2012 was the year of the Hunger Games, and the year of Pete Well's infamous review of Guy Fieri's Times Square Restaurant. Alice Waters crowned The Art of Living According to Joe Beef the winner of that year's Piglet, and Food52 won a James Beard Award for Publication of the Year (woooo!). We were all still obsessed with bacon and kale and chia seeds. It was also the last time we saw February 29th.
What else were we getting up to in 2012? Exactly four years ago today—on Leap Day!—these were the 12 recipes we were cooking the most:
What else were you cooking in 2012? Tell us about last Leap Year's greatest hits in the comments.
On our new weekly podcast, two friends separated by the Atlantic take questions and compare notes on everything from charcuterie trends to scone etiquette.
Listen Now
Written by: Caroline Lange
Popular on Food52
3 Comments
See what other Food52 readers are saying.