13 Food Things We're NOT Giving Up in 2014
The other day, we declared our food-related New Year's resolutions to the interwebs—partly to inspire our readers, partly for our readers to hold us to them. Well, a couple days have gone by since our slate has been wiped clean, and we've been thinking: There are just some things we cannot give up, no matter how painfully overdone, uncool, or downright unhealthy they are. No way are we forsaking the mind-calming 5 P.M. bourbon at our desks, the pure ecstasy of biting into our favorite doughnut, or the comfort of take-out Thai. Or even that now-ubiquitous leafy green, kale. There's some comfort to take in these familiar little indulgences. And though there's virtue to resetting your body in January, you can't completely deprive yourself of the things you love all year. Here are the 13 things we're never gonna give up.
1/13In 2014, I still reserve the right on the occasional weekend to have a slice of pizza and a few sips of Coke as a 4 p.m. snack…and then eat an entire meal later in the evening. For those who know my regular eating habits (three square meals a day, healthy snacks), well, the truth is now out. —Faye Chiu, assistant managing editor
2/13My four o'clock bourbon at work? It's part of my job, I swear! —Andrew Knowlton, restaurant and drinks editor
3/13Fried mozzarella sticks. You'll have to pry them from my cold, dead hands. —Ashlea Halpern, special projects editor
Hirsheimer & Hamilton4/13Not quitting kale, even though I've been dabbling with chard and collards.—Christine Muhlke, executive director
Matt Duckor5/13My daily cortado. It's $4 a day—and that's if I skip my second, bonus afternoon cortado—that I don't need to spend. The perfect balance of milk and espresso (plus killer latte art) keeps me sane. That and walking a few blocks outside during the work day. So no, I'm not giving up my #dailycortado. —Matt Duckor, multimedia editor
6/13Dough Donuts. Always. —Patrick Janelle, tablet designer
7/13Every year I vow to ease up on the chip/cracker-type snacks (less processed wheat!) But inevitably I'm back at the Stacey's within the week. This year I'm not trying to kid myself. —Dawn Perry, senior food editor
8/13I'm addicted to popcorn with nutritional yeast, salt, black pepper and Aleppo pepper. It's creeping out of my at-home movie night and into regular weeknight rotation. Did you know 2 tablespoons is the PERFECT amount for one person? It is! Just don't try to share with me, you might lose a finger. On the upside, my cereal consumption at 10 p.m. has really dropped off. —Carl Lalli Music, food & features editor
9/13There's been a lot of talk in the news about the ills of dairy fat on health, but I absolutely refuse to give up whole milk in my coffee everyday. —Claire Saffitz, assistant food editor
Peden + Munk10/13Take-out Thai. I've made huge strides in replacing crummy take-out with home-cooked meals, but life is too short to give up pad see ew. —Meryl Rothstein, senior associate editor
©Romulo Yanes11/13In actuality there is no way I will be giving up eating entire large pizzas. —Erik Peterson, developer
12/13Ramen. —Mike Ley, deputy art director
13/13Not giving up coffee, not giving up duck fat, not giving up butter, not giving up copious quantities of chilies, not going to stop spending too much money on luscious heirloom tomatoes once summer hits, not going to stop ENJOYING MYSELF.—Matt Gross, editor, bonappetit.com
