Burst in Your Mouth

Gear columnist Louisa Chu experiments with two new lines of chemical additives used for molecular gastronomy dishes.

The Year in Food 2008

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

Get Healthy Real Easy

This week’s mission: two servings of vegetables in a powder and one in a soup.

Strategic Guest Ejection

How should we signal that it’s time for guests to depart— short of changing into our pajamas?

What Does Beige Taste Like?

The week’s mission: bad chocolate candies, and an iced tea contraption.

The Perfect Drink for Summer Nights

Hot ’n' sweaty? Try a Dark ’n' Stormy.

Local Fizz

Go locavore with soda pop.

Cookies, Crazy-Ass and Classic

This week’s mission: a health freak treat that delivers, and Pepperidge Farms doin' raspberry.

Thirsty Business

Who drinks on the job these days?

Chewing Gum Arms Race

This week’s mission: a green tea cure-all and gum with a one-two flavor punch.

Would the Dude Like It?

This week’s mission: a way to spruce up your White Russians, and a nonrotgut gin.

Your Beer Smells Like Goat

Beer geeks revel in weird, funky wild ales.

A Plunge into Cheesy Lava Sauce

This week’s mission: a health-conscious Dunkin' Donuts offering, and a hot new Taco Bell item.

Leaving a Massive Tip

When should you leave more than 20 percent?

Chocolate Croissants and Peppermint Mocha Frap

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