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Operators ate their way around the 16th Annual Taste the Trends Tour, hosted by Basic American Foods, during this year’s NRA Show.  Each of the six hot new restaurants on the tour presented their take on the “classic with a twist” theme with an inventive array of dishes.

The staff plates naked lobster, beef carpaccio and potato chip gnocchi at Baume & Brixe

Bill Kim, chef-owner of BellyQ, shows off the open kitchen at his modern Asian barbecue concept

Chef Thai Dang mingles French and Vietnamese flavors at Embeya, as embodied in his signature baby octopus

Bolinho De Bacalhau—salt cod croquettes with lemon aioli and pickled chilies—at La Sirena Clandestina

Attendees slurped smoked pork & toffee crunch shakes at Little Goat Diner

At the Tortoise Club, Chef Gray McNally elevates supper club classics with contemporary touches

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