Mini Éclairs with Meyer Lemon Filling

Tiny pastries laced with tart lemon cream.

Sweet Potato–Star Anise Soup with Ginger Cream

Warming sweet potato laced with ginger and star anise.

Black Pepper Martini

The classic tail gets an exotic twist.

Cream Cheese Pinwheels

Crisp cream cheese cookies filled with raspberry jam.

CHOW Root Beer

Brew and bottle this classic soda yourself.

Tart Cranberry Pie

A sweet-tart winter pie packed with cranberries and pears.

Poached Fig, Walnut, and Blue Cheese Tart

A versatile tart appropriate as an hors d’oeuvre or a dessert.

Pop Open Some Sake

What to drink with our New Year’s mochi menu.

Bagel Felony

This week’s mission: Healthier rice/potato chips and cream cheese–filled bagel cylinders.

Toaster Pastries Fit for a Monk

This week’s mission: ready-made meals for gluten allergy sufferers and a healthier alternative to Pop-Tarts.

How to Fry a Turkey

Ten steps to Thanksgiving satisfaction.

10 Food Feuds

Is there nothing original in food anymore?

Soylent Green Is People!

What sci-fi movies say about future food.

Tap This

Refreshing 2007 brews for summer.

You're Supposed to Burn It

Tools for creating aromatic smoke, à la the molecular gastronomists