Eater Austin's Most Popular Posts Of The Year

What did Eater Austin readers love to read most on the blog this year? We've scoured through reams and reams of data to find out the answer, and we are not especially surprised at what we found. Our most popular blog posts in 2011 were basically about two things: meat and more meat. Y'all ate up any information you could get about Bacon the restaurant and Lucy's Fried Chicken, while a Franklin Barbecue story takes our most-read honor.

· Bon Appetit Names Franklin Barbecue The Best In America [June 15]
· Eater 38 Essential Restaurants [Updated Quarterly]
· Bacon To Offer "Stacked Roster" of Bacon Flavors This Fall [July 27]
· The Hottest Chef In Austin Contest, Day Two: Qui, Bearce, Cusick [February 2]
· Texas-Tastic Lucy's Fried Chicken Opens Friday [December 12]
· Aaron Franklin On His Massive New Smoker [September 9]
· One Year In With Foreign And Domestic's Ned Elliott [May 23]
· Beluga Sushi Second Austin Restaurant To Rip Off Alinea [September 23]
· Heat Map Updates: Where To Eat Now [Updated Quarterly]
· Bacon The Restaurant Sets A Date: September 9 [September 1]