Feature

Start to Finish: Thanksgiving Dinner for Six

Behind the scenes of a meal in progress. (By Eric Slatkin and Blake Smith)

Supertaster

Whiskey Steak on a Diet

This week’s mission: Low-cal frozen food that gets steamed and sauced. (By James Norton)

CHOW Tip

How to Clean a Cast Iron Pan

Remember: no soap.

CHOW Tip

How to Marinate Meat Quickly

Increase the surface area.

CHOW Tip

Dessert Wines Are Not Just for Dessert

It’s an oenological bombshell.

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)

CHOW Tip

How to Use the Lemon and Hot Towel You're Given in Restaurants

Squeeze the lemon onto the towel, not your hand.

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Make Latkes with Leslie Jonath

Don’t get too fancy. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Supertaster

Lazy Man's Panini

This week’s mission: three brands of frozen, microwavable panini. (By James Norton)