April, 2008 Insider Favorites: Wines for Impromptu Entertaining Scott Tyree, wine buyer for the retail division of Chicago auction house Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., divulges a few bottles he always keeps in his cellar:
March, 2008 Wine Watch: What to Try Now Spanish variety Tempranillo is California’s hot new grape, with winemakers trying their hands at it from Sonoma to Santa Barbara.
March, 2008 Smart Dishwashers Some of the biggest appliance innovations are in dishwashers, with green cleaners, time savers and models for tight spaces.
December, 2007 Metal’s Shining Moment An array of spectacular, metal gift ideas, from the superfunctional (professional-grade cookware) to beautiful and decorative (necklaces inspired by 17th-century serving ware). Photographs by Gregor Halenda.
December, 2007 Serving Up the Spirit World Fantastic liquors, spirits and other stylish cocktail accessories. Photographs by Gregor Halenda.
December, 2007 Wild and Whimsical Style Beautiful, playfully-designed dishes, stationery and more. Photographs by Gregor Halenda.
November, 2007 Just Say No to Nouveau Beaujolais Nouveau is too fruit-punchy for our taste. We prefer deep, vibrant Beaujolais from the 10 cru villages:
October, 2007 The Healing Power of Grapes Recent medical studies suggest that wine can prevent illness and promote longevity; new grape-based vinotherapy treatments promise to help you live out your years more beautifully.
October, 2007 Best New Sommelier-Made Wines It seems like every sommelier is producing his or her own wine. Here are some of our favorite bottles.
October, 2007 Do-it-yourself Vinotherapy The growing number of wine-based skin-care products use every part of the grape—especially the seeds.
December, 2006 40 Divine Gifts for ’06 F&W editors investigated hundreds of options to choose the most spectacular gifts, from a great deep fryer to the ultimate cheese board.
June, 2006 What Chefs Know Best 2006 F&W polled 100 chefs from New York to Portland, Oregon, on everything from their favorite pans to cooking with sodium alginate. Here's what they told us.
May, 2006 Hottest New Imports From a star French baker making incredible baguettes in L.A. to a fantastic Brazilian cachaça, here are the best new arrivals in the U.S. from abroad.
May, 2006 Coolest New Tech Ideas The latest portable gadgets for the gizmo-addicted traveler.
July, 2004 Road Test: Chefs' Knives The F&W Test Kitchen tested a selection of steel chefs' knives from around the world, many borrowed from Manhattan's Broadway Panhandler; here's how they performed.
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May, 2004 Taste Test: Berry Jams The F&W staff tasted 25 different types of strawberry and raspberry preserves, spreads and jams. These four topped the list.
March, 2004 Road Test: Sauté Pans A small sauté pan is an essential kitchen tool. In F&W Test Kitchen trials of pans $40 and under, these five proved to be the best; they're all 8 inches in diameter unless otherwise noted.
