Do Vegetarians Lose the Ability to Digest Meat?

Or is that an urban myth?

"By the Way, I'm Vegan"

When diners drop the dietary bomb, chefs must work magic.

Fungus Amongus

Coming soon: American-grown truffles.

Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.

Gobble, Gobble, Bang!

How I killed a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.

If It Ain't Dark, It Ain't Chocolate

The gourmet chocolate trend has spawned dark-chocolate snobs.

Hold the Cream of Mushroom Soup

From Bismarck to St. Paul to Madison, new high-end restaurants are embracing such local cuisine as fried walleye and wild-rice porridge. Call it the birth of northwoods chic.

Make Your Own Candy Bars

Corner-store sweets go high-end.

The Year in Food 2008

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

The Year in Food 2006

From bad spinach to exploding lattes: The tastiest moments of 2006.

The Year in Food 2007

Vegansexuals, tainted dog food, greenwashing, and more.

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007.

The CHOW Guide to Eating and Drinking in Austin, SXSW edition

From Tex-Mex to high-end, CHOW brings you the best eating and drinking locations in Austin.

Tried the bakery bread selection, (zuke, apple, banana, and pumpkin bread- really liked the apple bread), and the fruit cup (not too special, but the superfresh walnuts were a nice touch), but I wish I ordered the huevos...

an alternatie recommendation in the area- Ortobello on Bay Parkway is on my list, but haven’t been yet, and The restaurant on Avenue O that is basically in the same league as Michaels, La Palina, has about the same quality...