How to Eat a Cheese Plate

Getting the most flavor from those little wedges

Filet of Petri Dish

The same technologies scientists use to grow human tissue in a lab may one day be used to grow animal tissue to feed the world.

Wood's Poor Cousin

CHOW reviews the best plastic cutting boards.

Vegetarians at a Barbecue

The dos and don’ts of meatless grill interaction.

’Snot Appetizing

Is it impolite to blow your nose at the table?

Hot in Here

A good thermometer can save your turkey.

Harold McGee Speaks

Harold McGee is the king of kitchen science, the man who solves food mysteries ranging from how much oil you can emulsify into a mayonnaise with one egg yolk to why frying spatter ends up on the inside surface of the cook’s...

What’s the Best Drink to Order in a Dive Bar?

Some safe bets when the liquor is sketchy.

10 Kitchen Hazards

Safety tips you might not have heard about.

Hamburgers and Sausages from Scratch

The best home meat grinders.

Buy These Now

Kitchen equipment worth paying for

Make Your Own Soda Pop

How to brew homemade ginger beer and root beer.

Your Beer Smells Like Goat

Beer geeks revel in weird, funky wild ales.

Mapping the Mustache

CHOW’s milk taste test.

Return of the Oysters

Oyster aquaculture may help save the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.