There was a whole lot of grilling happening in the test kitchen this week, plus a whole lot of Clara.

Our team just grew by one tiny human: Michael and China had a baby! And we're celebrating by sharing our best kitchen advice with sweet Mirabelle.

In his new book, Baby Meets World, Nicholas Day sheds a new light on infancy and those mysterious little creatures we call babies. As an excuse to read more of his hilarious writing, we asked him to tell us a little more about babies, share his go-to dinner strategies, and write a haiku. 

A bright, sunny day in the test kitchen started with socializing, featured a very adorable visitor, and -- as always -- included lots of beautiful food.

Baby Clara came to the test kitchen this week to play, eat, and melt our hearts.

You'll be hearing from the staff at FOOD52 every week in Too Many Cooks, our group column in which we pool our answers to questions about food, cooking, life, and more.

The two themes of this week's photos from the lives of the Food52 staff are children (eating chocolate, excitedly watching lobsters boil, wearing stripes) and feasts (of tacos, of veggie burgers, of corn, of cocktails). May your weekend be full of cute little ones and delicious food!

The last time we saw Charlie, he was making some pretty forward advances at Merrill's little girl, Clara. (Don't worry, they're still friends.) Today, we get a very special look at Charlie as he gobbles down a meal. On the menu? Kale and sweet potatoes from Lucky Dog Organics in the Catskills, a favorite of Charlie's dad Peter.

Orange foods (sweet potatoes, carrots, cantaloupe) are a big hit with Charlie. Then why dress him in white onesies, we asked? "They're specifically to make these early meals so photogenic," Peter told us, and we can't help but agree. Enjoy the above photo of Charlie with his mom Sarah -- soon he won't look so clean!

Okay, so we cooked some stuff in the test kitchen on Tuesday. You know, food? All that will be on the site soon enough, but the most important event of the day was that Merrill's tiny 6-month-old daughter Clara came to visit.

Today we dedicate our test kitchen top 3 to adorable baby pictures. (But you can find lots of our non-baby shenanigans here, if you so desire.)