Is It Wrong to Play with Your Food?

It’s a matter of respect, for your food and your company.

Is Saving Tables Wrong?

On throwing down a jacket while you wait in line.

I Ordered Wrong

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

Chocolate Pecan Pie

Downright decadent.

Chicken Basquaise

Browned chicken braised atop peppers and onions and flavored with Basque dried pepper.

Hiding Your Face on Facebook

How to handle embarrassing party photos.

Toss Your Measuring Cups

A scale is a must-have tool for precise, consistent cooking. CHOW reviews the best.

Make Your Own Tofu

A homemade version of the vegetarian centerpiece.

Eat Your Lawn

A new wave of gardeners replants front yards with food.

Make Your Own Preserves

How to hold on to summer’s best produce: canning.

Stop Broadcasting Your Social Life

Twittering on your digital device.

Buttermilk and Brown Butter Waffles

Nutty and indulgent— the perfect breakfast treat.

Keep Your Eyes Off My Dish

Is it OK to ogle other people’s orders?

Stack Your Salad (And Other Plating Tips)

An interview with chef Christopher Styler, author of "Working the Plate."

Your Order Is Politically Incorrect

How to address ethically challenged eaters.