Does Gum Really Take Seven Years to Digest?

It sounds like a digestive impossibility. (By Roxanne Webber)

Chewing Gum Arms Race

This week’s mission: a green tea cure-all and gum with a one-two flavor punch. (By James Norton)

You'd Better Be Anorexic

Is eating really slow rude to your fellow diners? (By Helena Echlin)

On the Hunt for Wild Yeast

Chatting with home fermentation expert Sandor Ellix Katz. (By Lessley Anderson)

10 Japanese Sweets

Venture beyond M&M’s. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

What the Hell Is Ice Cream Soft Candy?

This week’s mission: Down-market candy gets a makeover, and a really bad idea for brand extension. (By James Norton)

Country Breakfast Burrito and Hot Tamales Ice

This week’s mission: a burrito containing everything but pancakes, and a mint revamp of an old-school candy. (By James Norton)

Secrets of the Chip Aisle

The differences between “kettle-cooked” and standard potato chips; olestra and MSG. (By Barb Stuckey)

Hangover Helpers

You can fix the headache and wooziness, but you can’t take back what you said to your Aunt Mavis. (By Traci Vogel)

10 Exotic Sweeteners

Go beyond white sugar. (By Lessley Anderson)

The Taste of an Oyster

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

Danger: Food Present

Food allergies are on the rise and on the mind. (By Chris Colin)

Make Your Own Baby Food

CHOW tested, baby approved.

The Raw Deal

As raw food goes commercial, purists cry foul. (By Lessley Anderson)

The CHOW 13

Our first annual awards, presenting a baker’s dozen of provocateurs, trendsetters, and rabble-rousers. (By Lessley Anderson)