Is Carob Really Healthier than Chocolate?

Stand by for a ’70s hippie flashback. (By Jason Horn)

Does a Sharpening Steel Ever Go Dull?

And what should I use to keep my knife finely honed? (By Roxanne Webber)

Is It Better to Salt Intermittently While Cooking or Just Once?

There’s more than one way to go. (By Roxanne Webber)

Why Is Kosher Salt Called "Kosher" Salt?

What’s so kosher about it? (By Melissa Wagenberg Lasher)

Absinthe Will Get You in Trouble

Absinthe has a pretty elaborate set-up, which is part of the fun. The fact that real absinthe is illegal is beside the point. (By Louisa Chu)

Toss Your Measuring Cups

A scale is a must-have tool for precise, consistent cooking. CHOW reviews the best. (By Louisa Chu)

Trash Talk

Your garbage deserves a nice package. (By Louisa Chu)

Destination: Denver on the Cheap

Kingpin food on a volunteer budget at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. (By Ruth Tobias)

Get to Know Bison

Your questions answered. (By Roxanne Webber)

The Taste of an Oyster

Plus a dozen oysters you should know. (By Rowan Jacobsen)

Summer 2007 Gift Guide

Everyone loves a giver. (By Michele Foley)

This stuff stands alone. (By James Norton)

Almond milk is great on cereal, or with cookies. (By Sarah Perry)

Things you didn’t know about abalone—and hadn’t thought to ask. (By Nicholas Day)

Invisible from the street, Diamond Dairy is a breakfast and lunch spot that’s been tucked away on the mezzanine of the National Jewelers Exchange for more than five decades. The chow receives mixed marks from hounds, and... (By C. Thi Nguyen)