Try Mezcal Again

It used to be that mezcal was thought of as a poor man’s tequila. No more. Great mezcal is now being imported into the United States.

The Year in Food 2006

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

But I Come Here Often

Should regulars get special treatment?

10 Food Feuds

Is there nothing original in food anymore?

Turning the Tables

Can a restaurant kick you out when you’ve finished eating and it’s busy?

Bark If You Like It

What to cook for the dog that eats everything.

Won't Work for Food

Horror stories of the country’s largest member-owned cooperative grocery store.

Surgery in the Kitchen

Tiny tools help with obsessive details.

The Conference You Wish You Went To

A report from Tales of the tail.

None of Your Business

Is it selfish to guard a recipe?

10 Little-Known Cheeses

Cheeses you probably don’t know about, but should.

The Raw Deal

As raw food goes commercial, purists cry foul.

The Prodigal Nut Returns

Welcome back, chestnut!

Fork on the Left, Knife on the Floor

Designers reinvent the table setting.

Our Favorite Butchers

We go for the real meat, the sustainably farmed, humanely raised and slaughtered, heritage, no-hormone, quality product, and for guys behind the counter knowledgeable enough to tell us where the meat came from and how to cook it.