Drinking and Eating at Vancouver Izakayas

A raucous crawl through Japanese small-plates-and-beer joints.

What's the Difference Between a Digestif and an Apéritif?

If you speak French, the name says it all.

A West Sonoma Road Trip

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

10 Food Feuds

Is there nothing original in food anymore?

The Basics: How to Roast a Turkey

The centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner.

Girls Who Hate Girly Drinks

Bad bartenders assume you’re wimpy.

Leaving a Massive Tip

When should you leave more than 20 percent?

Slimy New KFC Menu Item

This week’s mission: KFC’s healthy-eatin' fiasco, and Arby’s upscale burger alternative.

What Does India Have to Do with India Pale Ale?

It’s where the hopped-up brew first found fame.

Kids Gone Wild

How should restaurants handle misbehaving children?

I Want to Be Alone

When solo diners aren’t looking for company.

I Ordered Wrong

Is it OK to send restaurant dishes back to the kitchen when you simply don’t like the taste?

Winter 2008 Gift Guide

There’s never been a better time to give.

But I Only Have Plastic

How restaurants should handle "cash only."

The CHOW 13

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