Game Face

Is it OK to apply lipstick at the table?

Indoor Voices, Please!

What to do when the table next to you is noisy.

Not Just for Sweet Tooths

Hungarian dry whites can compete with the big boys.

Good Imported Wines Under $10

Save money and drink well.

Gilt-Free Cooking

CHOW interviews bad-boy chef Paul Liebrandt, recently let go from NYC’s Gilt restaurant, now striking out on his own.

Make Your Own Baby Food

CHOW tested, baby approved.

Get a Room

When couples touch too much.

Black Fades to Black

Hipper-than-thou waiter attire is replaced by humble aprons.

10 Food Feuds

Is there nothing original in food anymore?

Wedding Cake Tips

Get the most for your money.

From Scarface to Key Lime Pie

A culinary tour of seedy-but-cool Red Hook, Brooklyn

A West Sonoma Road Trip

Tasting rooms and dining rooms in our favorite slice of Northern California wine country.

The CHOW 13

Our first annual awards, presenting a baker’s dozen of provocateurs, trendsetters, and rabble-rousers.

Waiters Refilling Wineglasses

Should they or shouldn’t they? The controversy continues.

You Can Get a Bad Meal in Rome

Here’s what we’re looking for: charm, authenticity, local ingredients, moderate prices. And while most Roman restaurants look perfect from the outside, watch out for these telltale signs.