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The beginning of the year often has us bringing out the lists.

The Tomato Food & Drink is asking everyone to submit their lists of the top 100 things to eat in the city.

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Right now camera crews are making their way from one restaurant to another to snap shots of this year’s top new spots and best restaurants for Avenue magazine’s annual food issue, which will hit newsstands in March.

One list that the general public and media aren’t paying attention to is the growing list of restaurants to shutter their doors. While we haven’t even turned the page to this year’s second month we have already seen a few notable restaurants to elect to close their doors.

After an extremely long run the Manor Cafe is up for sale, but will continue operations for a little while longer. Solstice Seasonal Cuisine, home to chef Jan Trittenbach, in my opinion one of our city’s most under appreciated talents, will be closing their doors in late February, as they consider their options going forward. Characters Fine Dining has served their last dish, leaving the way for a brew pub to take over the space. These are just a few of the eateries that have elected to call it quits.