CHOW Root Beer

Brew and bottle this classic soda yourself.

Mexican 75

A French 75 changes nationality by using tequila instead of gin.

Gigi

Channel your inner Frenchy with this tail of elderflower liqueur and sparkling wine.

Blue Cheese Coleslaw

With celery, carrots, and cabbage.

CHOW Ginger Beer

Ginger beer from scratch for the DIY-er in all of us.

Cured Salmon

Make your own cured salmon at home.

Sartoris Stripe Platter

This plate’s a keeper.

Where to Eat on Thanksgiving

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

Gone Crabbin'

CHOW spends a seasick day on a crab boat south of San Francisco.

Conversation with a Cocktail Epicure

Alberta Straub, once described as “the Alice Waters of booze,” has been mixing up sublime adult beverages made with herbs, spices, and fresh fruits and vegetables for the past six years at San Francisco's Orbit Room...

Slow Food Nation's Victory Garden

Fight bad food policy by growing your own.

Sycophant on Rye

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

Nectar of the Tequila Gods

Agave nectar, long used as a sweetener, is now being put to use in its most natural setting: tails.

Añejo Tequila Is a Hoax

Why drink an agave liquor if you can’t taste the agave?

I Ordered Wrong

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