Absinthe Will Get You in Trouble

Absinthe has a pretty elaborate set-up, which is part of the fun. The fact that real absinthe is illegal is beside the point. (By Louisa Chu)

What's a Maraschino Cherry?

That sweet, bright-red orb can’t possibly be fruit. (By Tiffany Maleshefski)

White-Collar Moonshine

Urbanites flout federal law with their new favorite hobby: home distilling. (By Lessley Anderson)

Bring Wine, Pay Double

Do restaurants ever waive corkage fees? (By Helena Echlin)

Where Does Your Wine Come From?

Real places versus dreamed-up marketing ploys. (By Jordan Mackay)

Your Sassafras Has Been Neutered

Sassafras contains safrole, a believed carcinogen — so it’s unlikely that you’ll find any in your root beer. (By Traci Vogel)

Mapping the Mustache

CHOW’s milk taste test. (By Lessley Anderson)

Preparty Hardy

CHOW talks with the "Commissioner of Tailgating." (By Mark Chalifoux)

Wine Online

Where to buy vino while surfing the Web. (By Michele Foley and Kristen Wolfe Bieler)

Winter 2006 Gift Guide

Give like you’ve never given before.

The Year in Food 2008

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

Billed as three times stronger than Red Bull, the energy drink Cocaine is running into at least three times as much mischief. (By James Norton)

A blogger’s thoughts on lowering the drinking age to 18. (By Nicholas Day)

FOX News reports on a very special awards ceremony that took place this past weekend. (By James Norton)

Britain’s Tesco supermarket chain bans alcohol sales to parents when their kids are present. (By Miriam Wolf)