Open-House Planner
It's hard to imagine throwing a holiday party that goes from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., but, with planning, it might be the best party you've ever had. Ripe restaurant group of Portland, Oregon, plotted out a strategy for feeding 20 friendsday to night.
Shattered Sugar
Melanie Thernstrom tells how she was tempted to pilfer the best toffee recipe in the universe but found redemption in a different kind of sweet.
Gifts from the Cucina | Alisa Barry's Homemade Holiday Gifts
Sachets of cinnamon and cloves, salt flecked with lavender: Bella Cucina's Alisa Barry shares her trade secrets with friends at a party where everyone prepares gifts to bag, box, bottle and wrap.
Discovering New Zealand's Central Otago: Pinot Noir
Its dramatic mountains, gorges and lakes—and now, its stunning Pinot Noirs—make New Zealand's Central Otago one of the most dazzling spots on the planet.
Essential Gift Guide
Our editor-tasted and expert-tested choices of the most spectacular food, wine, design and tech gifts of the season.
Bobbi Bares All | beauty guru Bobbi Brown
An inside look at how beauty guru Bobbi Brown's stripped-down makeup philosophy translates into healthy organic eating at home.
The Very Best Cookbooks of 2004
Every year we review dozens of good cookbooks to find the great ones. Here's a preview of our picks for the next edition of F&W's "Best of the Best."
Modern Holiday
After a $425 million renovation, New York's Museum of Modern Art is finally reopening with a thrilling new restaurant, The Modern. Here's an exclusive preview of the menu at a dinner party with the team that made The Modern: restaurateur Danny Meyer, F&W Best New Chef Gabriel Kreuther, and the principal architects at Bentel & Bentel.