Secrets of the Chip Aisle

The differences between “kettle-cooked” and standard potato chips; olestra and MSG.

Fancy Tonic Water Not Worth the Fancy Price

This week’s mission: fancy-pants imported tonic water and chips made from slow-baked fruit.

What Is Charcoal?

A burning question.

That Coffee's Rotten

And other fermentation facts.

Just Add Water

A taste test of dehydrated backpackers' chili.

A Little Something on the Side

Shake up tradition with these grilling accompaniments.

Game Face

Is it OK to apply lipstick at the table?

Coffee at Cocaine Prices

Geoff Watts of Intelligentsia Coffee shelled out $33,000 for five bags of coffee. What was so good about it?

The Kitsch Value of Jimmy Dean

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

Booze-Flavored Munchies

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

How to Start Your Own Dive Bar

Be the boss, bouncer, and favorite bartender.

Scent-Free Dining

Whether or not to wear perfume to restaurants.

Emasculated Breakfast Cereal

This week’s mission: a pink version of an old favorite, and blatant greenwashing.

Tap This

Refreshing 2007 brews for summer.

California Roll, Dragon Roll, Nematode Roll?

Fish, both wild and farmed, contain parasites. They’re gross but easy to get rid of.