Snack Time for Lazarus

This week’s mission: superfood bars and stovetop comfort-food kits.

The Kitsch Value of Jimmy Dean

This week’s mission: frozen sweet-and-sour Thai food, and mini breakfast sausages wrapped in pancakes.

That Coffee's Rotten

And other fermentation facts.

On Tomatoes and Wine

Slice ’em if you’ve got ’em.

The Rise of the Salt Tooth

The craze for salted sweets.

Fork on the Left, Knife on the Floor

Designers reinvent the table setting.

Build Your Own Burrito Bar

Bring your local taqueria home, dress it up, and throw it a party.

What's the Difference Between Catsup and Ketchup?

Just put it on your fries and don’t worry about it.

A Cheese Primer

CHOW’s guide to the major cheese types.

Mysteries of Tempeh Revealed

This week’s mission: a seasoned meat substitute, and fancified potato buds.

Masters of the Bean

Today’s coffee connoisseurs want to be on a first-name basis with their roaster. They want to know not only which country the beans came from but which region, or even which “estate.” They obsess over freshness and brew time and...

Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design

Buenos Aires’s up-and-coming San Telmo neighborhood.

Wow, You Eat a Lot

Is it rude to comment on how much a woman can put away?

I Don't Care If She's Family

How to deal with your mother-in-law’s bad table manners.

Virgin Drink Reminder

Party beverage advice for the holidays, or anytime.