How to Host a Turkey-Free Thanksgiving

Getting the meat eaters to do without.

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.

Bagel Felony

This week’s mission: Healthier rice/potato chips and cream cheese–filled bagel cylinders.

Italian Hops, Not Grapes

Italy has some beer for you to drink.

10 Homemade Pizzas

Easy pies to please any palate.

We're All Meatheads Now

One more addition to a pig-centric cookbook world.

Why Are Some Dishes Better the Next Day?

Time is a good, cheap seasoning.

No Skin Off

CHOW finds the best peelers.

Frying Feast

Celebrate Hanukkah with lots of fat.

10 Things to Cook for One

A bowl of cereal is not dinner.

Farm-to-Table Trend Hits Campbell's

This week’s mission: social-climbing canned soup and frozen burritos.

Vote for Your Favorite Fake Fruit

This week’s mission: frozen veggies and fake meat to add to eggs, plus new Mountain Dew sodas.

Candy Bars Worth Crossing State Lines For

A field guide to great American treats.

Jazz Standard

Gumbo is the ultimate improvisational dish.

Squanto Never Ate Popcorn

Did the Pilgrims really eat popcorn? CHOW investigates Thanksgiving dinner.