Am I Drinking Too Much?

Keeping pace with the host.

Stiffing the Bartender

How much should you tip on drinks?

10 Party Preparation Tips

How to entertain the easy way.

Special Moments with Grim Gruel

This week’s mission: personality-based soft drinks and microwave baked desserts.

An Espresso to Grind

Should you tip baristas, and if so, how much?

Building a Killer Wedding Bar

How to spend intelligently and offer great drinks.

Put Away the Darn Camera

How to politely photograph restaurant food.

Masters of the Bean

Today’s coffee connoisseurs want to be on a first-name basis with their roaster. They want to know not only which country the beans came from but which region, or even which “estate.” They obsess over freshness and brew time and...

Birthday Butchery

Help! I’m not cut out for cake-cutting.

Stinky to Mild

How to build a cheese plate.

Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design

Buenos Aires’s up-and-coming San Telmo neighborhood.

Ordering Off the Kids' Menu

Can grown-ups get little burgers?

I Do (Eat)

Get the most out of your wedding caterer.

The Devil Next to Me

A day and night with Marco Pierre White.

Egg Magic

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