Stain-Free Partying

Is it OK for hosts to ban red wine from pale furnishings?

Bratwurst Sausage

The classic German sausage.

Sweet Treats for Tea-Lovers

This week’s mission: hard candies that don’t suck.

Farewell to Hydrocolloids

Chef Alex Stupak’s Mexican food dreams.

Original Gin

Genever and gin are both flavored with juniper, but that’s where the similarities end.

Cocktail Hour

We’ll tell you our favorites as long as you don’t hold us to them.

Hot Chocolate Indulgence

Variations on the classic that will keep you warm until spring.

Kitchen Timers

Keep food from burning, in style.

Suckling Pig for the Holidays

Go big with Chef Jose Garces’s festive menu.

Cake Stands

Elevate any dish to a new level.

Valentine's Day: Love and Hate

One Valentine’s Day menu for the lovers, one for the haters.

The Cocktail's Golden Mean

A quest to master the art and science of mixology.

Belgian Beer Primer

Decoding the world’s most acclaimed (and confusing) brews.

Hand Warmers

Drinks that’ll keep you warm inside even when it’s cold outside.

Good Label, Bad Wine

CHOW tastes wines with great labels and discovers the duds.