Make Your Own Jerky

Homemade jerky takes little more than patience.

Tiny Cookies Took Me Down

This week’s mission: sugar cereal gimmickry from Post and Kellogg’s.

Don't Hide the Ring in the Flan

How to propose in a restaurant.

The Art of Criticism

Does your server really want to know what you thought of your meal?

When to Pick

How do winemakers decide when their grapes are ripe?

When Can Chefs Sue Other Chefs?

Defining legitimate legal claims in the restaurant world.

Where Does Your Wine Come From?

Real places versus dreamed-up marketing ploys.

Make Your Own Soda Pop

How to brew homemade ginger beer and root beer.

Autograph My Dirty Napkin!

The etiquette of approaching celebrities in restaurants.

Hot Holders

Burn-protection gear for home chefs.

Stop Broadcasting Your Social Life

Twittering on your digital device.

Eat and Get Out

The manipulative techniques of casual-dining establishments

Oreo Dessert Pizza and Cereal Straws

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

Strained and Drained

Tools for getting the most out of your food.

Whole Grains with Flavor

Or a grain of barley, or couscous, or anything whole and wholesome.