Memorial Day weekend recipes—lots of them.

Good morning.Memorial Day weekend begins in five days. To prepare, I’ve combed through every crowd-friendly recipe on our site (read: anything that could be served on a platter), identified 15 favorites, and ranked them by how quickly they’d be inhaled by a crowd. With velocity of widespread consumption as the primary variable, these rankings naturally resist recipes that are primarily intended to remind everyone of just how talented, passionate, and trendy you are in the kitchen. But unlike some viral tinned fish bonanza, these platters will get eatenquickly—because they’re delicious and straightforward.\xa0

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Early next week, I’ll report my rankings in an article. In the meantime, here are the articles I’ve most referenced during my research:

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Our 52 Most Popular Grilling Recipes

10 Easy Dessert Recipes for a Crowd That Take 30 Minutes or Less

40 Genius Grilling Recipes for Smarter, Better Cookouts

Side dishes thread the needle between impact and low pressure: They’re capable of becoming the darling of the cookout, but never threaten to entirely sour the spread. All to say, when in doubt, make one of these35 Memorial Day sides.\xa0

It brings me great joy to announce that this week César finally releasedhis recipe for turkey ara’yes. Over the last few weeks, thesewell-spiced, turkey-filled pitashave been a mainstay within Food52 HQ—and we couldn’t be happier that people outside the Test Kitchen finally get to try them. You can find the recipehere.\xa0

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In other news, we explored what ledthe world’s leading sriracha brand to halt production through the summer.\xa0

Last week, you guys lovedJulia’s favorite pasta salad. So this week, we’re doubling down on cold pasta tossed in sauce. Here areour team’s 15 favorite pasta salads.\xa0

That’s a wrap for this week!

See you next Sunday for more chatter about what’s happening at Food52 HQ.

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—Paul, Editor

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