We'll Just Split This

Is it rude for two diners to halve one dish at a restaurant?

BYO Whiners

With corkage fees, it’s a battle between diners and restaurateurs.

Sycophant on Rye

When is it appropriate to say thank you to your server?

Comfy Clothes and White Tablecloths

Must you still dress up for nice restaurants?

How to Tip on Wine?

It’s already marked up so much.

Bad Dinner, No Tip

Is it ever OK to stiff the waitstaff?

Don't Hide the Ring in the Flan

How to propose in a restaurant.

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.

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.