I Resolve ...

A one-stop shop for New Year’s resolutions. (By Davina Baum)

How Does Seedless Fruit Reproduce?

A seedy mystery story. (By Jason Krause)

What Vegetables Go Into Vegetable Oil?

Mostly soybeans. (By Jason Horn)

Vegetarians at a Barbecue

The dos and don’ts of meatless grill interaction. (By Helena Echlin)

Toaster Pastries Fit for a Monk

This week’s mission: ready-made meals for gluten allergy sufferers and a healthier alternative to Pop-Tarts. (By James Norton)

Detox Cocktails

This week’s mission: two carbonated juices with nonsensical names and ambitious career goals. (By James Norton)

Is There Something in My Teeth?

Oral hygiene among friends and associates. (By Helena Echlin)

Another Bad Attempt at a Diet Dessert

This week’s mission: a prefab, low-cal sundae, and pear-apple juice. (By James Norton)

Have a Nice Flight

Vino Volo gets air travelers one step closer to a pleasant experience. (By Jordan Mackay)

Ditch the Filters

Murky, cloudy wine might just be delicious. (By Jordan Mackay)

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... (By Brendan Vaughan)

Toasts, Not Roasts

How to get a wedding speech right. (By Helena Echlin)

Garden Harvest Toasted Chips and Hemp Bliss Organic Hempmilk

This week’s mission: Quasi-healthy chips containing fruit, and nondairy “milk” that tastes like rancid nuts. (By James Norton)

Sensitive New Age Cocktails

Does a happy bartender make a better drink? (By Joshua M. Bernstein)

Vinnie Cilurzo Gets Funky

The daring beers of Russian River Brewing Company. (By Lessley Anderson)