You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Make Mashed Potatoes with Margo True

Most people undercook the wrong potatoes. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

CHOW Tip

What Water Is Best to Brew Coffee?

Your coffee will taste like the water it’s brewed with.

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How to Set Up a Buffet Table

Make it divine

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Time Your Thanksgiving Dinner with Roxanne Webber

You can cook ahead, you know. (By Meredith Arthur, Blake Smith, and Roxanne Webber)

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How to Seat Your Dinner Guests

The intricate machinations behind a successful dinner party

Obsessives

Obsessives: Innard Workings

Chris Cosentino wants you to eat the nasty bits. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Urban Farming

Novella Carpenter’s backyard is a pigsty. (By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith)

CHOW Tip

Don't Eat Raw Mushrooms

They’re not like grapes.

You're Doing It All Wrong

How to Steep Tea with David Wong

Agitation is a good thing. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Menuology

Rebecca Federman heads the largest public menu collection in the country. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

CHOW Tip

When Do You Blow on Your Liquor?

Hint: It’s not when it’s too hot.

CHOW Tip

What's the Difference Between Commercial and Artisanal Bacon?

More water, less flavor.

Obsessives

Obsessives: The Soul of the Rice Kernel

Sake is so simple, so complex. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Knifemaker

Joel Bukiewicz sharpens and hones. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)

Obsessives

Obsessives: Flour, Water, Yeast, Salt

Artisan Bakers founder Craig Ponsford gets yeasty. (By Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin)