pork Sui Mai -- pork, shrimp and mushroom in a wonton wrapper -- from Nom Wah Tea Parlor. (FoxNews.com)

Pepper Steak Kebabs with Peanut Thai Sauce, crushed peanuts and cucumbers from Mooncake Foods. (FoxNews.com)

A mix of treats from Brooklyn's Blue Stove, including Ranger cookies with sweet cream, chocolate crinkles with mint cream and Snickerdoodles with cinnamon cream. (FoxNews.com)

Juliette's cured arctic char (melon, Serrano ham) and Maine Diver scallop shooters (FoxNews.com)