Burst in Your Mouth

Gear columnist Louisa Chu experiments with two new lines of chemical additives used for molecular gastronomy dishes.

How to Loosen Your Pants

Without your fellow Thanksgiving guests noticing.

Is It Wrong to Play with Your Food?

It’s a matter of respect, for your food and your company.

Your Dog, the Gourmet

If your dog has such a great sense of smell, why is he eating your old socks?

Make Your Own Preserves

How to hold on to summer’s best produce: canning.

Upgrade Your Rags

Beautiful tea towels from eight top designers.

Make Your Own Pancetta

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

Save Your Dollars

For many kitchen items, cheaper is better.

Did She Really Just Say That?

What to do when relatives drink too much and say embarrassing things.

Hold Your Wineglass the Right Way

Get your grubby fingers off.

Your Beer Smells Like Goat

Beer geeks revel in weird, funky wild ales.

Vote for Your Favorite Fake Fruit

This week’s mission: frozen veggies and fake meat to add to eggs, plus new Mountain Dew sodas.

Take Your Lunch to Work: Beans

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

Bring Your Own Plastic Container

The greenest takeout packaging.

How Green Is Your Takeaway Container?

Which takeaway containers are the most (and least) green?