I used to snack on Wheat Thins until I felt like I had a baby growing in my stomach, which never felt good, especially when that too-full feeling stayed with me for days.

Whenever I am in Berkeley, California, I stop by Grègoire, a small takeout spot that serves a good menu that changes regularly. I like that Grègoire has the feeling of an intimate neighborhood spot (last time I went, Chef Grègoire fed pieces...

Where I grew up, stovetop-percolated Folgers was considered pretty good coffee. These days my taste has improved, but I was frustrated at how burnt my coffee was after sitting for a brief time on the hot plate of my automatic drip machine.

The slightly sinister mystique surrounding absinthe (also known as the green fairy) has hit critical mass over the past year, with a number of products storming the United States amid a new legal open-mindedness about the drink.

Marketers can’t seem to leave water alone. It gets pumped with flavor, charged with energy, and laced with nutrients, but the additives are all too much for me. Still, water gets boring if you have to drink it all day.

We’ve blogged in the past about the delicious blackberry soda from Hotlips Pizza in Portland, Oregon. It’s got real pulp in it, and you feel like you’re actually drinking something made from fruit, not chemicals. Now, that drink and a bevvy of other...

Yes, cheese from Wisconsin really is that good. So I was excited to read the new book The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin by CHOW.com’s own Supertaster columnist, Jim Norton, and his wife, photographer Becca Dilley. The layout is really fun if you...

Yes, cheese from Wisconsin really is that good. So I was excited to read the new book The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin by CHOW.com’s own Supertaster columnist, Jim Norton, and his wife, photographer Becca Dilley. The layout is really fun...

The ultimate sign that pomegranate has reached critical mass: There is now a pomegranate Tootsie Pop. Introduced in 2008, pomegranate is one of a bunch of new flavors launched in recent years: watermelon, blue raspberry (yuck), and banana (double...

We’ve blogged about the delicious blackberry soda from Hot Lips Pizza in Portland. It’s got real pulp in it, and you feel like you’re actually drinking something made from fruit, not chemicals. Now, that drink and a bevvy of other flavors,...