Ginning Up the Gin Market

Is the gin renaissance a false phenomenon? (By Jordan Mackay)

What's That Coconut Doing in My M&M's?

This week’s mission: new flavor twists on classic candies. (By James Norton)

Chewing Gum Arms Race

This week’s mission: a green tea cure-all and gum with a one-two flavor punch. (By James Norton)

Kids Gone Wild

How should restaurants handle misbehaving children? (By Helena Echlin)

Diet Craft Beer for the Oxymoron

This week’s mission: low-cal craft beer and baked beans for barbecue. (By James Norton)

Another Excuse to Eat Chocolate

This week’s mission: single-origin candy bars. (By James Norton)

Special Moments with Grim Gruel

This week’s mission: personality-based soft drinks and microwave baked desserts. (By James Norton)

Creamy Winter Buzz

This week’s mission: upscale takes on Baileys Irish Cream. (By James Norton)

What Would Willy Wonka Think?

This week’s mission: toothpastelike citrus candy. (By James Norton)

Sexy Pink Tequila

This week’s mission: a healthier mass-market peanut butter and reposado tequila flavored with hibiscus flower. (By James Norton)

Do Bulk Bins Ever Get Cleaned?

We love them for their money-saving convenience but fear them for their bacteria. (By Roxanne Webber)

Slimy New KFC Menu Item

This week’s mission: KFC’s healthy-eatin' fiasco, and Arby’s upscale burger alternative. (By James Norton)

Make Your Own Chinese Takeout

This week’s mission: Chinese chicken kits, and a breakfast croissant with apples and hash browns. (By James Norton)

Our Favorite Butchers

We go for the real meat, the sustainably farmed, humanely raised and slaughtered, heritage, no-hormone, quality product, and for guys behind the counter knowledgeable enough to tell us where the meat came from and how to cook it.

Guilty-Pleasure Protein Drink

This week’s mission: creamy, not chalky, meal-replacement beverages. (By James Norton)