If You Add Milk to Tea Does It Stop the Brewing Process?

Cooling down the liquid slows the steeping. (By Roxanne Webber)

Upgrade Your Rags

Beautiful tea towels from eight top designers. (By Michele Foley)

A Watched Pot Never Boils

With these electric kettles, boiling water has never been so easy, quick, or precise. (By Louisa Chu)

Winter 2008 Gift Guide

There’s never been a better time to give.

Summer 2007 Gift Guide

Everyone loves a giver. (By Michele Foley)

The Strategic Wedding Registry

CHOW’s guide to creating a wedding gift registry you’ll love. (By Lessley Anderson)

For around $40, a spa in Japan will let you steep in your beverage of choice. (By Meredith Arthur)

Brewing tea with ice enhances its sweetness. (By Kara Zuaro)

Takesushi has a deal for mushroom-lovers. (By Mark Hokoda)

In 2005 he was asked to swallow the swill of his campaign contributors. (By Lessley Anderson)

The newly-opened yakitori bar Sumika gets high marks from Melanie Wong for tasty, tender, soft, beautifully fried chicken. Momo (grilled chicken thigh) is soft-textured, very juicy and delicious, with caramelized bits at the... (By C. Thi Nguyen)

The Novel does high tea on weekdays. (By Joyce Slaton)

In which our hungry hero seeks authentic food in a series of Chinese restaurants. (By Cicely Wedgeworth)