100 Best Recipes Ever: Starters

By Food & Wine
Updated February 27, 2017
F&W's editors combed through the more than 10,000 recipes we've published in our 35 years of existence to find the very best. We only had room for the 20 Best Ever Recipes in print, but here we present the full 100 greatest dishes of all time.
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Swedish Meatballs

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In Sweden, making meatballs is a very social family affair. The more kids you can round up for the rolling the better, since a child’s palm makes the perfect-size ball. F&W’s Fredrika Stjärne uses her father’s recipe, with his secret ingredient (celery salt).

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Potato Pancakes with Smoked Salmon, Caviar and Dill Cream

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Although Wolfgang Puck is best known for putting smoked salmon, caviar and dill-flecked crème fraîche on his designer pizzas, he also loves this trio of toppings with his exceptionally crispy potato pancakes, a dish he makes frequently when cooking at home. All three garnishes are wonderfully decadent together; still, you can leave out the smoked salmon or the caviar.

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Chicken Liver Crostini

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Peter Hoffman’s beautifully silky puree is accented with sweet sautéed apples, smoky bacon and a splash of brandy, then served on crunchy toasts.

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Smoked Bluefish Pâté

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This creamy pâté from chefs Gabriel Frasca and Amanda Lydon has an amazingly rich, smoky flavor.

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