What's That White Stuff on Grapes?

Is it pesticide? Yeast? Unidentified gross substance?

Make Your Own Yogurt

It’s easy, healthy, and tangy-good.

On the Hunt for Wild Yeast

Chatting with home fermentation expert Sandor Ellix Katz.

Ask Aïda

CHOW’s food editor on her Food Network show.

Restaurant Warning Signs

Ten signs of a bad restaurant.

What's the Difference Between Stock and Broth?

It’s a soup stumper.

Do Lobsters Really Scream When You Put Them in Boiling Water?

Or is it a myth?

Vinnie Cilurzo Gets Funky

The daring beers of Russian River Brewing Company.

10 Tips for a Healthy Diet

Help along your New Year’s resolution.

New Orleans King Cake for Mardi Gras

Try your hand at the ubiquitous pre-Lenten sweet.

Jazz Standard

Gumbo is the ultimate improvisational dish.

Conversation with a Cocktail Epicure

Alberta Straub, once described as “the Alice Waters of booze,” has been mixing up sublime adult beverages made with herbs, spices, and fresh fruits and vegetables for the past six years at San Francisco’s Orbit...

Dean Karnazes's Extreme Meal Plan

Running 1,300 miles makes you very hungry.

Fishing with Rick Moonen

The chef and author talks about sustainable seafood.

How to Keep Guests Out of the Kitchen

And understand why they’re in there to begin with.