Chocolate Croissants and Peppermint Mocha Frap

This week’s mission: frozen pastry with magic rising power, and seasonal Frappuccino in a bottle.

Hosting Your First Passover

Because your ancestors had it harder than you, so honor them.

10 Raw Egg Cocktails

A meal and a drink in a glass.

Experiments with Ham Powder

Lark’s Johnathan Sundstrom wins James Beard and gets edgy.

Viva Sous-Vide!

The controversial French practice of cooking vacuum-sealed food at low temperatures yields stellar results.

A West Sonoma Road Trip

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

The Yogurt of Beers

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

Destination: Open-Air Bars in Budapest

Enjoy drinks on the Danube.

A Watched Pot Never Boils

With these electric kettles, boiling water has never been so easy, quick, or precise.

Supercharge with Superfoods

Ingredients that will make you smarter, more resistant to disease, and more virile.

The Prodigal Nut Returns

Welcome back, chestnut!

Serve Wine, Make Wine

Sommeliers leap from restaurant floor to vineyard.

Hold the Cream of Mushroom Soup

From Bismarck to St. Paul to Madison, new high-end restaurants are embracing such local cuisine as fried walleye and wild-rice porridge. Call it the birth of northwoods chic.

Curry by the Book

In search of a true spice education from a new Indian cookbook.

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.