After putting out over 80 episodes about real food in America, we wanted to give our viewers a chance to share their work. And so we launched our Perennial Plate Video Competition.

It's probably best not to think too deeply about the five videos below -- the most viewed YouTube food videos of 2011. Otherwise, you might end up in...

"I didn't have time to think about being scared." On August 28th, hundreds of farms in upstate New York were destroyed by massive floods caused by Hu...

The peanut butter and jelly is a virtually perfect sandwich, especially on thin, perfectly toasted wheat bread, with raspberry jam and crunchy peanut ...

"Many times, people have asked, 'How in the world did you become involved in this competitive cooking madness?' And, it's weird, because I'm not what ...

"I don't know anything else, no office job or anything like that, just fish. So, I fell into the fish." Meet Aftabudin Rayman and Peter Wojick, the f...

"The flavor of our burger is better than most burgers for several reasons: not just because of our blend of meat, or the fact that we cook them on a c...

"The model was the starving, but well fed artist. We went in figuring we're going to make what we want and how we want it, and do it the best we can a...

"Arirang Kimchi, for 30 years, has been in Korean markets in the East Coast area. I decided to make it my responsibility to make the brand known to no...

"The SlantShack Laboratories are really a collection of just thought experiments, if you will. And it's through testing these waters and really pushin...

Meet Leda Meredith, author of The Locavore's Handbook and one of New York City's most well-known urban foragers. We visited Prospect Park in Brooklyn ...

"My hope is that my children will have the same passion for this as I do..." Meet Larry Althiser, the owner and head meat cutter for Larry's Custom M...

Meet Chris Harmon, the Executive Director of CADE, The Center for Agricultural Development & Entrepreneurship in New York State. CADE is a non-profit ...