10 Mail-Order Gifts for 2009

Send a boozy, chocolaty, or meaty present this holiday season.

Ultimate Boy Toy

Meat slicers can create dramatic cuts at home for a little more than the cost of a good knife.

Pimp Your Burger

Mix-ins, not toppings, turn ground beef into the best burgers.

Killer Apps

Cheese, yes. Olives, sure. But what else do you offer guests at a tail party? Here are the crowd-pleasing hors d’oeuvres, the ones that are never left over at the end of the party.

On the Hunt for Wild Yeast

Chatting with home fermentation expert Sandor Ellix Katz.

Modern Potluck

Feed a crowd with recipes from some of CHOW’s favorite chefs.

Cooking with Winter Ingredients

The cold-weather produce you should cook with now.

Film Feast

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

College Cooks Gone Wild!

Crème brûlée in the microwave and other desperate dorm-room tricks.

Experiments with Ham Powder

Lark’s Johnathan Sundstrom wins James Beard and gets edgy.

Summer 2009 Cookbook Gift Guide

Because cookbooks are easy to wrap and fun to give.

Winter Cabin Fever

Easy, hearty meals for your next ski getaway.

Fewer than 1100

1080 Recipes offers a view into Spanish home cooking.

Make Your Own Mozzarella

Cheesemaking made simple.

Make Your Own Pancetta

Skin it, tie it up, let it hang: step-by-step instructions to make your own.