For just a few more weeks, the Hideaway in Tribeca is serving blue crabs on Monday nights. Flown in the same morning from Maryland, they’re excellent, says lilhornet–three big ones for $19. ... (By C. Thi Nguyen)

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

Economical, festive, and good for Sundays. (By Helena Echlin)

Kingpin food on a volunteer budget at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. (By Ruth Tobias)

From down-and-out to up-and-coming— the city’s next Mission District. (By Lessley Anderson)

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

CHOW’s guide to the major cheese types. (By James Norton)

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

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

A raucous crawl through Japanese small-plates-and-beer joints. (By Lessley Anderson)

Beyond David and the duomo. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

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

Everything’s been coming up kugel lately. Kugel (literally “potato pudding”) is sort of a baked potato pancake. Its ingredients are simple: grated (using hand or meat grinder, never a food processor) potato... (By Jim Leff)

Take your seat on the Jet Mystery plane. (By Davina Baum)

The popular glass pots are now being used in coffee shops. (By Eric Slatkin)