Unemployment Benefits

Should you pick up the tab for jobless friends?

A Sherry with Sea Legs

Manzanilla recalls brine and minerals.

Surprise Guest: Mom

Can you tell a friend not to bring his parent to your party?

But I Only Drank Water!

If you don’t order as much, do you have to split the bill?

Camping Karma

How to avoid forest faux pas.

Summer Reading for the Food Obsessed

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

Gilt-Free Cooking

CHOW interviews bad-boy chef Paul Liebrandt, recently let go from NYC’s Gilt restaurant, now striking out on his own.

Life Lessons in Gardening

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

Tony Bourdain Would Pimp for Prada

The No Reservations star shares his plans, real and imagined.

The Yogurt of Beers

Cask ale, a naturally carbonated, handcrafted beer, finally catches on.

From Scarface to Key Lime Pie

A culinary tour of seedy-but-cool Red Hook, Brooklyn

How to Talk to Boring Relatives at Dinner

The experts of quality chat weigh in.

How the Other Half Cooks

What’s in the best families' kitchens.

A West Sonoma Road Trip

Tasting rooms and dining rooms in our favorite slice of Northern California wine country.

Cooking with Summer Ingredients

Recipes featuring the best warm-weather ingredients.