The CHOW Guide to Eating and Drinking in Austin, SXSW edition

From Tex-Mex to high-end, CHOW brings you the best eating and drinking locations in Austin.

I Do (Eat)

Get the most out of your wedding caterer.

The Fake Gatsby

A guide to New York City speakeasies.

Destination: Twin Cities Crawl

Well fed and hung over at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

The Other Napa

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Momofuku Chicken Wings

An Asian slant to wings: soy- and sake-glazed with pickled chiles and garlic.

Learn the local lingo.

Everything’s been coming up kugel lately. Kugel (literally “potato pudding”) is sort of a baked potato pancake. Its ingredients are simple: grated (using hand or meat grinder, never a food processor) potato...

Duck Legs Confit Cooked in a Pouch (for Cassoulet)

This roasted duck dish was served at the Obama inaugural luncheon.

-timer friendly and that has reasonably-healthy choices. How much can I expect to spend food-only at these two places? Which would you recommend? Alternatively i would like to try a BBQ joint, but I worry about smoke, fatty meats...

I don’t ever post press releases, but this is news of particular interest. The following is official info on "Blue Smoke", the barbecue place slated to open later this month from the people behind Union Sq. Cafe, Gramercy...

I have been hearing yummy things about the Joint, a bbq place on Poland. Anyone been?

Pork Shank And Hock

pork shank and hock

Pork Leg

pork leg