Cola, Now with Added Bull

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

Does Tapping a Soda Can Stop the Foaming?

Warning: contents under pressure. (By Alexander Lane)

Decoding Diner Lingo

I’ll have a shingle with a shimmy and a shake in the alley. (By Kate Ramos)

As Seen on TV

Television characters and the food they eat. (By Joe DiStefano)

Local Fizz

Go locavore with soda pop. (By Regan Burns)

Make Your Own Soda Pop

How to brew homemade ginger beer and root beer.

All-American Drunk

This week’s mission: category-defying light rum and spiced apple schnapps from the Midwest. (By James Norton)

The Perfect Drink for Summer Nights

Hot ’n' sweaty? Try a Dark ’n' Stormy. (By Jordan Mackay)

Root of the Matter

Root beers we dig. (By Regan Burns)

Please Do Not Eat the Displays

Kitschy food museums cater to discriminating tastes. (By Michele Foley)

Freeze-Dried Guanciale and Squid Ink Bar Codes

What we learned at Madrid Fusión. (By Aida Mollenkamp and Regan Burns)

Shaved Ice Treats

Ten frozen concoctions to help you chill out this summer. (By Kate Ramos)

10 Exotic Sweeteners

Go beyond white sugar. (By Lessley Anderson)

Holiday Beer Cheer 2007

CHOW rates this year’s winter warmers. (By Kurt Wolff)

Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights. (By Kate Ramos)