Fashionable Food: Sausage-Stuffed Dates

Who’s making it and how you can make it yourself.

The Chocolate Factory

Ten chocolate-packed desserts in honor of the holidays.

Shockingly Tasty Fruitcakes

Start now, finish aging by Christmas.

10 Ways to Barter for Food

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

10 Super Bowl Party Shortcuts

Less time cooking means more time for beer and TV.

A Better Bottled Coffee Drink

This week’s mission: fancy frozen pasta and bottled milky-coffee treats.

Drinking and Eating at Vancouver Izakayas

A raucous crawl through Japanese small-plates-and-beer joints.

Leaving a Massive Tip

When should you leave more than 20 percent?

Cuban Christmas Feast

From Miami chef Randy Zweiban.

Perfect Summer Reds

Not summer whites or summer rosés.

Academy Awards Cocktail Party

Celebrate the Oscars with old-school Hollywood style.

Shelf-Stable Chicken in Kool-Aid Sauce

This week’s mission: low-cal, assemble-it-yourself convenience food and wannabe Italian dinners.

The Raisin Bran of My Fantasies

This week’s mission: British breakfast cereal with masses of fruit, and sweet, spicy spread.

10 Cosmetic Uses for Everyday Foods

Sometimes, getting egg on your face can be a good thing.

10 Good Cheap Liquors

Tips from the experts on the best values in booze.