The CHOW Blog 
Illegal Cheese
You know, it's just not a party until somebody busts out the illegal substance. That somebody can be you. READ MORE
Cubicle Cuisine
The perfect brown-bag lunch would be part store-bought, part easy-home-made, it wouldn’t take long to assemble the night before. Just like childhood lunch-box spreads, it would have multiple pieces, including snack and cookies. READ MORE
How to Cure a Hangover
We don't guarantee these methods, but we know people who swear by them. READ MORE
How to Remove Red Wine Stains
Someone spilled a whole glass on us and you'd never know. READ MORE
Our Favorite Butchers
We go for the real meat, the sustainably farmed, humanely raised and slaughtered, heritage, no-hormone, quality product, and for guys behind the counter knowledgeable enough to tell us where the meat came from and how to cook it. READ MORE
How to Chill a Bottle of Wine Quickly
To chill a bottle fast --15 minutes tops --place it up to its neck in a bucket of water and ice (plain ice alone doesn't work as well). READ MORE
How to Brown Butter
Brown butter has many uses; make it a part of your repertoire. READ MORE
Try Mezcal Again
It used to be that mezcal was thought of as a poor man's tequila. No more. Great mezcal is now being imported into the United States. READ MORE
