Updated
Updated · Epicurious · Jun 6
Epicurious Unveils 20 Most-Saved Recipes Led by Spring Produce
Updated
Updated · Epicurious · Jun 6

Epicurious Unveils 20 Most-Saved Recipes Led by Spring Produce

3 articles · Updated · Epicurious · Jun 6

Summary

  • Epicurious published its 20 most-saved recipes for the week, framing the list around peak-spring farmers market ingredients and dishes readers are saving most in the app.
  • Spring produce drives the lineup: lemony risotto with asparagus and shrimp, basil chicken stir-fry, and chili crisp panzanella are highlighted as ways to use asparagus, basil, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
  • The broader top 20 mixes quick weeknight meals and desserts, including miso-peanut hibachi chicken, paella de pollo con verduras, whole lemon bars, spring orzotto, and molten chocolate chunk brownies.
  • Epicurious also used the roundup to promote its iOS app and digital subscriptions, tying recipe saving directly to app use as it spotlights current reader demand.

Insights

As apps push seasonal recipes, how can the fragile produce supply chain handle digitally-driven demand spikes?
With countless free online recipes, what makes a subscription-based 'walled garden' app worth the recurring cost to home cooks?
How is user recipe data secretly shaping our food systems, from the farm to the grocery store shelf?