Making Gefilte Fish

The classic Jewish holiday dish, made from scratch at Firefly Restaurant in San Francisco.

Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design

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

Apple Tarts with Apple Ice

A marriage of sweet, tart, warm, and cold.

Forge de Laguiole Corkscrews

Open the bottle in French.

Coop de Ville

If your neighbors are wary, a gift of fresh-laid eggs may change their minds.

Cinco de Mayo, a.k.a. National Margarita Day

Eight ideas beyond the basic (perfect) margarita.

Grit and Grub in San Francisco's Tenderloin

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

How Do They Get a Pear in a Bottle of Eau de Vie?

Is that fruit fake?

Ersatz Papalote Salsa

Better than the best.

Mexican 75

A French 75 changes nationality by using tequila instead of gin.

My Summer Wine Love

This year, it’s Rueda.

Nobody Expects Spanish Brandy

All that glitters is not Cognac or Armagnac.

When Should You Stir Versus Shake a Cocktail?

It depends on what texture and look you are after.

¡A Tapear!

Tearing it up in the dark tapas bars of Madrid.

Film Feast

The nominees for best food scene in a movie are ...