Welcome to CHOW

Welcome to CHOW, a website devoted to the pleasure of food and drink. Come in and look around; you’ll find everything we wanted to do in print, as well as all the features that the Web allows.

World of Warcraft–Flavored Soda

This week’s mission: a beverage for gamers.

Crushing Bones with Alton Brown

The host of Good Eats divulges his next big career moves.

Advice for Despised Laptop Users

How to avoid dirty looks in coffeehouses.

What Is Nondairy Creamer?

It makes coffee so creamy, yet it’s not cream.

Camping Karma

How to avoid forest faux pas.

Pastry Puffs That Look Catered

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

Cheesy Italian-esque Hot Pocket

This week’s mission: doughy calzone-type treats and a desperate cranberry move.

A Better Bottled Coffee Drink

This week’s mission: fancy frozen pasta and bottled milky-coffee treats.

Slimy New KFC Menu Item

This week’s mission: KFC’s healthy-eatin' fiasco, and Arby’s upscale burger alternative.

Who's Been Eating My Porridge?

How to raid your housemates' stash, and bust them tactfully when they raid yours.

Film Feast

The nominees for best food scene in a movie are ...

Oreo Dessert Pizza and Cereal Straws

This week’s mission: dessert pizza topped with Oreos and cereal straws for drinking milk.

Decoding Diner Lingo

I’ll have a shingle with a shimmy and a shake in the alley.

Your Dish Is Unwelcome Here

Don’t bring food to a dinner party.