Right now, Spotify Wrapped, the music streaming platform’s annual abstract of its customers’ private listening habits, turns 9 years outdated. All through Wrapped’s existence—and its sustained clutch over your most on-line buddy’s (now personal) Instagram story—we’ve discovered two issues: One, no one’s cool. We’re all spending tons of of minutes listening to some “Espresso”-like anthem whose origin story begins on the “Progress” slide of a file label’s quarterly enterprise report. Two, placing numbers to what we devour is enjoyable, generally embarrassing, and all the time revealing.
So we’re going to strive it with meals—particularly with what’s eaten and drank in our 4 check kitchens, the Food52 employees kitchen, and at our group occasions. After working with the 2 folks—Allison, our Take a look at Kitchen Director, and Lauren, our HQ supervisor—answerable for executing our usually chaotic grocery requests, we have been in a position to put collectively our model of an annual consumption report. Presenting: Food52’s 2024 Grocery Invoice, Wrapped.
This yr, Food52 workers snacked on roughly:
4. 1,400 Bananas
3. 1,440 mini luggage of Cape Cod Chips
2. 1,450 mini luggage of Bjorn Corn
1. 2,500 “Tiny” items of Tony’s Chocolonely
Each Tuesday, our workplace will get bagels. We’ve ordered from bagel retailers all throughout New York, however these are our prime 4 (ranked so as of frequence):
3. PopUp Bagels
Through the day, our group routinely grounds espresso beans from two Brooklyn-based roasters: Williamsburg’s Companions and Parlor in Clinton Hill. These beans have brewed roughly 7200 cups of espresso over the past 12 months.
For group occasions (like our month-to-month cookbook membership) hosted in our workplace, we’ll inventory the bar with wine, beer, cocktails, and a few NA choices. Per Lauren, these are the manufacturers she ordered (or made) most frequently in every class.
Beer: Transmitter’s Pilsner and Belgian Wit beers.
Wine: No matter Brian from Gnarly Vines recommends.
Cocktails: Erika Kotite’s Margarita
NA: Ghia’s Le Spritz and Pentire’s Coastal Spritz.
When growing recipes our content material creators require a variety of produce. Per Allison, these are the fruits, greens, and alliums she ordered most this previous yr:
3. 120 bunches of kale.
2. 250 bulbs of garlic.
1. 480 lemons.
To hone sweeter recipes like these Norwegian custard buns and this maple & milk chocolate chess pie, our group goes by means of loads of eggs and dairy. Right here’s what they wanted most this yr:
3. 60 gallons of milk
2. 150 pints of heavy cream
1. 3,500 eggs
Lastly, with reference to seasonings and spices, these are the 4 we’ve wanted to refill most frequently:
4. Aleppo Pepper
3. Cardamom
2. Oregano
1. MSG
What ought to we observe subsequent yr? Tell us within the feedback beneath!
