Surgery in the Kitchen

Tiny tools help with obsessive details.

Foams: Not Dead Yet

Uncool in restaurants, foams at home are fun.

How to Judge Ice Cream

Jon Snyder, founder of New York’s acclaimed Il Laboratorio del Gelato (and creator of the original Ciao Bella gelato), explains how he eats a pint of ice cream.

Celebrity Gingerbread: Law and Order Edition

Memorialize your favorite big-shot hooligans in cookie form.

Furniture for the Food

Great dining room tables.

Comfy Clothes and White Tablecloths

Must you still dress up for nice restaurants?

Fork on the Left, Knife on the Floor

Designers reinvent the table setting.

Thanksgiving, Southern Style

All the good stuff, plus how to fry a turkey without burning down the house.

Sweet Salvation

Count on these mail-order chocolates for last-minute holiday gifts.

How to Keep Guests Out of the Kitchen

And understand why they’re in there to begin with.

How to Start Your Own Dive Bar

Be the boss, bouncer, and favorite bartender.

Dinner Parties on the (Ultra) Cheap

Three multicourse bashes for eight.

Egg Magic

Tools for de-yolking, poaching, and beheading eggs.

Essentials for the Home Baker

Baking supplies that won’t collect dust.

10 Food Feuds

Is there nothing original in food anymore?