Stop, Thief!

Is it acceptable to eat off other people’s plates?

Summer 2008 Gift Guide

Please dads, grads, brides, and more.

Bark If You Like It

What to cook for the dog that eats everything.

Crazy Pretzel Sandwich

This week’s mission: off-kilter but refreshing soft drinks and a zesty hodgepodge of a pretzel snack.

Total Cheese

How to make, choose, and use the best cheeses.

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.

Ham on Rye, Extra Sadism

Is it OK for a restaurant to abuse its customers?

The Yogurt of Beers

Cask ale, a naturally carbonated, handcrafted beer, finally catches on.

Big-Time Barbecue

Ray Lampe, a.k.a. Dr. BBQ, offers up doctor’s orders for perfect summer grilling.

The CHOW 13

Our first annual awards, presenting a baker’s dozen of provocateurs, trendsetters, and rabble-rousers.

Shelf-Stable Chicken in Kool-Aid Sauce

This week’s mission: low-cal, assemble-it-yourself convenience food and wannabe Italian dinners.

Is There Something in My Teeth?

Oral hygiene among friends and associates.

Hosting Your First Passover

Because your ancestors had it harder than you, so honor them.

Green Your Hangover

This week’s mission: An ecofriendly vodka gift pack and some meatless taco and burger mixes.

Bringing Fatty Back

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