When Can Chefs Sue Other Chefs?

Defining legitimate legal claims in the restaurant world.

I Ordered Wrong

Is it OK to send restaurant dishes back to the kitchen when you simply don’t like the taste?

Gilt-Free Cooking

CHOW interviews bad-boy chef Paul Liebrandt, recently let go from NYC’s Gilt restaurant, now striking out on his own.

How to Prepare for the Meal of Your Life

Six months ago you nabbed a reservation at the hottest restaurant in town. Now the meal of your life is two days away. You have to be prepared. You have to be psyched. You have to make the most of it. But how?

Even Real Cooks Cheat Sometimes

This week’s mission: frozen food with highfalutin notions.

10 Mail-Order Gifts for 2009

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

Eat and Get Out

The manipulative techniques of casual-dining establishments

Party of One

The dos and don’ts of dining solo.

Three Times an Entrée

Double entendres aside, three-ways have been offered up since the Yuan dynasty.

Hold Your Wineglass the Right Way

Get your grubby fingers off.

Where to Eat on Thanksgiving

Dine out and relax for the holiday in Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco.

Hot Spring in Paris

An interview with Daniel Rose, the American chef of the most buzzed-about restaurant in Paris.

10 Beijing Dishes

What to eat at the 2008 Olympic Games in China.

Behind the Swinging Doors

A day in the life of a restaurant kitchen.

Bacon at the Beach

Ben Barker of Magnolia Grill relaxes with CHOW.