Cooking with Winter Ingredients

The cold-weather produce you should cook with now.

Secrets of the Perfect Salsa

They wouldn’t give us the recipe, but that didn’t stop us.

The Raw Deal

As raw food goes commercial, purists cry foul.

The Ultimate Veggie Burger

The road to proxy-patty glory is paved with textured vegetable protein.

Stack Your Salad (And Other Plating Tips)

An interview with chef Christopher Styler, author of "Working the Plate."

You're Supposed to Burn It

Tools for creating aromatic smoke, à la the molecular gastronomists

Please Pass the Dijon

Oregon Chardonnays find their footing with a different clone.

Microwave Bean-and-Cheese Burrito Taste Test

Food or foe?

Destination: Twin Cities Crawl

Well fed and hung over at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

Know Your Peppers

CHOW’s visual guide to chile peppers.

Winter 2008 Gift Guide

There’s never been a better time to give.

Winter 2006 Gift Guide

Give like you’ve never given before.

Watermelon Gazpacho

A twist on the classic cold soup, with watermelon in addition to tomatoes.

Destination: Denver on the Cheap

Kingpin food on a volunteer budget at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

The Magic Numbers

One man blends his way to the perfect bottle of wine.