We penned over 3 dozen Austin restaurant and restaurant figures obituaries this year. It's important to look back at these obits. These are the ones y'all found most intriguing.

1] The wildly successful Odd Duck Farm To Trailer shuttered http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011/12/1

2] We lost Austin's finest carniceria. La Monita shuttered due to the interminable construction project on e.7th st. http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011/6/17

3] Jeff Liu shut down his nationally recognized Bistro 88 out in West Austin http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011/8/26

4] Aquarelle, the fancy French restaurant downtown closed its doors. http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011/8/11

5] Frances Stanish, the matriarch of Top Notch passed away. http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011/8/8/

6] Austin vegetarians lost one of their principal sources of trailer food. Iggi's shut their doors http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011/7/26

7] Arch Clark West, scion of Doritos passed away http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011/9/26

8] Ancient downtown pub Mike's lost their lease and closed. http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011/10/2

9] Charlie's Steakhouse up in Pflugerville's 40 year run came to an end. http://chowpapi.com/wordpress/wordpress-2.8.6/wordpress

10] and one of the great, unsung Texas barbecue houses closed: Family Tradition http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011/10/2

These were the obits that y'all found the most fascinating. We mourn the passing of all above and hope to write very few of these in 2012.

Although this one did not get the view counts to be officially included we tore great rents in our clothing and howled aloud when Katrina O'Donell shut down her Italian food trailer in South Austin http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/2011/11/1

all obits here http://www.scrumptiouschef.com/food/index.cfm/RIP-Rest-