In Defense of Cheap Liquor

Does your expensive bottle of choice stand up to the lime and sugar test?

Gotta Take This Call

Is it OK to answer your cell phone during dinner?

Looks Count

CHOW’s dos and don’ts of plating.

Ribera's the New Red

While Rioja still commands respect among the retired, and Priorat makes wines that only rock stars can afford, Ribera del Duero is fast becoming the new darling of Spain’s red wine world.

We're All Meatheads Now

One more addition to a pig-centric cookbook world.

Fewer than 1100

1080 Recipes offers a view into Spanish home cooking.

Fork on the Left, Knife on the Floor

Designers reinvent the table setting.

Two yokels kill and eat a stolen calf.

It’s pretty hard to find bone marrow that’s already been removed from the bone, but if you want to poach it, sear it, or use it in a confit, you need to get it on its own. ...

It’s like picturing a crowd naked—a way to overcome ego problems when talking to a wine expert.

French food sucks, fruit tastes good, and more.

A jail in Ohio lets its inmates grow their own food.

The bartender at the bar that inspired Cheers is just the latest in a long string of economic casualties.

The dynamic maitre d’ from Valentino, Enoteca Drago, and Il Grano, Stefano Ongaro, just opened a small restaurant, All’Angelo.

The pop-culture marvel that is the Benihana restaurant chain mourns the passing of its founder.