Where can you find great pizza? A mouthwatering sandwich? Or sip on a creative cocktail?

The answer is: A lot of places. The Lower Hudson Valley is filled with mouth-watering, delicious food created by talented and innovative chefs and restaurateurs, and lucky me, it’s my job and my passion to find it. Which is why it’s been so fun to bring you my “Best Thing I Ate This Week” every Friday.

I hope you’ve been following this column, which I started in May, but if not, consider this your year-end wrap-up of some of my favorite foods in Westchester and Rockland.

From sushi to pizza, chocolate chip challah to afternoon tea, cocktails to cupcakes, I hope you’ve enjoyed the journey. And I hope it’s led you to try new places.

More: lohud’s Jeanne Muchnick reflects on the year in food and looks ahead to 2024

Stay tuned, too, as more is to come. Please know, too, I’m always open to your ideas and suggestions, so feel free to send your Best Thing suggestions to JRMuchnick@gannett.com.

Here are my Best Things for 2023:

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This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Here’s a recap of Lohud’s Jeanne Muchnick’s Best Things I Ate for 2023