OK, here’s a wacko and obscure question: What wines were served in the White House (for state dinners, etc.) between 1970 and 1992 – that is, under the presidents Bush the elder (George Herbert Walker), Reagan, Carter...

With presidents in mind, remember our leaders who liked good food.

An interview with the director of preservation for Mount Vernon about George Washington’s whiskey-distilling career.

Celebrate with food inspired by Barack Obama’s favorites.

Tastes more substantial than it sounds.

Plastic containers aren’t as watertight as you think.

Is it indeed magical?

Should regulars get special treatment?

Damn the world shortage of my favorite beer ingredient.

What should you do if a stranger buys you a drink and you don’t want it?

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

Welcome back, chestnut!

Apricots from Turkey, beef from Japan — are the harder-to-track-down, usually imported ingredients any better than the more widely available versions?

Brent Ridge of Beekman 1802 discusses leaving Martha behind for dirty feet and early morning pig feedings.

Did the Pilgrims really eat popcorn? CHOW investigates Thanksgiving dinner.