CHOW Tip

What Does "A Good Year" Mean for Wine?

It depends on whether you’re growing or drinking.

The Perfect

The Perfect Sazerac

With H. Joseph Ehrmann of Elixir. (By Meredith Arthur, Blake Smith, and Roxanne Webber)

CHOW Tip

What's the Best Edible Flower to Plant?

Nasturtiums are easy to grow, and you can eat the leaves too.

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Remove Meat from a Crab with Brian Leitner

Hard shell yields to delicious meat. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Supertaster

The Most Expensive Booze

This week’s mission: $2,000 single-malt Scotch whisky. (By James Norton)

CHOW Tip

How to Clean Your Coffee Maker

It makes a huge difference in the flavor of your coffee.

Cooking with Grandma

Cooking with Grandma Gigi

Granddaughter Olivia helps Gloria “Gigi” Smith make Plantation Casserole. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Urban Farming

Novella Carpenter’s backyard is a pigsty. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

CHOW Tip

Barbecuing Oysters

Cooking makes them easier to shuck.

Obsessives

Obsessives: Master Pickler

Alex Hozven can pickle almost anything. (By Lessley Anderson, Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

CHOW Tip

Don't Eat Every Oyster

Withered and blackish oysters get the boot.

CHOW Tip

Super Bowl Party Tips

How to get your beer open and the party going.

Obsessives

Obsessives: School Lunch Revolutionary

Ann Cooper wants your kid to eat well. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

Supertaster

White Lotus Vodka and Alouette Berries & Cream Spreadable Cheese

This week’s mission: a spirit that’s supposed to prevent hangovers, and middlebrow holiday cheese. (By James Norton)

Feature

Know Your Mushrooms

A visual guide to all your favorite fungi. (By Traci Vogel)