James Beard award-winning author Michael Twitty says, knowing potato salad's diversity of origin, I have come to embrace its diversity of gospels (even if I tend to only make my own).

Author Michael Arceneaux says, "There are certain things I do until I can get back home to Houston during a crawfish season. But trying to eat my summer fave in my current home isn't one of them."

Writer and professor Anthea Butler explains that these neighborhood jawns are where the hipster meets the immigrant, the old mingle with the young and, for a moment, everyone is happy with one another.

Al Roker says that this is the premium time of year, and it always goes by so fast. So instead of rushing through it, kick back, relax and enjoy being in the moment.

Essayist Mathew Rodriguez says that there's still a certain satisfaction in slipping your thumb and forefinger clean up the outside and pushing their contents into your mouth.

Chef Francis Mallmann says that, if we could have more lady chefs working over the fires, the summer gardens’ lunches and dinners would be more delicate and delicious.

Author Lyz Lenz notes that its presence is a necessary accoutrement to all our summertime activities — saluting a flag, watching baseball, drinking beer, sweating at a fair.

The next time you uncork or unscrew a bottle, says author Rosie Schaap, just ask yourself if you're drinking something delicious and produced well.

We asked readers for the foods or drinks that reminds them most of summer. Here's what they shared.