Pomegranate Raspberry–Flavored Beer

This week’s mission: new hot-weather macrobrews.

Make Your Buzz Last Longer

CHOW tests wine-preservation systems to see if they really help save an opened bottle.

Eat Well and Save

Tips for spending less on good food.

Burns the Hairs Right Out of Your Nose

Touring bourbon distilleries in Kentucky.

How Does Magic Shell Ice Cream Topping Work?

Is it indeed magical?

Pairing Sunshine with a Wine's Tart Spritz

Iberian whites are like a splash of lemon juice on seafood.

Italian Chefs Won't Weep

This week’s mission: frozen Italian dinners and microbrewed sodas.

Diet Craft Beer for the Oxymoron

This week’s mission: low-cal craft beer and baked beans for barbecue.

Conversation with a Cocktail Epicure

Alberta Straub, once described as "the Alice Waters of booze," has been mixing up sublime adult beverages made with herbs, spices, and fresh fruits and vegetables for the past six years at San Francisco’s Orbit Room Cafe.

Key to the Liquor Cabinet

How to create the ultimate home bar.

How the Other Half Cooks

What’s in the best families' kitchens.

Am I Drinking Too Much?

Keeping pace with the host.

Cola, Now with Added Bull

This week’s mission: an herbal Pepsi-type drink and a hot, peppery spice mix from Oregon.

Spirit of Peace

Aquavit calms the stormy waters swirling between gin and vodka.

Sloshed with the Boss

Are you supposed to drink at a business meal?