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This Week's Tasty 10

Posted by Erin Zimmer, June 13, 2009 at 9:00 AM

According to our handy site-metering utility, the top 10 most delicious items across the Serious Eats family of sites this week were ...

1. Heinz Introduces World's Smallest Microwave, and It's USB-Powered
"In England, Heinz has unveiled the world's smallest microwave—and it plugs into a USB port so you can nuke some grub at the desk or on the go."

2. Served: Your Waitress Gets Reprimanded
"I hate being yelled at. Everyone hates being yelled at. But I am a people pleaser, and when the scolding starts, clearly I have failed to please."

3. Grilling: Barbecue Beans
"There are few other sides so ubiquitous with both as barbecue beans. Although tastes vary widely across the nation, I can't think of a barbecue joint I've been that has not had beans on their menu, and it's also, rightfully, one of the most frequent sides cooked up in my house."

4. What's Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?
"I need to convince my spouse that 'fancy' flavored ice cream. He thinks all the new flavors you can buy in the store are just silly and that ice cream should come in two flavors, Chocolate and Vanilla. So, what kind of ice cream should I buy to convince him that he is wrong (or is he wrong)?" [from Talk]

5. Serious Cheese: Grilled Cheese, Georgian Style
"The combination of crusty dough and melted cheese has spawned some of the greatest foods in the world. Pizza and grilled cheese come first to mind for many Americans... but the bread-and-cheese meme has perhaps reached its apex in the form of the Georgian food khachapuri—literally, 'cheese bread.'"

6. 'The Next Food Network Star' Season 5 Premiere
"The fifth season of The Next Food Network Star premiered last week with ten mostly amateur chefs all competing for a television show slot on Food Network. It was a little tough to judge who we'd grow to love and who'd make us cringe, but there were some definite favorites (cough, Michael)."

7. Are All Parties Potlucks Now?
"Is it my friends or does no one actually totally host parties any more? I've been asked to graduation parties, bon voyage parties, retirement parties, Herbert's 95th birthday parties, whatever, and always the guests are expected to bring the food. As in, 'we'll provide the entree - please bring a side dish or dessert or appetizer.'" [from Talk]

8. Barista in the Wild, Part 5: The Future of the Coffee Shop
"No wonder so many successful coffee shops around the country create living rooms for their customers with dark wooden floors, light colored walls, communal tables, and the endless aroma of freshly ground beans. We're drawn to comfort in the aroma of brewing, the barista's choice of music, and the milk-infused espresso beverages which bring us back to Italy, France, and more locally, Seattle."

9. What to Expect from Tonight’s 'Top Chef Masters' Premiere
Bravo's new Top Chef Masters is a 'culinary clash of the titans,' where 24 chefs go head-to-head in the same sort of kitchen battles that fans of previous seasons have known to grow and love. Only this time, instead of ambitious sous chefs and caterers, the contestants are those who have already earned their culinary fame and fortune—like Wylie Dufresne (WD-50), Graham Elliot Bowles (Graham Elliot), or Rick Bayless (Frontera Grill).

10. Snapshots from Scotland: Deep-Fried Mars Bars
"I had heard about the art of candy bar-frying for a long time and I didn't explore it for all sorts of reasons. Was fear one of them? Yes. And the bizarreness of it all too. So, I toughened up and headed to the Carron Fish Bar in Stonehaven, Scotland, the birthplace of the deep-fried Mars Bar."

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