Gallery: This Week at Serious Eats World Headquarters

The real question is, who is he menacing off camera?

Daniel is committed to finding the best mandoline out there. Stay tuned...

Between mandoline slicer tests and French onion soup recipe testing, the kitchen (and office, and everyone in it) took on quite a potent smell.

Recipe to come next week!

Ed decided to go on a pastry binge and brought in a bunch of treats from Arcade Bakery.

The pizza was no joke.

Babkas, tarts, brioche, croissants, and sandwiches to name a few.

I really like fennel?

[Photograph: Max Falkowitz]

Dog pics! This is Milton, one of Kenji's guests for the week. Jamon seems ok with him.

[Photograph: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]

Business in the front...

[Photograph: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]

...party in the back.

[Photograph: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]

Who could resist those faces?