Well-Preserved

New canning jars from Ball.

Can You Cook with the Water Used to Soak Beans?

It depends if you have problems with gas.

10 Mail-Order Treats

Stuff we want to eat right now.

10 Food-Related Charities

Put your money toward gifts that benefit good causes.

Eat Well and Save

Tips for spending less on good food.

What to Give Dad for Father's Day

He wants something tasty.

Grit and Grub in San Francisco's Tenderloin

From down-and-out to up-and-coming— the city’s next Mission District.

The Other Napa

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country.

Drunk on George Washington

An interview with the director of preservation for Mount Vernon about George Washington’s whiskey-distilling career.

The Year in Food 2007

Vegansexuals, tainted dog food, greenwashing, and more.

Our Favorite Butchers

We go for the real meat, the sustainably farmed, humanely raised and slaughtered, heritage, no-hormone, quality product, and for guys behind the counter knowledgeable enough to tell us where the meat came from and how to cook it.

Pepper Is the New Salt

Eight best bets for sneezing and seasoning.

Down-Home Prosciutto

The country ham is our native prosciutto or serrano, though most Southerners wouldn’t dream of throwing an uncooked leg on a deli slicer and shaving some to go with the asparagus. Most Northerners, meanwhile, have never heard of...

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.

Once-rural communities are passing right-to-farm ordinances.