Higher costs for commodities will send craft beer prices soaring.

Gazpacho goes green as tart grapes and cooling cucumbers replace tomatoes.

An intensely rich broth comes from slowly simmering oxtails with red wine.

This vegetarian gumbo loaded with cooking greens is a New Orleans classic.

Modern bread-plate etiquette.

Tearing it up in the dark tapas bars of Madrid.

Microplane changed cheese graters forever. It just keeps getting better.

Ten uses for an old loaf of bread, from thickening gazpacho to soaking up the Grand Marnier in grown-up French toast

How do winemakers decide when their grapes are ripe?

A simple Mexican appetizer or light meal.

What to do if you bust your friend’s china.

Is it OK to break up in restaurants?

Can you serve leftovers to guests?

Should you pick up the tab for jobless friends?

This week’s mission: frozen Italian dinners and microbrewed sodas.