Done Eating, Not Dining

When should a server take your plate?

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?

Dinner with a Tightwad

Should you augment a bad tip, and how?

Waiters Refilling Wineglasses

Should they or shouldn’t they? The controversy continues.

Hold Your Wineglass the Right Way

Get your grubby fingers off.

Is Saving Tables Wrong?

On throwing down a jacket while you wait in line.

Fork Etiquette

Does using the right utensil even matter anymore?

Bringing Fatty Back

Fatty pork trumps lean. Has the other white meat chubbed up?

Bacon at the Beach

Ben Barker of Magnolia Grill relaxes with CHOW.

Foot Fetish

What’s with the “shoes off” rule?

"By the Way, I'm Vegan"

When diners drop the dietary bomb, chefs must work magic.

Sharpen Up

How to care for your knives.

Thirsty Business

Who drinks on the job these days?

Birthday Butchery

Help! I’m not cut out for cake-cutting.

Stop Broadcasting Your Social Life

Twittering on your digital device.