Burns the Hairs Right Out of Your Nose

Touring bourbon distilleries in Kentucky.

Cola, Now with Added Bull

This week’s mission: an herbal Pepsi-type drink and a hot, peppery spice mix from Oregon.

Way Beyond Salad Dressing

Or, how to use vinegar and citrus in your cooking to punch up flavors.

Why Does Pumpkin Pie Weep?

Because it’s sad that you’re overcooking it.

The Basics: How to Make Gazpacho

Chilled, refreshing Spanish soup.

Take Your Lunch to Work: Beans

One package of white beans; five easy, varied, and quick lunches.

Pastry Puffs That Look Catered

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

Moktoberfest!

CHOW throws our version of Oktoberfest: Moktoberfest! All the great beers, but better food.

Pimp Your Burger

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

All-American Drunk

This week’s mission: category-defying light rum and spiced apple schnapps from the Midwest.

The Basics: How to Make Lentil Soup

Healthy and savory.

You Want Fries on That?

Hold the ketchup and try one of these twists on the old familiar french fry.

Hold the Cream of Mushroom Soup

From Bismarck to St. Paul to Madison, new high-end restaurants are embracing such local cuisine as fried walleye and wild-rice porridge. Call it the birth of northwoods chic.

Belgian Beer Primer

Decoding the world’s most acclaimed (and confusing) brews.

Summer Beers with Brains

Who said heat calls for swill?