Ateco SP16 Silpat Baking Mat

Silicone enhancement, for baking.

Braun Impressions Multiquick Handblender

Pulverizing stuff Is fun.

What the Pros Use

Pro kitchen tools for the home chef, all under $10.

What Does India Have to Do with India Pale Ale?

It’s where the hopped-up brew first found fame.

How to Stay Healthy During the Holidays

Clean Food author Terry Walters weighs in.

Freeze-Dried Guanciale and Squid Ink Bar Codes

What we learned at Madrid Fusión.

Popcorn Balls for the Holidays

Too sweet and delicious to hang on a tree.

Clay Potatoes and Olive Pit Fuel

Observations from Madrid Fusión 2008.

Running with Knives

Mushy polenta is one chef’s downfall.

Slow Spirits

If booze is to be slow, it has to be right.

Downsizing Bad Friends

What to do when invitations go unreciprocated.

Fashionable Food: Sausage-Stuffed Dates

Who’s making it and how you can make it yourself.

Not Your Grandmother's Sherry

Manzanilla fino is the entry point into a new world.

What Is Charcoal?

A burning question.

What's the Difference Between a Digestif and an Apéritif?

If you speak French, the name says it all.