Deli Creations and Salad Spritzers

This week’s mission: personally assembled fake deli sandwiches and the Binaca of salad dressing.

Farm-to-Table Trend Hits Campbell's

This week’s mission: social-climbing canned soup and frozen burritos.

That Coffee's Rotten

And other fermentation facts.

Waiter, There's a Pig's Ear in My Soup

Your chef might be slipping you some offal.

Beyond Ketchup and Mustard

Our favorite condiments for your spreading, dipping, and dribbling pleasure.

Know Your Peppers

CHOW’s visual guide to chile peppers.

Eat Well and Save

Tips for spending less on good food.

The Rise of the Salt Tooth

The craze for salted sweets.

Strip Club Eats

Ten gentlemen’s lounges with good food. Seriously.

Cookbook Gift Guide

Give a gift that results in delicious food.

Gas Versus Charcoal

Choose what’s under your grate before you choose what goes on top.

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.

Clay Potatoes and Olive Pit Fuel

Observations from Madrid Fusión 2008.

Key to the Liquor Cabinet

How to create the ultimate home bar.

The Taste of an Oyster

Plus a dozen oysters you should know.