What Are Buffalo Wings?

Are they the clipped appendages of miniature flying bison?

Vintage Does Matter

But you don’t have to drink the fancy stuff.

What Happens to Wine as It Ages?

Older isn’t always better.

Raiders of the Lost Drink

How to fix a dying party.

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...

Sicily, Rising

Sicilian wines: no longer cheap bulk.

Your Beer Smells Like Goat

Beer geeks revel in weird, funky wild ales.

Bringing Fatty Back

Fatty pork trumps lean. Has the other white meat chubbed up?

Local Fizz

Go locavore with soda pop.

Robert Parker's Wine Ratings Creep

The numbers are edging up, but their relevance is going down.

Seed Saving for Beginners

Adapt plants to your own private patch of dirt.

Who's Been Eating My Porridge?

How to raid your housemates' stash, and bust them tactfully when they raid yours.

The Other Pinot

Pinot Gris is a perfect spring wine.

The Minimalist's Dessert

Cookbook author and confectioner Alice Medrich talks about her love of simple, artisanal sweets.

The Tables Have Turned

American winemakers learn the secret to great Viognier; meanwhile, the French lose their touch.