Where to even start?! No Bloody Mary? Or (though I abhor them) Espresso Martini? Both seem far more popular AND important than the Last Word and something Americans definitely make at home. At least they deign to give second place to the Cosmopolitan.

And what are these "Good Old-Fashioned Pancakes" when we ALL KNOW this is the The World’s Best Pancake Recipe!! I'll assume the inclusion of Green Bean Bake is an acknowledgement of the importance of hot dish/casserole culture. Seems like pesto should be on here, though no pesto influencer/recipe comes to mind.

And no fish?! Where is tuna? Sesame-crusted tuna or Spago's tuna tartare? And the lack of Nobu's Miso-Marinated Black Cod makes me question the judgment of these list makers. Sure there are some clear winners but it's lacking. Overall Grade: Meh.

There's so much tied up in food. This little blurb on Marcella Hazen's sauce:

She elevated Italian food, showing Americans that it’s more than Chef Boyardee and spaghetti and meatballs,

Carries so much more weight than it lets on.

Also, Hazen's recipe is what convinced me to stop wasting time chopping garlic. If she could just throw an onion in a pot and make something that good, there is no reason to cut up garlic. I just crush them, remove the peel, and throw the whole thing in whatever I'm cooking while the onions are sauteing. No more worrying the little bits are going to burn too quickly.

Feels weird to have a list of "American" recipes with nothing touching BBQ culture. Either Aaron Franklin's brisket recipe or George "Tuffy" Stone's 3-2-1 ribs would've warranted a mention as they've both become mainstays of the home smoking scene.

I also get why they chose Gochujang Caramel cookies (multicultural! a spin on a traditional that they also included in the list! rah!), but let's face it, that's a gimmick recipe that no-one will care about 5 years from now.

Also, how is there no pizza here?! Both Chicago and Detroit styles are less than a century old.

This list is perfectly designed rage bait, but it has Judy Rogers' Roast Chicken with Bread Salad so all is forgiven.

Dan Kois, one of the authors of the piece: "We picked the 25 most important recipes of the past century. Then I spent one month cooking every single one. I was not prepared." The original caesar salad recipe calls for mixing the dressing as you toss the salad?

And tossing the salad in such a manner, a few grandiose flips after the addition of each ingredient, was very satisfying, although it led to a dressing that was significantly less emulsified than I would traditionally expect. Would this salad be just as good if you just mixed up the dressing first, and then poured it on the leaves? Yes. Arguably it would be better, because your children wouldn't discover, halfway through eating the salad, big globs of raw egg.