What the Pros Use

Pro kitchen tools for the home chef, all under $10.

Chocolate Croissants and Peppermint Mocha Frap

This week’s mission: frozen pastry with magic rising power, and seasonal Frappuccino in a bottle.

The Spice That Binds

A vanilla primer.

Maps and Mash

Google maps plus food equals a cartographic cornucopia.

Toss Your Measuring Cups

A scale is a must-have tool for precise, consistent cooking. CHOW reviews the best.

Summer 2009 Gift Guide

All your warm-weather gifting needs met.

Yeasted dough, layered with butter, ground cardamom, and nutmeg.

Lamb and Vegetable Pies

This version is adored by all my guests and has even been served as a wedding cake.

I will be working and staying very close to the Marylebone tube stop and in search of good London food that I cannot easily get in NYC (i.e. fish & chips, bangers & mash, Indian...). If there is something else that I should try,...

Beef Variety Meats And Fat

beef variety meats and fat

Is there a nice/comfortable Cafe or Breakfast place near the Green Park Tube Station – I need to park my girlfriend somewhere in the morning so she can have her coffee and tobacco and read the paper – otherwise she...

. To get the ball rolling, here’s a report on a mini cannolithon I conducted a couple of years ago. Here’s hoping we’ll get some reports on Alati’s stuffed pastry tubes soon. The recent discussion on cannoli...