CHOW Bagel

The ultimate crackly, chewy bagel.

Bagel Felony

This week’s mission: Healthier rice/potato chips and cream cheese–filled bagel cylinders.

How to Make the Ultimate Bagel

It’s in the boiling and the malt.

the dough (now weighing about 440 grams or 3 lbs)is no longer tacky; this also makes the bagels chewier. Then the dough is placed in a greased container, lightly oiled on top, and covered until doubled at 75-80F (use a marker on...

Hi All, I’m going to try to make bagels for the first time tonight and I was wondering if I could just use All Purpose Flour? And if so, should I adjust recipe the recipe in any way? Here’s the ingredient list: Homemade...

Is It Wrong to Play with Your Food?

It’s a matter of respect, for your food and your company.

Is Saving Tables Wrong?

On throwing down a jacket while you wait in line.

10 Homemade Food Gifts

Gourmet presents you can afford to give.

What's the Difference Between Lox and Gravlax?

It’s in the cure.

10 Ways to Reinvent Breakfast

Go beyond bagels and bacon.

Looks Count

CHOW’s dos and don’ts of plating.

Don't Call It a Deli

An interview with the young heirs of Lower East Side institution Russ & Daughters.

Enough with the Workplace Candy!

Is it OK to tell people to stop bringing in sweets?

Booze-Flavored Munchies

This week’s mission: potato chips flavored like beer and Bloody Marys, and fancier M&M’s.

Is There Something in My Teeth?

Oral hygiene among friends and associates.