Candy Bars Worth Crossing State Lines For

A field guide to great American treats.

Instant Milk Shakes Ride Again

This week’s mission: kiddie fruit snacks by the makers of an energy bar and instant shake-and-drink milk shakes.

The Basics: How to Make Seven-Layer Bars

A shockingly easy dessert.

Dean Karnazes's Extreme Meal Plan

Running 1,300 miles makes you very hungry.

Shelf-Stable Ice Cream Float Disaster

This week’s mission: a fake prefab float, and a better-quality Nestlé Crunch bar.

Perusing Peru's Pisco

A single shot glass and many, many piscos.

The Prodigal Nut Returns

Welcome back, chestnut!

Chile-Lime Peanuts

Sweet, salty, and spiced with garlic, these beat out bar peanuts any day of the week.

Twice as Expensive, Half as Good

London is one of the world’s most expensive cities, but you don’t have to spend big to eat well. If you’re visiting and on a budget, you can easily shave a few pounds off your food and drink bills by following...

Strip Club Eats

Ten gentlemen’s lounges with good food. Seriously.

Bartender Tales

The world as seen from behind the bar.

Hot Holders

Burn-protection gear for home chefs.

More Fake Diet Chocolate

This week’s mission: an aerated candy bar.

Guilty-Pleasure Protein Drink

This week’s mission: creamy, not chalky, meal-replacement beverages.

Return of the Oysters

Oyster aquaculture may help save the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.