Booze Hounds

High-alcohol wine takes a hit.

Would the Dude Like It?

This week’s mission: a way to spruce up your White Russians, and a nonrotgut gin.

Bad Dinner, No Tip

Is it ever OK to stiff the waitstaff?

I Don't Care If She's Family

How to deal with your mother-in-law’s bad table manners.

California Terroir

Wines that taste like they’re from somewhere.

Crispiness Jihad

This week’s mission: An ice cream flavor I hadn’t tried yet and a controversial new candy bar.

Farewell to Hydrocolloids

Chef Alex Stupak’s Mexican food dreams.

Dinner with a Tightwad

Should you augment a bad tip, and how?

Flaky Cinnamon Twists and Breakfast Cookies

This week’s mission: Pillsbury cinnamon buns in a new shape, and an allegedly giant cookie to start your day.

So Close, Yet So Far

Why don’t you hear about Mendocino wine?

What Happens to Wine as It Ages?

Older isn’t always better.

I Ordered Wrong

Is it OK to send restaurant dishes back to the kitchen when you simply don’t like the taste?

Dispatch from Terra Madre

Our food editor reports from Slow Food’s global get-together.

Somebody Took My Lunch!

How to stop office kitchen thieves.

Salty, Dark, Distinctive

All soy sauces are not created equal.