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. (By Ella Lawrence)

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. (By Alex Lash)

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. (By Lessley Anderson)

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

Is that fruit fake? (By Michele Foley)

My Summer Wine Love

This year, it’s Rueda. (By Jordan Mackay)

Nobody Expects Spanish Brandy

All that glitters is not Cognac or Armagnac. (By Jordan Mackay)

When Should You Stir Versus Shake a Cocktail?

It depends on what texture and look you are after. (By Roxanne Webber)

¡A Tapear!

Tearing it up in the dark tapas bars of Madrid. (By Aida Mollenkamp and Regan Burns)

Film Feast

The nominees for best food scene in a movie are ... (By CHOW staff)

Entering French Basque Country

Around the town of Pau a few obscure appellations are worth seeking out. (By Jordan Mackay)

Not Your Grandmother's Sherry

Manzanilla fino is the entry point into a new world. (By Jordan Mackay)

Italian Hops, Not Grapes

Italy has some beer for you to drink. (By Jordan Mackay)