Sex, Drugs, and Béchamel

A new cookbook features recipes from indie rockers. (By Sara Bir)

Four Bands, Four Barbecue Joints

A tour through the barbecue meccas of Chapel Hill, Memphis, Austin, and Kansas City, plus music.

White-Collar Moonshine

Urbanites flout federal law with their new favorite hobby: home distilling. (By Lessley Anderson)

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico. (By Mick Vann)

Mexican Popsicles make cool treats from coast to coast. (By Kara Zuaro)

With Warped Tour afterparties and a “Rock Star Menu,” the chain goes after emo kids. (By Kara Zuaro)

The Ditty Bops get down in the name of sustainable agriculture. (By Tea Austen Weaver)

One vegan chef cooks for health, while Frito-Lay tempts vegans with junk food. (By Kara Zuaro)

Maynard James Keenan of Tool pursues his love of “beautiful red juice.” (By Kara Zuaro)

One rocker shares his surprisingly hearty tour diet. (By Kara Zuaro)

Today I’m at the home of my friends Jack and Thelma, who really know how to throw a party. (By Jim Leff)

I’m at T-minus 24 hours to winetasting. Oh, I didn’t tell you: Tomorrow I’ll be drinking glass after glass of priceless Bordeaux atop a mountain in New Hampshire. (By Jim Leff)

I could relate to most of Maine, but once I reached Machias, way up in the Down East—where stews are soups, stew/soups consist of magical thin milk, and strawberry pie is deliciousness from another galaxy—I started... (By Jim Leff)