Game Face

Is it OK to apply lipstick at the table?

I was in London last week and ended up having Indian for my Thanksgiving meal....it was quite tasty but I’m now back in New York and am really craving some turkey and fixins. I blew my money on my trip and am looking for an...

My neice from UK will be in NYC this weeked-some of you may remember i was going to meet here and you gave me fabulous recommendations for 40’s aunt with 20’s niece. Due to family emergency, I cannot go now. However,...

Food mags are peppering their pages with green pieces more than ever before—and sometimes it just feels like a stretch.

You’re sitting in the dining room of a wonderful busy restaurant and suddenly your dining companion pulls out her makeup case and begins freshening her face...Is this proper behavior in the middle of dinner?...should she be...

Art of the Shock-tail

Bacon-infused vodka martinis, rum and steak sauce — has it really come to this?

Ask Aïda

CHOW’s food editor on her Food Network show.

Healthy Hot Pockets

This week’s mission: real natural chicken and microwavable savory turnovers.

Breast Practices

The etiquette of nursing in restaurants.

Beyond Ketchup and Mustard

Our favorite condiments for your spreading, dipping, and dribbling pleasure.

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...

The Allure of Cheap Wine

Why a $40 bottle is not better than a $10 bottle.

Four of us will be sitting in the very upmarket seats, thanks to our neighbors, at the Hollywood Bowl end of the month and we volunteered to bring the “grub”, and we’d like to “rise” to the occasion!...

Alice Waters Makes a List

Her favorite food places in the Bay Area.

Video

Seeking Delicious Fake Blood

This week’s mission: blood capsules from Target and Living Nightmare, plus a homemade alternative.