Chefs from Denmark, Las Vegas, Portland and Japan by way of Canada are firing up the dining scene, jolting chowhounds from their winter doldrums. Want to be among the first to try a spin on American bistro food prepared by a chef who co-founded what's been called the best restaurant in the world? How about having bragging rights that you've sampled the country's most celebrated Asian chicken wings? Do you know where to find the most amazing clam roll in the City? Get going on our slideshow and see how 2012 is already shaping up to be an exciting year.