For those of you who are having a hard time with Mr. Steingarten, give Margaret Visser – Much Depends on Dinner and The Rituals of Dinner – a read...her voice is considerably quieter but no less interesting. I really...

Yes, I am getting addicted to this site. I noticed a book recommendation list, so I am adding my vote for The Man Who Ate Everything, by Jeffrey Steingarten. He is the food critic for, yes, Vogue. Far from advocating Slim-fast,...

Books for the plane, the beach, or just curling up in bed.

Beard on Food proves that we still need James Beard.

Our first annual awards, presenting a baker’s dozen of provocateurs, trendsetters, and rabble-rousers.

Cookbook author Deborah Madison spills the beans with CHOW.

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

Table 8’s Govind Armstrong still makes time for friends (and mischief).

Which table manners your kids should mind.

How to deal with your mother-in-law’s bad table manners.

Is it rude to comment on how much a woman can put away?

The nominees for best food scene in a movie are ...

Fill up your picnic basket with creative variations.

Mario Batali’s new cookbook, “Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style,” targets a different audience altogether.

CHOW talks with the "Commissioner of Tailgating."