According to our handy site-metering utility, the top 10 most delicious items across the Serious Eats family of sites this week were ... 1. Roundup: Fish Taco Chains in Southern California "...Call me crazy, but when I return home to Southern California, it's not really In-N-Out that I crave--it's the fish tacos. You can find a good burger in many pockets of the world but fresh, un-nasty fish tacos? Not so much. Here's a roundup of the SoCal staple from some local chains." 2. The Burger Lab: Why Double Fry French Fries? "If Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have taught us anything at all, it's that sometimes, when you combine two extraordinarily simple things, the results can get a little... More

According to our handy site-metering utility, the top 10 most delicious items across the Serious Eats family of sites this week were ... 1. Cakespy: Deep-Fried Cupcakes on a Stick "The answer is yes, I am trying to kill you, Paula Deen–style. These deep-fried cupcakes on sticks may in fact not stick to your New Year's resolution plan, but they're delicious. " 2. Fish Taco Chains in Southern California Roundup "When I return home to Southern California, it's not really In-N-Out that I crave--it's the fish tacos." 3. Video: Special Coke Machine Dispenses More Than Just Soda "Sure, it's a naked attempt at viral video. And, sure, we're playing into it. But it's a fun spot, nonetheless. Pizza from a... More

According to our handy site-metering utility, the top 10 most delicious items across the Serious Eats family of sites this week were ... 1. The Food Lab: The Importance of Resting Meat "You mean I have to wait before I can tuck into that perfectly charred ribeye? Unfortunately, yes. Here's why." 2. Peanut Butter + Cookie Dough Tube = Genius "The phone rang the other day. It was my mother. Those of you who have read my posts before may recall that while I'm more of a from-scratch kind of guy, my mother is more, well semi-homemade...." 3. French Macarons Coming Soon to Starbucks "The 12-piece macaron boxes made in France by Château Blanc will only be sold for a... More

Here are all the Thanksgiving links you need: the brining basics, turkey cooking times, the tastiest store-bought stuffings, pies pies pies, and more tips. More

According to our handy site-metering utility, the top 10 most delicious items across the Serious Eats family of sites this week were ... 1. The Food Lab: Turkey Brining Basics "...Enter brining, the process in which a lean cut of meat (like turkey, chicken breast, or pork) is soaked in a salt water solution to help it retain moisture during cooking. Sure, sure--this is nothing new. The Scandinavians and Chinese have been extolling the virtues of brining for millennia, and Cook's Illustrated has for at least a decade. But the thing that is odd to me is that people can't seem to agree on how it works--even the experts...." 2. In Season: Sweet Potatoes "No other vegetable that says "fall"... More

According to our handy site-metering utility, the top 10 most delicious items across the Serious Eats family of sites this week were ... 1. The Food Lab: Animal Fat Mayonnaise "...I thought to myself: 'If I can make mayonnaise out of egg yolks and oil, why can't I make mayonnaise out of egg yolks and rendered animal fat?' Turns out, it's not so simple...." 2. The 10 Worst Food Trends? Really? "The Chicago Tribune ran a piece this week about the supposed "ten worst dining trends" of the last decade. We all know top-ten lists are a great way to get people's attention, and a negative list like this really sets people off. But are these trends really all bad?... More

According to our handy site-metering utility, the top 10 most delicious items across the Serious Eats family of sites this week were ... 1. Recipe: Pumpkin Whoopie Pies "Usually when I think about whoopie pies, my thought process isn't too complicated. I want to eat that. Preferably now. But making pumpkin whoopie pies for the first time, I started analyzing the white, fluffy innards...." 2. Seriously Asian: Burmese Chicken-Coconut Soup "Poured over a bed of noodles, it's just as soothing but far more exciting than your average chicken noodle soup." 3. Talk: The Most Unhealthy Thing You've Ever Made "...So, what is the most unhealthy-yet-delicious-thing you've ever made at home and was it at all ruined by the thought of... More

According to our handy site-metering utility, the top 10 most delicious items across the Serious Eats family of sites this week were ... 1. The Food Lab: Perfect Boiled Eggs "...For the very first installment of The Food Lab, I thought I'd tackle one of the simplest, yet most vexing everyday challenges of the home kitchen: perfectly boiling an egg."... 2. Cakespy: Homemade Candy Corn "...This surprisingly simple recipe yields large, plump candy kernels infused with a sweet vanilla flavor. I found that using salted butter adds a nice, rich finish. Conclusion? These homespun tricolor treats are definitely worth the time and effort. Once you've tasted them, you may never buy candy corn by the bag again...." 3. The Burger... More

According to our handy site-metering utility, the top 10 most delicious items across the Serious Eats family of sites this week were ... 1. Taste Test: Cheap But Good Olive Oils » 2. Recreating the Adult Brownies from Andronico's » 3. The Best Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival » 4. Dinner Tonight: Skillet Macaroni and Cheese » 5. Seriously Asian: All About Dumplings »... More

According to our handy site-metering utility, the top 10 most delicious items across the Serious Eats family of sites this week were ... 1. Cake Wrecks, The Book: An Interview with Creator Jen Yates » So, Jen, Is there one theme that's continually wrecked? Babies? I'm seeing a lot of freaky babies. "Baby showers continue to be the Wrecks-theme champion. I don't think there's any other category of cake that is so consistently Wrecky, which must be why I love them so much." 2. Jazzing Up White Rice » "Often I'll wonder what else I can do to rice-as-a-side-dish to elevate it a bit. I've tried using chicken broth instead of water, adding in sauteed onions, celery, peppers and toasted... More