Booze-Flavored Munchies

This week’s mission: potato chips flavored like beer and Bloody Marys, and fancier M&M’s. (By James Norton)

Too Poor for Drinks

Staying home is the new going out. (By Helena Echlin)

Diet Shake Showdown

This week’s mission: new healthy granola bars and a decent diet shake. (By James Norton)

You Can Get a Bad Meal in Rome

Here’s what we’re looking for: charm, authenticity, local ingredients, moderate prices. And while most Roman restaurants look perfect from the outside, watch out for these telltale signs. (By Sara Altshul)

King of Chaat

A Q&A with the reigning gol gappas vendor of Delhi. (By Divya Agarwal)

Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design

Buenos Aires’s up-and-coming San Telmo neighborhood. (By Ella Lawrence)

Steppin' Up Your Cheese Game

This week’s mission: frozen diet dinners featuring fruit, and classy cheese vehicles. (By James Norton)

What Does Beige Taste Like?

The week’s mission: bad chocolate candies, and an iced tea contraption. (By James Norton)

French-Fried Nirvana

CHOW reviews two great pieces of deep-frying equipment for the home chef. (By Louisa Chu)

Key to the Liquor Cabinet

How to create the ultimate home bar. (By CHOW staff)

Zero-Gravity Gourmet

Is outer space the next frontier for haute cuisine? (By Kathryn Hawkins)

Actress in the Kitchen

An interview with Madhur Jaffrey. (By Laura Neilson)

Your Computer Can't Roast a Chicken

Food-related desktop widgets, from egg timers to tail dictionaries. (By Eric Slatkin)

What to Eat at the Ballpark

Chowhound picks for the best food and drink at games across the country. (By Roxanne Webber)

How to Start Your Own Dive Bar

Be the boss, bouncer, and favorite bartender. (By Lessley Anderson)