CHOW Tip

How to Choose the Right Cocktail Strainer

If you can only have one, go julep.

CHOW Tip

How to Make a Scotch Blossom

A great idea for a summertime drink.

CHOW Tip

How to Prevent a Hangover

It’s not rocket science.

CHOW Tip

How to Make the Perfect Party Cocktail

Utilizing every last bit of your citrus.

CHOW Tip

How to Improvise When You Don't Have a Cocktail Strainer

A good workaround for an underequipped kitchen.

CHOW Tip

Can You Juice a Brown Lime?

Or should it just be thrown away?

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Muddle for a Cocktail with Michael Cecconi

Lacquer and broken glass have no place in your tails. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Supertaster

White Lotus Vodka and Alouette Berries & Cream Spreadable Cheese

This week’s mission: a spirit that’s supposed to prevent hangovers, and middlebrow holiday cheese. (By James Norton)

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Cook and Top Oatmeal with Jeremy Oldfield

You can do so much better than brown sugar. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Renaissance Winemaker

Sean Thackrey’s wines are a mix of art and science. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

CHOW Tip

How to Plate Like a Chef

It’s more art than science.

Obsessives

Obsessives: Cookbook Peddler

If it’s a food book, Nach Waxman’s got it. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

CHOW Tip

How to Make a Buttercream Rose

Such fanciness takes a little practice.

CHOW Tip

Where to Store Coffee Beans

Keep them away from heat, light, moisture, and air.

Supertaster

Seeking Delicious Fake Blood

This week’s mission: blood capsules from Target and Living Nightmare, plus a homemade alternative. (By James Norton)