As featured on www.eater.com:

"The average person spends six years and 10 months of a lifetime eating, the statistics say. Since I started ElizabethOnFood.com in 2010, I have at least added a couple of months to that number and I have to admit that in 2013 I spent an inordinate amount of time in (Michelin starred) restaurants. This year has been exceptional; I have eaten my way through Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Britain/London and I have even made two flying visits to Switzerland and Italy.

My best dishes of 2013? I have visited some 150 different restaurants in seven countries this year, so selecting the 15 best dishes is not an easy task. The top five I knew instantly, the other 10 I really had to give some careful thought. Here goes.

At the beginning of the year I had already decided that Germany would be my main focal point in 2013. A beautiful country that has experienced a real gastronomic renaissance in the last decade. Until now I had primarily visited the three-star restaurants but I thought it was time to do an 'in-depth' tour of the Northern part of the country, with Hamburg, the Isle of Sylt and Berlin warranting particular attention since this part of the country has seen a significant growth in the number of two-starred restaurants in the last couple of years. It was a great experience.

In a way, 2-star restaurants can be so much more interesting than 3-stars, because the range of experiences can be very wide; in one happy instance I discovered Germany's newest 3-star restaurant, a couple of months before it was awarded its third star!

My visits to France focused on Paris, to visit 3-star Guy Savoy, Astrance, l'Arpège, Le Pré Catelan, Robuchon, Jean-Francois Piège and a few other stars (eight of them actually) thrown in.

London was a slightly frustrating affair this year. It seems just impossible to keep up with this bustling city. You go to London, you visit lots of new restaurants and you think 'oh, that's London covered for now'. As soon as you've lifted your heels however, five or more hot new restaurants will have opened their doors. Ah well, it keeps me coming back for more."