Candy Bars Worth Crossing State Lines For

A field guide to great American treats. (By Steve Almond)

Dinner Parties on the (Ultra) Cheap

Three multicourse bashes for eight. (By Emily Matchar)

Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design

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

Fun, summery non-alcoholic drinks abound, so there’s no excuse for serving non-drinking guests sodas or Shirley Temples! (By C. Thi Nguyen)

At Tarabia, a satisfying four-course lunch for $12. (By Mark Hokoda)

Superlong, superlow heat. (By Caitlin McGrath)

Mi Pueblo Market has a taqueria, and that taqueria has grilled burritos. And a tortilla grilled is vastly better than a tortilla merely steamed. (By C. Thi Nguyen)

Find the best, or make your own. (By Joyce Slaton)

Chicken pot pie at Daily Grill is one of the best around. Wonderfully flaky crust, plenty of white meat, some veg and a rich, rich gravy. (By Cicely Wedgeworth)

What kitchen implement could you do without? (By Joyce Slaton)

The kulfi at Lahore Karahi is really special, says Big Larry. It comes in irregularly-shaped hunks, speared with toothpicks. (By C. Thi Nguyen)

Sea Salt’s fried eel banh mi. (By C. Thi Nguyen)

We want meat hunks! (By C. Thi Nguyen)

We choose our restaurant based on which one has a more tasteful window display of bloody animal parts. (By Joshua M. Bernstein)

Cranberry and coconut-pineapple are among the season’s sweet offerings. (By Cicely Wedgeworth)