Gallery: This Week at Serious Eats World Headquarters

Shmaltz
Shmaltz

Look at all that fat rendering from chicken skins for Daniel's matzo ball recipe. JUST LOOK AT ALL THE BUBBLES! DANCE BUBBLES, DANCE!

Playing with food
Playing with food

Yes, that is Vicky's name written in cocoa powder. Watcha gonna do about it?

BTS
BTS

We like to show you the beauty shots in our recipe posts, but what you don't get to see is the REAL beauty that comes while we're all digging into the prop. Stay tuned for this chewy New England style ice cream recipe next week!

Such melting
Such melting
NEW LOGO!!!
NEW LOGO!!!

Tracie has been hard at work designing our new logo—you can begin to see it roll out across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

RRRRRRRitz cracker
RRRRRRRitz cracker

These new giant Ritz crackers are perfect for Leang's aspiring pirate look.

Pickles!
Pickles!

Chrissie’s family shared some of their homemade pickles and she had to bring them into the office. Jarred and made by Bob, Leslie, and Andrew Silvestri, straight off the farm in Mars, PA.

Cheese and crackers go hand in hand
Cheese and crackers go hand in hand

We've often joked about how our office needs a "cracker budget" since we're constantly wishing we had a box around to snack on. And then buying said box and crushing it in a matter of hours.

Giant Ritz chomp
Giant Ritz chomp

Chris declared, "These are still small enough for me to devour in one bite!"

Bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon.
Bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon.

My, that's a lot of bacon you have there, Niki.

All the egg and bacon custards
All the egg and bacon custards

There were even more that we all had to taste...

See that row of tins?
See that row of tins?

Daniel deliberates his plan of attack for tasting all 12.

Huh?
Huh?

Oh, in case you missed it, check out our new favorite thing: Daniel eating ice cream.

Time for a cocktail, Max?
Time for a cocktail, Max?

Perhaps a sherry martini?