Chinese Restaurants Open on Christmas

Skip the holiday entirely, or celebrate without cooking, in Florida, New York, and Los Angeles.

Microwave Pasta Sauce Face-Off

This week’s mission: Ragú and Bertolli bagged pasta sauces go head to head.

10 Ways to Barter for Food

I’ve got zucchini if you’ve got tomatoes.

Secondhand Barbecue Smoke

Can vegetarians demand meat-free environments?

Seed Saving for Beginners

Adapt plants to your own private patch of dirt.

Polite Society in the Hamptons

How to be a good weekend guest.

Grow Your Own Sprouts

Garden without any dirt.

The Right Way to Eat Noodles

Noodle-eating etiquette according to ethnic tradition.

How Do You Say "Pho"?

The pitfalls of pronunciation.

Where Does Your Wine Come From?

Real places versus dreamed-up marketing ploys.

A West Sonoma Road Trip

Tasting rooms and dining rooms in our favorite slice of Northern California wine country.

Cobbler, Slump, Pandowdy, Buckle

Cook up your summer fruits and give them funny names.

Summer 2008 Gift Guide

Please dads, grads, brides, and more.

Celebrate Festivus

The holiday for the rest of us.

Downsizing Bad Friends

What to do when invitations go unreciprocated.