Why Does Nose Grease Tame Beer Foam?

Frat boy finger lore demystified.

Your Order Is Politically Incorrect

How to address ethically challenged eaters.

Good Label, Bad Wine

CHOW tastes wines with great labels and discovers the duds.

Is Soy Lecithin Bad for You?

And what is it, anyway?

Opening Night at the Eat-O-Plex

Can pizza and beer save the movies?

The New Stealth Vegetarian Restaurant

Meatless eateries strive to be crossover hits, catering to people who no longer see vegetarianism as a hippie lifestyle choice.

Budget Gift Guide

Finds for $15 and under.

Measuring Cups

When eyeballing ingredients just won’t do.

Who's Been Eating My Porridge?

How to raid your housemates' stash, and bust them tactfully when they raid yours.

Hold the Cream of Mushroom Soup

From Bismarck to St. Paul to Madison, new high-end restaurants are embracing such local cuisine as fried walleye and wild-rice porridge. Call it the birth of northwoods chic.

You Can't Afford This Coffee Maker

The high-tech Clover, and two affordable alternatives.

On the Hunt for Wild Yeast

Chatting with home fermentation expert Sandor Ellix Katz.

Down-Home Prosciutto

The country ham is our native prosciutto or serrano, though most Southerners wouldn’t dream of throwing an uncooked leg on a deli slicer and shaving some to go with the asparagus. Most Northerners, meanwhile, have never heard of...

Bark If You Like It

What to cook for the dog that eats everything.

Tinker, Tailor

An interview with Chef Sam Mason of Tailor.