"We matched Food52 against Cook's Illustrated. Each contender created two recipes. Now, Slate readers vote for their favorites." -Sara Dickerman, Slate.com

"Yesterday we told you why we love food52. Today we bring you an interview with founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs." -Emily Fleischaker, BonAppetit.com

"But food52, founded by Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, has quickly evolved into something bigger than its end game." -Emily Fleischaker, BonAppetit.com

"Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs stand by their mantra that home cooks are the best cooks." -Erin Renzas, iVillage.com

"With Cook’s Illustrated, there’s one way to make a dish. Food52 recipes, on the other hand, “have a history. You learn about the people who submit them.'" Michelle Locke, Associated Press

"Food52 is hosting a supper hour, during which you can cook alongside your friends and family via Hot Potato, which allows you to share notes, videos, and photos around events in real time."  -Maya Baratz, SF Weekly

"Hesser leans towards seasonal Italian, while Stubbs stops in three boroughs for her picks." - Alex Vallis, Feast

"Just two-thirds into the first 52 weeks of their first cookbook creation, Food52 founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs announce they're already planning a second book." -Josh Friedland, TheFoodSection.com

"Last week, I spent two days at the remarkable first Roger Smith Food Writer's Conference in New York City, in the company of some very powerful writers and speakers. Among them were Jane Daniels Lear, formerly of Gourmet; David Leite, of Leite's Culinaria; Dana Bowen, of Saveur; Kathleen Flinn, author of The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry; Bret Thorn, of Nation's Restaurant News; Mimi Sheraton; Betty Fussell; Molly O'Neill; Melissa Clark; Amanda Hesser; Raymond Sokolov; and a host of others from every end of the food writing spectrum."

-Elissa Altman