Polenta. Cheesy polenta, sweet potato polenta, plain ol' buttery polenta. A regular side dish in our house.

I'd cut the fat off of steaks and dip it in A1 sauce and/or mashed potatoes. My parents would get the bulk cheap steaks to feed our giant family, and in the 80s she'd just overcook everything for food safety, so the only tender parts of the meat was the fat. So I'd just eat that part. It grossed everyone else out, but hey, more fat for me!

Epic steak, epic cooking method, epic hairdo. I want a video or at least a gif of the waving hair while the flames shoot from your hands like some sort of kitchen superhero.

Stunning work, Kenji! I didn't keep vegan all month but I did use many of these recipes as meals, as well as refer to last year's Vegan experience for recipes as well. My single favorite is the ma po tofu. I can't believe how well you nailed it, it was so creative and delicious. Well done!!

Made this tonight and it was amazing. Not sure it'll be noticed, since this recipe was posted back in 2008, but step 2 appears to have vanished. I think I figured it out though. I believe it involved cracked the eggs. :) It was awesome, thank you!

I noticed when you posted about going vegan on Facebook you got a lot of comments from people outright telling you to do something else... go paleo, or gluten free instead for example. For me its not just people talking about their diet, but trying to make you do their diet too. Its kind of rude, I think. Its great if [insert diet here] works for one person, and I do enjoy hearing about them, but I tune out once someone tries to tell me that *I* need to eat like them.

Oysters, wine, and knowing smiles.

If you want fried chicken for breakfast, the Chicken and Waffles at Longman & Eagle is unreal.

Guy Fieri is a performance artist attempting to highlight America's fractured relationship with nutrition and our contentious political landscape surrounding personal freedom and the government's responsibility to its citizens to protect them from digestible harm. That's the only explanation I can think of that makes any sense.

Read all of this while drooling. Salvadorean pupusas are the perfect snack!! I can't wait until 2013 to see what other amazing things we can find across the universe.

Umami Burger in LA

I thought drugs were illegal in Singapore. Someone's going to be in trouble because whoever came up with this was HIIIIIGH as a kite.

A giant pernil roast