Stephen Pelletteri

Photoillustration by Nat Belkov Let’s be honest, nachos should be their own food group. One of my favorite dinners is nachos with all the fixings (I love being an adult!), which I eat at least once a month. It’s an easy meal (you can make them on a sheet tray in the oven) that’s endlessly customizable with different flavor profiles, depending on your toppings.

Summer 2015 was the Year of the Pool Float, when it seemed as if every pool, beach, and body of water had a kitschy novelty tube to go with it. Cut to 2019, and the trend doesn’t seem to be dying, as every year more and more ridiculous pool tubes keep floating onto the scene. Inexplicably, so many of them seem to be food-shaped, from the taco to the popsicle to this year’s avocado (with a detachable “pit,” aka beach ball). Vaguely summery foods dominate, as do beverages.