Race to the Bottom

Is Charles Shaw Chardonnay the triumph-despite-adversity fairy tale of the wine world?

Strategic Guest Ejection

How should we signal that it’s time for guests to depart— short of changing into our pajamas?

10 Vegetable Seed Suppliers

Where to buy exotic, heirloom, and regional vegetable seeds for your home garden.

Is Soy Lecithin Bad for You?

And what is it, anyway?

Cold War

Top Chefs apply their skills to frozen meals.

Does Bottled Water Ever Go Bad?

Plastic containers aren’t as watertight as you think.

10 Food Feuds

Is there nothing original in food anymore?

Waiters Refilling Wineglasses

Should they or shouldn’t they? The controversy continues.

Scent-Free Dining

Whether or not to wear perfume to restaurants.

Please Bring an Elaborate Dessert

What’s the right answer to "Can I bring anything?"

RSVP to My Damn Invite!

How to get your friends to tell you if they’re coming.

Drunk at Yoga Class

Is it bad form to go to happy hour first?

100 Days in the White House: A Garden Menu

Hope grows, in a garden.

The Year in Food 2006

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

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007.