Does Bottled Water Ever Go Bad?

Plastic containers aren’t as watertight as you think. (By Jason Horn)

Bark If You Like It

What to cook for the dog that eats everything. (By Emily Matchar)

Why Aren't Dogs Allowed in U.S. Restaurants?

Poor bow wow, no chow for you. (By Lessley Anderson and Jason Krause)

Your Dog, the Gourmet

If your dog has such a great sense of smell, why is he eating your old socks? (By Christina Kosma and Michele Foley)

What Happens if You Eat One of Those Silica Gel Packets?

We’re betting they taste pretty dry. (By Jenny Block)

Not Invited Back

Are you obliged to reciprocate dinner party invitations? (By Helena Echlin)

Soy Cheese That Isn't Hateful

This week’s mission: shelf-stable chili and fake cheese fragments. (By James Norton)

Just Add Water

A taste test of dehydrated backpackers' chili. (By Michele Foley)

Hamburgers and Sausages from Scratch

The best home meat grinders. (By Louisa Chu)

They Eat Horses, Don't They?

Much of the world sees horse as a delicacy. Much of the world gets its horsemeat from America. Yet Americans won’t touch it. (By Nicholas Day)

The Finest Grind

CHOW scouts the three best pepper mills. (By Louisa Chu)

Squanto Never Ate Popcorn

Did the Pilgrims really eat popcorn? CHOW investigates Thanksgiving dinner. (By Amy Keyishian)

How to Talk to Boring Relatives at Dinner

The experts of quality chat weigh in. (By Lessley Anderson)

Counter Measures

Ten ways to green your kitchen. (By Christy Harrison)

The Year in Food 2008

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.