Stories
What’s a Jockey Box?
It’ll keep your keg fresh longer Video
Securing Your Bottle Openers
Batten down the hatches before your party Video
Super Bowl Party Playbook
Tackling the game-day festivities
2009 Presidential Inauguration Menu
Celebrate with food inspired by Barack Obama’s favorites
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
If You Add Milk to Tea Does It Stop the Brewing Process?
Cooling down the liquid slows the steeping
Why Does the First Pancake Always Turn Out the Worst?
The inevitable blotchy, misshapen blob
Stovetop Flank Steak
Cooks in less than 10 minutes
Skillet Chicken with Mushrooms
A cheap and easy dinner
Creamy Winter Buzz
Coole Swan and Vanille Royale cream liqueurs
Snack Time for Lazarus
Regeneration Anti-Aging Whole Food Bar and T.G.I. Friday’s Complete Skillet Meals
Surprise! I’m at Your Door
Are ambush visits rude?
Stuff I Screwed Up
Looking back on my bad advice
What to Drink in 2009
Anticipating a year of wine and booze discoveries
Luxury Wine for Less
Semifancy wines to drink over the holidays
10 Good Luck Foods for Chinese New Year
Enjoy prosperity, longevity, and happiness in the Year of the Ox
10 Super Bowl Party Shortcuts
Less time cooking means more time for beer and TV
How to Tap a Keg with JD Beebe
Too much foam is the enemy Video
How to Sauce Pasta with Andrew Carmellini
Cold, sticky pasta is gross Video