Summer 2008 Gift Guide

Please dads, grads, brides, and more.

Destination: Twin Cities Crawl

Well fed and hung over at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

Building the Ultimate Green Kitchen

CHOW’s ecoconscious remodel guide.

Key to the Liquor Cabinet

How to create the ultimate home bar.

The Other Napa

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country.

The Year in Food 2006

From bad spinach to exploding lattes: The tastiest moments of 2006.

CHOW Ginger Beer

Ginger beer from scratch for the DIY-er in all of us.

Sainte-Maure, Basil and Fresh Herb Terrine

This terrine combines butter, cheese, and herbs for an addictive spread that tastes of spring.

We shopped at large chain stores (Safeway and Albertson’s) for most regular and organic groceries and turned to Whole Foods to get harder-to-find organic items like meat and certain condiments. Organic food is invariably...

When you buy a bottle of Coca-Cola, you expect it to be bottled at a Coca-Cola distributor and not be a rinsed-out “genuine Coca-Cola bottle” filled with a “cola-like carbonated beverage."

Video

Why Shop at a Cheese Store?

Buying cheese should be an experience.

New Finds: Hook and Go Shopping Cart

An update on the granny cart for urban shoppers.

Virginia's Ibero-Ham-Alikes

An American-made ham is giving its Spanish cousin a run for its money.

Sesame Seed

sesame seed

I enjoy grocery shopping. Before we go to the store we plan out the meals for the week, and make the list. We rarely deviate from the list for impulse buys, but if there is a deal on something we may stock up for the freezer. We...