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The Year in St. Louis Food Porn (So Far...)

2013 is half-over, seems like a fine time to look over our favorite food photos published in the RFT this year. Shots from restaurants old and new, food festivals and a tavern or two.

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Jennifer Silverberg

A display of the brisket, baby back ribs, housemade jalapeno sausage, baked beans and potato salad. See more photos: Inside the Sugarfire Smoke House.

Jennifer Silverberg

Falafel at Joyia Tapas at 4501 Manchester Avenue. See more photos: Inside Joyia Tapas in the Grove.

Jennifer Silverberg

A "Pick-Your-Pie" - 12" with goat cheese, tomato, and basil from Flying Saucer Draught Emporium. See more photos: Inside Downtown's Flying Saucer Draught Emporium.

Corey Woodruff

Lamb: Braised lamb shank pappardelle. See more photos: Inside Robust on Washington Avenue.

Jennifer Silverberg

A classic duck Confit over parsnip potato puree with Bordeaux sauce. See more photos: Inside Bar Les Freres in Clayton.

Jennifer Silverberg

Ribeye, presented with allium, hollandaise and Meyer lemon at Niche. See more photos: Inside Niche in Clayton.

Madelaine Azar

How many of these could you eat in a row? Photographed at a professionally sanctioned fried taco eating contest at the 50th Bethalto Jaycees Country Fair in June. See more photos: Scenes From a Fried Taco Eating Contest.

Kristan Lieb

The fifth-annual Off Broadway crawfish boil drew a packed house on May 25. See more photos: 225 Pounds of Crawfish Boiled at Off Broadway.

Jennifer Silverberg

Just off the I-64 exit for Collinsville Road in Fairmont City, and just past a gentle curve in the road, you will see a very small brick building on the left with a few cars and heavy-duty pickups in the parking lot beside it. This is Mi Tierra Tienda y Taqueria. This is your stop. See more photos: Eating the Terrific Tacos at Mi Tierra in Fairmont City.

Jason Stoff

The Bacon Fest St. Louis went down on Saturday, March, 23 at Kiener Plaza, celebrating all things bacon, including a 500-pound "hog log" in a custom smoker. See more photos: Bacon Fest St. Louis.