Best of Food52 2012

It's time to raise a glass.

We know that Thanksgiving and Hanukkah and Christmas are behind us, and the New Year isn't until next week. But we're raising a glass to you, our community -- and all of the wonderful things we've accomplished together this year.

So mix yourself a champagne cocktail, or a daiquiri, a Manhattan or a bowl of punch, and let's toast the end of 2012. Here's to many more eventful years together!

This year we...

Published our second cookbook together, The Food52 Cookbook, Volume II.

Updated The Food52 Holiday Recipe and Survival Guide to include recipes for a year's worth of holidays.

Won a James Beard Award for Publication of the Year.

Launched a host of new columns: Kitchen Confidence, The New Veganism, Dinner vs. Child, Booze52, Big Feast, Cooking for Clara, Down & Dirty, Small Batch, and our newest, Halfway to Dinner -- to name a few.

Hosted potlucks all over the country for National Can-It-Forward Day.

Partnered up with Whole Foods to share our recipes and blog posts to an even wider community.

Made disco fries.