Foams: Not Dead Yet

Uncool in restaurants, foams at home are fun. (By Louisa Chu)

Playing with Fire

CHOW tests the best kitchen torches on crème brûlée and beyond. (By Louisa Chu)

Celebrities and Portable Microwaves

Products we loved at the International Home & Housewares Show. (By Louisa Chu)

A West Sonoma Road Trip

Tasting rooms and dining rooms in our favorite slice of Northern California wine country. (By Lessley Anderson)

Don't Hate on Chablis

It’s like Chardonnay, without the oak. (By Jordan Mackay)

The Other Napa

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country. (By Ella Lawrence)

Craptails

The 10 worst drink concepts of all time. (By James Norton)

Our Maine Man

Sam Hayward of Fore Street on unpretentious, unctuous eats. (By Alexander Lane)

The Strategic Wedding Registry

CHOW’s guide to creating a wedding gift registry you’ll love. (By Lessley Anderson)

Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design

Buenos Aires’s up-and-coming San Telmo neighborhood. (By Ella Lawrence)

The Taste of an Oyster

Plus a dozen oysters you should know. (By Rowan Jacobsen)

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007. (By Meredith Arthur and Lessley Anderson)

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico. (By Mick Vann)

The Year in Food 2006

From bad spinach to exploding lattes: The tastiest moments of 2006.

Mere mortals can’t get into Rao’s Italian restaurant in New York City. The closest most of us will get to the experience is to buy a jar of their famous marinara sauce. (By Pat Hammond)