Pointing the Finger at Finger Foods

Caesar salads, sushi— where do you draw the line on what’s polite to eat with your fingers? (By Helena Echlin)

Super Tuesday Eat Sheet

What the candidates eat says a lot about how they position themselves.

Stinky Seatmate

What not to eat on planes. (By Helena Echlin)

10 Beijing Dishes

What to eat at the 2008 Olympic Games in China. (By Fuchsia Dunlop)

Ungrateful Wretch

What’s the proper way to thank somebody for a home-cooked meal? (By Helena Echlin)

Play It Cool

A menu of no-cook recipes for the hottest days.

Don't Hide the Ring in the Flan

How to propose in a restaurant. (By Helena Echlin)

Stocking the Minimalist Kitchen

Ban clutter: All you need are these 10 basic tools. (By Aida Mollenkamp and Regan Burns)

Our Favorite Butchers

We go for the real meat, the sustainably farmed, humanely raised and slaughtered, heritage, no-hormone, quality product, and for guys behind the counter knowledgeable enough to tell us where the meat came from and how to cook it.

Call me a wet blanket, but I’m surprised at how few food bloggers have said anything about the spinach saga. (By Christy Harrison)

From cave paintings to burgers, beef has long been a part of human history. (By Jason Horn)

Time-crunched Brits are throwing oranges onto the compost heap of too-slow foods. (By James Norton)

A superfood that lives up to the hype. (By Lessley Anderson)

Why would any noteworthy chef get into the perilous business of airline food? (By Kara Zuaro)

A new-world Riesling to get behind. (By Daniel Duane)