Stories
Cookie-Baking Tips
Small tips can make a big, delicious difference Video
Portioning Cookie Dough
Using an ice cream scoop is best Video
Drinks Around the World
Ring in the New Year 24 times over
Celebrate Festivus
The holiday for the rest of us
Chinese Restaurants Open on Christmas
Skip the holiday entirely, or celebrate without cooking, in Florida, New York, and Los Angeles
The Year in Food 2008
What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate
Can You Filter Vodka in a Water Filter?
It’ll taste better, but it’s still bad
What’s the Origin of the Word “Cocktail”?
Theories abound about the etymology
Stovetop Flank Steak
Cooks in less than 10 minutes
Skillet Chicken with Mushrooms
A cheap and easy dinner
Snack Time for Lazarus
Regeneration Anti-Aging Whole Food Bar and T.G.I. Friday’s Complete Skillet Meals
Eggnog Treat Roundup
Seasonal eggnog items from Horizon Organic, Southern Comfort, Starbucks, and Culver’s Video
Stuff I Screwed Up
Looking back on my bad advice
Ham on Rye, Extra Sadism
Is it OK for a restaurant to abuse its customers?
Luxury Wine for Less
Semifancy wines to drink over the holidays
Bringing Amarone Back
Why has our big love for this big wine waned?
10 Super Bowl Commercials
Some of our favorite food-and-drink ads from games past
10 Raw Egg Cocktails
A meal and a drink in a glass
How to Sauce Pasta with Andrew Carmellini
Cold, sticky pasta is gross Video
How to Make Latkes with Leslie Jonath
Don’t get too fancy Video













