As the year comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment to thank those of you who’ve chosen to visit this blog, whether it’s to lurk, to comment, or even to buy something by clicking through to amazon.com. I started the blog as an outlet for some food-related writing for which I didn’t have a proper outlet, and it’s grown in scope and audience beyond anything I expected. I’ll end December with over 10,000 unique visitors and over 150,000 hits for the month, and I can’t tell you what it means to know that I’m reaching that kind of audience.

So thank you all for coming, talking, buying, critiquing, suggesting, and cooking. The more you visit, the more it drives me to write. I wish all of you a happy, safe, and prosperous New Year.