What are the holidays without a little kitsch? This time of year rolls around, and New York City is full of Santas, adorned storefronts, and way too many merry pop-ups. Whether you like it or not, holiday-themed bars will be fully booked and they will be inevitably making an appearance on your social media feeds.

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Welcome to Road Show, a series where our Test Kitchen creator Noah Tanen dives deep into a regional recipe and tries it out for himself. First up? New York’s Utica Greens.

It’s no secret that New York loves its food destinations. It’s likely you’ve heard of Rochester, where residents ride for the notorious garbage plate. In Buffalo, it’s wings. But let’s take a trip together, to a lesser known food haven resting in the Central New York valley between the Catskills and Adirondack Mountains: Utica, an old railroad town and former industrial center. There, the draw is Utica Greens.

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Welcome to Hotline Rewind, the weekly series where we gather up your questions from the week (and pepper in some from the Hotline archives) about a specific topic.

The combination of anxiety and excitement that comes with prepping and cooking for holiday dinners is almost addicting. Which is probably why, when we put out an ask for questions all about holiday dinner plans, ya’ll did not disappoint! I hope the answers below can help instill you with confidence while you create a flawless holiday spread.

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Every year, the joy of holiday decorating is quickly followed by a not-so-joyful reality: packing up everything when the season ends. This year, we’re thinking ahead—but don't worry, we’re not suggesting you pack up your holiday spirit early. That said, there is a best way to store everything for next year, and now’s a great time to stock up on the storage essentials before the holiday rush (or worse, they sell out).

We turned to Ashley Murphy, co-founder and CEO of NEAT Method, and Marissa Hagmeyer, co-founder and COO, for their expert advice on storing ornaments to make sure they stay in perfect condition for the next holiday season. From choosing the best bins to labeling like a pro, their tips will help ensure even your most delicate decorations stay safe and are easy to unpack for next year. Plus, with a little planning now, you’ll be ready to tackle more than just ornaments—think wreaths, garlands, and even string lights—with ease.

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Welcome to Food52’s new series Let Me Show You, where our favorite culinary experts break down kitchen fundamentals.

In this episode of Let Me Show You, content creator and cookbook author Stefan Ng answers questions, like: What are the sizes of the most popular deli containers? Why do chefs love them? And how can you best use them in a home kitchen?

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Welcome to the latest edition of Food52 Founder Amanda Hesser’s weekly newsletter, Hey There, It’s Amanda, packed with food, travel, and shopping tips, Food52 doings, and other matters that catch her eye. Get inspired—sign up here for her emails.

Someday I would like to have a reason to have a “cheese coaster” as the centerpiece of my dinner table. I haven’t yet figured out an even vaguely plausible rationale, but I’m going to. I saw this mahogany beauty, which glides on brass casters, at the Stissing House Craft Feast last weekend. You can roll your 10-pound wedge of Stilton or Parm across the table for serving. This one-of-a-kind cheese coaster is available at Curio Shop.

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Welcome to Hotline Rewind, the weekly series where we gather up your questions from the week (and pepper in some from the Hotline archives) about a specific topic. We are barreling towards the holidays and asked our readers for all of their gifting questions.

The Hotline sat down with Jackson Fust, our Senior Director of Merchandising to help better answer your questions. Jackson is in charge of doing tons of research and testing to ensure that everything sold on the Food52 shop is of the highest quality and feels definitively special. So basically, he shops for a living. And as a result, he had some incredibly helpful last-minute shopping advice:

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The holidays are just around the corner, and if you’ve missed shipping deadlines to guarantee gifts on time (we’ve all been there), don’t panic. Although wrapping up a picture of your gift or blaming shipping delays is always a (not awesome) option, we’ve thought of a better one: shop local. You can bring home the gifts right away, and the work of sourcing, curating, and sometimes even wrapping is done for you.

In that spirit, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite gifts from small businesses inspired by our two office locations: Portland and Brooklyn. Don’t live in either of these cities? No worries—many of these finds are available in stores nationwide so you can shop small, no matter where you are. From sweet-and-salty snacks to the perfect weekend tote, these gifts cover everyone on your list.

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When I think of Swedish cookies, one of the first that comes to mind is “snittar.” Technically, the word snittar just means a small cookie, but it also refers to a specific type—one my grandma often has on hand when visiting her. These cookies can come in any flavor (chocolate, caramel, vanilla, saffron, etc.), but they are essentially another version of slice-and-bake cookies. In this case, though, I’d call them bake-and-slice. To make snittar, you start with a fairly standard sugar cookie dough, roll it into logs, and flatten them slightly. As they bake, they spread out, and as soon as they come out of the oven, you slice them diagonally. They’re the perfect tea or coffee cookie, and they're culturally comparable to the UK’s shortbread.

With that said, I recently developed a holiday recipe for snittar with a pecan praline twist, and I ended up having a lot left over. So I set up a table in Town Hall—the area in our office where we like to congregate when we need a break—with the cookies, a freshly brewed pot of coffee, and some leftover cinnamon buns I’d baked the night before (because I don’t bake enough at work).

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A few weeks back, our team voyaged from the Brooklyn Navy Yard across the East River, through the Financial District, and up to Midtown to report on Hurricane Tourist: A category five nor’easter expected to pulverize Rockefeller Center for most of December. Upon arrival, we saw what we expected: too many people on sidewalks, increased Nuts 4 Nuts purchases, and a two-block line at Magnolia Bakery. But eventually we found something new, smart, and really, really enjoyable: A breakfast sandwich-tasting, coupe-sized cocktail at Pebble Bar. We found the eye of the storm.

The brainchild of Pebble Bar’s head bartender, Tim Sweeney, the cocktail in question—which they’ve aptly named ‘The Pebble Egg & Cheese’—translates NYC’s most iconic breakfast sandwich into a riff on a traditional whiskey sour. And, thanks to every one of the drink’s ingredients being fully delicious, it really works.

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