12 Most Popular Stories This Week

Well, we here at Food Republic headquarters know the most popular story of the week was Assistant Contributing Editor George Embiricos getting boxed out of Cronutland. Just when we thought we were ready to move on, too. National Hot and Spicy Food Day came and went in a blaze of fiery glory, we brushed up on our craft beer etiquette and we'll never get peanut butter on our hands again, thanks to an epic feat of engineering.

In other news, Riesling is the new orange (which is, of course, the new black) and "grillwave" is the new electro-pop, according to Brooklyn band Small Black. Confused? Don't be! Enjoy this week's most popular stories.