Fake Accent

Some foods you think are “ethnic” actually aren’t.

I Do (Eat)

Get the most out of your wedding caterer.

Summer 2009 Cookbook Gift Guide

Because cookbooks are easy to wrap and fun to give.

Summer 2009 Gift Guide

All your warm-weather gifting needs met.

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007.

Kitchen Confessional

Reading Nigel Slater’s diaries.

My Bubbe, Your Bubbe

One Jewish grandmother dispenses Hanukkah recipes and wisdom.

Masters of the Bean

Today’s coffee connoisseurs want to be on a first-name basis with their roaster. They want to know not only which country the beans came from but which region, or even which “estate.” They obsess over freshness and brew time and...

Salty, Dark, Distinctive

All soy sauces are not created equal.

The Strategic Wedding Registry

CHOW’s guide to creating a wedding gift registry you’ll love.

Fork on the Left, Knife on the Floor

Designers reinvent the table setting.

Save Your Dollars

For many kitchen items, cheaper is better.

How the Other Half Cooks

What’s in the best families' kitchens.

Winter 2006 Gift Guide

Give like you’ve never given before.

Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design

Buenos Aires’s up-and-coming San Telmo neighborhood.