But I Only Have Plastic

How restaurants should handle "cash only."

Tasty Kosher Products

Kosherfest debuts chocolate liqueur and treats for doggies.

You Want Fries on That?

Hold the ketchup and try one of these twists on the old familiar french fry.

Green Your Hangover

This week’s mission: An ecofriendly vodka gift pack and some meatless taco and burger mixes.

Pimp Your Burger

Mix-ins, not toppings, turn ground beef into the best burgers.

Your Sassafras Has Been Neutered

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

Return of the Oysters

Oyster aquaculture may help save the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.

What’s the Best Drink to Order in a Dive Bar?

Some safe bets when the liquor is sketchy.

Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.

How to Grill (Almost) Everything

Recipes to keep you fired up all summer long.

Life Lessons in Gardening

Brent Ridge of Beekman 1802 discusses leaving Martha behind for dirty feet and early morning pig feedings.

Old Beer Is New Again

Aging suds in oak casks comes back in style.

Microwave Bean-and-Cheese Burrito Taste Test

Food or foe?

Four Bands, Four Barbecue Joints

A tour through the barbecue meccas of Chapel Hill, Memphis, Austin, and Kansas City, plus music.

Whiskey Primer

Watch out for the revenuers.