10 Super Bowl Party Shortcuts

Less time cooking means more time for beer and TV. (By Roxanne Webber)

Playing with Fire

CHOW tests the best kitchen torches on crème brûlée and beyond. (By Louisa Chu)

Pastry Puffs That Look Catered

This week’s mission: pseudo-elegant frozen pastry bites, and Wheat Thins with more fiber. (By James Norton)

Second Careers in Food ... that Failed

Highway of sorrow paved with brioche. (By Emily Matchar)

A Little Something on the Side

Shake up tradition with these grilling accompaniments. (By Aida Mollenkamp and Regan Burns)

Fashionable Food: Rabbit Sugo with Egg Pasta

Who’s making it and how you can make it yourself. (By Lessley Anderson)

James and the Giant Niche

Beard on Food proves that we still need James Beard. (By Sara Dickerman)

Whole Grains 101

How to cook them and why they’re worth the wait.

Key to the Liquor Cabinet

How to create the ultimate home bar. (By CHOW staff)

What to Eat at the Ballpark

Chowhound picks for the best food and drink at games across the country. (By Roxanne Webber)

Budget Gift Guide

Finds for $15 and under. (By Michele Foley)

Holiday Central

Recipes, menus, gifts, and entertaining tips for all your celebratory needs.

Kitchen Confessional

Reading Nigel Slater’s diaries. (By Sara Dickerman)

Destination: Denver on the Cheap

Kingpin food on a volunteer budget at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. (By Ruth Tobias)

Your Beer Smells Like Goat

Beer geeks revel in weird, funky wild ales. (By Lessley Anderson)