Elbows on the Table!

A modern Mother’s Day tea party.

Cubicle Cuisine

The perfect brown-bag lunch would be part store-bought, part easy-home-made, it wouldn’t take long to assemble the night before. Just like childhood lunch-box spreads, it would have multiple pieces, including snack and cookies.

Kids Gone Wild

How should restaurants handle misbehaving children?

Masters of the Bean

Today’s coffee connoisseurs want to be on a first-name basis with their roaster. They want to know not only which country the beans came from but which region, or even which “estate.” They obsess over freshness and brew time and...

Baby on Board, Drink in Hand

Can you tell a pregnant boozer to stop?

Egg Magic

Tools for de-yolking, poaching, and beheading eggs.

Comfy Clothes and White Tablecloths

Must you still dress up for nice restaurants?

Raiding Harrison Ford's Liquor Cabinet

Table 8’s Govind Armstrong still makes time for friends (and mischief).

10 Ways to Save at the Grocery Store

How to stretch your food dollars.

Modern Potluck

Feed a crowd with recipes from some of CHOW’s favorite chefs.

Hey, Mr. Postman

Where to shop for food gifts online.

Tie One On

Our product columnist finds the best aprons.

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007.

My Bubbe, Your Bubbe

One Jewish grandmother dispenses Hanukkah recipes and wisdom.

How to Talk to Boring Relatives at Dinner

The experts of quality chat weigh in.