.... and while I’m on it, I’d appreciate others' thoughts about the brita water bottle, which I love (especially at the gym and bedside) but suspect is not effectively filtering the water.

The recent discussion of water filters reminded me of a question that’s been troubling me for some time. Do Brita-type water filters remove fluoride as well as chlorine? If so, am I putting myself at greater risk of tooth...

Does anyone know where I can pick up one of those small metal coffee filter gizmos that are found all over south and central Vietnam?

Made with chufa nuts.

With fennel, lemon, and high-quality tuna.

I have friends who swear by the technique of passing the cheapest handle of vodka one can buy through a Brita filter four times. They say that, after filtration, they can no longer distinguish between it and top-shelf stuff....

I purchased my first reusable coffee filter, in an attempt to produce less waste and all that. But the filter I purchased lets through the finest bits of the coffee beans and then there’s this swirl of “coffee...

Has anyone seen a local source for Filtropa brand coffee filters, or “Aroma Brown,” which is also theirs, I believe? I haven’t seen it at any of the major chains, and I’ve just bought a somewhat...

in Brighton and enjoyed the food, but I didn’t know about the coffee. Alternatively, where can I by a Vietnamese coffee filter in the Boston area? Thanks, Chowhounds!

Orange Ratafia

Grilled Polenta with Wild Mushroom Sauté

Coffee

Clams and mussels bathe in a fragrant, miso-thickened broth.

Hello, hello! So, I’m new to the homemade liqueur/ infused spirits thing and I’m going to get the basic tools this weekend. More specifically I want to make some apricot brandy, limoncello, and coffee liqueur. This...