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As is the tradition at Eater, our closeout of the year is a survey of friends, industry types, and bloggers. We've already covered the 2015's restaurant standbys and top newcomers. Now it's time for for our panel to sum up the past year in food.
Q: Describe 2015 in one word.
Lori Midson, Zagat Denver editor
#Asianinvasion.
William Porter, Denver Post restaurant critic
Hopping.
Jessie Levine, Eater Denver contributor
Fast-casualized.
Amanda Faison, 5280 Magazine food editor
Frenetic.
Brittany Werges, 303 Magazine food editor
Growing.
Jennifer Murphy, freelance writer, AFAR contributor
Explosive.
Linnea Covington, freelance writer, Westword contributor
Growing.
Andra Zeppelin, Eater Denver editor
Evolving.
Ruth Tobias, Thrillist contributing writer
Meaty—in every sense of the word.
Gigi Sukin, CoBiz and Eater Denver contributor
Growing.
Maya Silver, Dining Out Magazine writer
Growthspurt. I know that's actually two words, but I'm combining them like a German compound word because I it fits!
Megan Barber, Curbed Ski editor
Rising.
Adam Larkey, Eater Denver photographer
Transitional.
Grace Boyle, Eater Denver contributor
Booming.
Rebecca Treon, freelance writer, Denver Post contributor
Shapeshifting.
Rachel Greiman, Eater Denver contributor
Busy.