Summer 2009 Cookbook Gift Guide

Because cookbooks are easy to wrap and fun to give.

James and the Giant Niche

<i>Beard on Food</i> proves that we still need James Beard.

Cootie Call

Is it rude not to want to share your fork?

Toasts, Not Roasts

How to get a wedding speech right.

Ask Aïda

CHOW’s food editor on her Food Network show.

The CHOW 13

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

Cooling Off

You don’t even need to turn on the oven for these dishes. Sip a cool drink and enjoy the end-of-summer heat.

Celebrate Festivus

The holiday for the rest of us.

What Is the Difference Between Wet and Dry Measuring Cups?

Flour, sugar, water, milk, it all seems the same.

100 Pounds of Leftovers

A meat-and-potatoes guy tries to save money by buying an entire side of beef.

10 Good Luck Foods for Chinese New Year

Enjoy prosperity, longevity, and happiness in the Year of the Ox.

Healthy Butter That Actually Tastes Good

This week’s mission: melted white chocolate dessert sauce and butter with olive oil.

The New Kitchen Staples

Your pantry is bare unless these 10 items sit on its shelves. They’ve achieved post-food-fad status.

Down-Home Prosciutto

The country ham is our native prosciutto or serrano, though most Southerners wouldn’t dream of throwing an uncooked leg on a deli slicer and shaving some to go with the asparagus. Most Northerners, meanwhile, have never heard of...

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007.