It's Not Champagne

But it might be better, cheaper, and worth exploring.

Sicily, Rising

Sicilian wines: no longer cheap bulk.

Mixto Is for Losers

With flavors that vary widely from bright and citrusy to aged and smoky, tequila is fun to taste-test, to discover which you like best. But there are a few things you should know before you get started.

If It Ain't Dark, It Ain't Chocolate

The gourmet chocolate trend has spawned dark-chocolate snobs.

Make Your Own Pancetta

Skin it, tie it up, let it hang: step-by-step instructions to make your own.

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007.

Dispatch from Terra Madre

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

A Cheese Primer

CHOW’s guide to the major cheese types.

The Other Napa

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

Until recently, I, like most New Yorkers, thought that cuisine in states without a seacoast was basically a choice between chain restaurants and chain supermarkets. If you wanted a regional specialty, you’d have to settle...

Just a plug for Terroir coffee, which is available in whole-bean form at Clear Flour Bakery. The coffee is roasted by George Howell, who owned the excellent Coffee Connection chain in the Boston area years ago. It’s handled...

Learn the difference between French and American flour and ways you can substitute for the real thing.

I just had a terrific lunch at Terroir la Cachette, the restaurant at Strewn Winery on Lakeshore Road in NOTL. I had a simple provencale tart with chevre, caramelized onions and red peppers, and my companion had a beautiful,...

There’s nothing precise in terroir, but this wine seems like an authentic expression of one of my favorite places on Earth.

Does place really matter when it comes to wine? Yes. Here’s to more places.