What Is Liquid Smoke?

Tastes more substantial than it sounds. (By Roxanne Webber)

Know Your Peppers

CHOW’s visual guide to chile peppers. (By Roxanne Webber)

Instant Entertaining

Low-key holiday hosting. (By Aida Mollenkamp and Regan Burns)

Beyond Ketchup and Mustard

Our favorite condiments for your spreading, dipping, and dribbling pleasure. (By Regan Burns)

New Year's Day Brunch

An easy, make-ahead menu to share with friends.

Secrets of the Perfect Salsa

They wouldn’t give us the recipe, but that didn’t stop us. (By Helena Echlin)

Sort of Convenient

Nancy Silverton does quick her way. (By Sara Dickerman)

The CHOW Guide to Eating and Drinking in Austin, SXSW edition

From Tex-Mex to high-end, CHOW brings you the best eating and drinking locations in Austin. (By CHOW staff)

Mole in the Mountains

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

The CHOW 13

Our first annual awards, presenting a baker’s dozen of provocateurs, trendsetters, and rabble-rousers. (By Lessley Anderson)

A Cheese Primer

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

“This is so good, but I dare not make it too often because I can eat nearly a whole pan by myself!” moans Nyleve of this rich and addictive recipe for chipotle sweet potatoes. Hounds have been raving about it since... (By C. Thi Nguyen)

Intensely flavorful Byrne & Carlson Smoky Chipotle Palets. (By Sarah Perry)

With Valentine’s Day looming, Vosges chocolate is always a good bet as a special present. (By Pat Hammond)

The fancy chocolatier Vosges also makes ice cream, and we’re not talking plain vanilla. A flavor dubbed Naga (coconut and curry) is “devilishly decadent and packs a flavorful punch of Eastern spices,” reports... (By C. Thi Nguyen)