Seed Saving for Beginners

Adapt plants to your own private patch of dirt.

Public Transit Picnic

Is it rude to eat on the subway?

Hung Wins Top Chef

The arrogant one prevails over the female one and the gay one.

Bagel Felony

This week’s mission: Healthier rice/potato chips and cream cheese–filled bagel cylinders.

Crazy Pretzel Sandwich

This week’s mission: off-kilter but refreshing soft drinks and a zesty hodgepodge of a pretzel snack.

Time for School Lunch

Meals for making your mark on the blacktop.

Girls Who Hate Girly Drinks

Bad bartenders assume you’re wimpy.

Ultimate Boy Toy

Meat slicers can create dramatic cuts at home for a little more than the cost of a good knife.

Soylent Green Is People!

What sci-fi movies say about future food.

Will It Save My Life?

CHOW reveals just how good for you superfoods really are.

How to Grill (Almost) Everything

Recipes to keep you fired up all summer long.

Masters of the Bean

Today’s coffee connoisseurs want to be on a first-name basis with their roaster. They want to know not only which country the beans came from but which region, or even which “estate.” They obsess over freshness and brew time and...

The CHOW 13

Our first annual awards, presenting a baker’s dozen of provocateurs, trendsetters, and rabble-rousers.

Wedding Cake Tips

Get the most for your money.

Tips for Camping

Advice from a pro.