If It Ain't Dark, It Ain't Chocolate

The gourmet chocolate trend has spawned dark-chocolate snobs.

What Happens to Wine as It Ages?

Older isn’t always better.

The Chillax Conundrum

How to turn down social plans for alone time.

Your Order Is Politically Incorrect

How to address ethically challenged eaters.

Italian Hops, Not Grapes

Italy has some beer for you to drink.

Does Raw Cookie Dough Rise in Your Stomach?

Is that why I feel so sick?

The CHOW 13

Our first annual awards, presenting a baker’s dozen of provocateurs, trendsetters, and rabble-rousers.

Palate Tease

Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso talk about life before arugula and The Silver Palate Cookbook, 25 years later.

Downsizing Bad Friends

What to do when invitations go unreciprocated.

Wood's Poor Cousin

CHOW reviews the best plastic cutting boards.

Crushing Bones with Alton Brown

The host of Good Eats divulges his next big career moves.

That Heady Molecular Mixology

When a tail should really just be a tail.

Do I Need to Replace the Water in My Kettle?

Maybe boiling it twice makes it extra-good.

In Tacos Veritas

A beloved Austin, Texas, restaurant fights developers to keep its downtown location.

Make Your Buzz Last Longer

CHOW tests wine-preservation systems to see if they really help save an opened bottle.