FOODIE FRIENDLY

In a year when "local" has been a foodie buzzword, T.W. Food arrived right on time, focusing on sustainably farmed, humanely raised, minimally processed regional ingredients. That's a lot of buzzwords. But what makes the Huron Village restaurant truly buzz-worthy is chef Tim Wiechmann's way with those ingredients. He transforms them into often unexpected, always interesting dishes, from foie gras brulee to oatmeal "risotto" - food that is both rooted in tradition and forward-minded. T.W. Food, 377 Walden Street, Cambridge, 617-864-4745, twfoodrestaurant.com