Hot Holders

Burn-protection gear for home chefs.

Twice as Expensive, Half as Good

London is one of the world’s most expensive cities, but you don’t have to spend big to eat well. If you’re visiting and on a budget, you can easily shave a few pounds off your food and drink bills by following...

Farewell to Hydrocolloids

Chef Alex Stupak’s Mexican food dreams.

Actress in the Kitchen

An interview with Madhur Jaffrey.

The Other Napa

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country.

Surgery in the Kitchen

Tiny tools help with obsessive details.

Tips for Pan Handlers

Get the best pans for the job.

Strip Club Eats

Ten gentlemen’s lounges with good food. Seriously.

Tap This

Refreshing 2007 brews for summer.

Return of the Oysters

Oyster aquaculture may help save the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.

Tips for Successful Grilling

Hone your skills in preparation for barbecue season.

How to Make the Ultimate Bagel

It’s in the boiling and the malt.

Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.

Good Label, Bad Wine

CHOW tastes wines with great labels and discovers the duds.

Dispatch from Terra Madre

Our food editor reports from Slow Food’s global get-together.