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Ode to the One-Pot Dinner Party Just after World War II, Cecil Virgilia Cole proudly served her cheap and easy chili to guests. Here, her granddaughter Sara Dickerman considers the demise of the one-pot dinner party.
Gifts We Love to Give F&W editors share their favorite recipes for irresistible homemade holiday gifts— and promise these presents won’t sit untouched on the shelf until next year.
Houseguest Recipe Handbook Guests at breakfast. Guests at lunch. Guests at dinner. Repeat. For holiday hosts who love to feed family and friends morning, noon and night, chef Tom Valenti of New York City’s Ouest and West Branch suggests a way to do it with aplomb: by preparing dishes that can be made well in advance.
How to Experience Sonoma like an Ultra-VIP Ten friends hang out with Screaming Eagle’s winemaker, indulge in a blowout private lunch at Chalk Hill Estate and otherwise live the Sonoma fantasy, courtesy of bespoke travel planner Beautiful Places.
Champagne for the Holidays Food & Wine's Ray Isle picks five of the best brut Champagnes on the market and gives tips for holiday entertaining.
Cookbooks for the Food Cognoscenti More highbrow than how-to, these 10 chefs’ books from Italy, Spain, France, England and beyond are the current must-reads for the food-obsessed.
A Cooking Adventure at a Mexico Spa Novelist Vendela Vida liked eating healthy but had no idea how to cook that way—or any way, for that matter. But a visit to the new cooking school at Mexico’s celebrated Rancho La Puerta spa turned into a culinary epiphany.
Best Southern-Style Food Gifts Georgia chef Hugh Acheson shares his secret sources for down-home holiday gifts.
Stores with Class Three new tableware shops are not only importing unusual objects from around the world, they’re also offering cooking demonstrations, tea tastings and more.
The Big, Easy Christmas Even with four sons under the age of 12, two new restaurants and a singular commitment to revitalizing his home city of New Orleans, star chef John Besh finds time to create a fantastic Christmas dinner of semitraditional Southern dishes for family and friends.
The Chef, the Blogger and Their Great Tahoe Weekend When food blogger Pim Techamuanvivit goes to Lake Tahoe with her boyfriend, the wildly talented chef David Kinch, the cooking is as much fun as the skiing—and distinctly less likely to result in a wipeout.

Columns

Entertaining Peace, Love & the Perfect Potluck
Test Kitchen Perfecting the Cookie
Cocktail Lounge Secrets of a Cocktail Master
Master Cook Jacques Pépin’s Favorite Holiday Desserts
Kitchens Kitchen Ideas: The Art Lover’s Kitchen
Kitchens Kitchen Ideas: The Modern Farmhouse
Kitchens Kitchen Ideas: The Tiny Kitchen
Last Bite Cream Puffs with Chocolate Sauce
Travel Des Moines, IA
Well-Being A Master Baker’s Healthy Breads
Tastemaker Accessible Entertaining
Fast Best Holiday Hors d’Oeuvres
Restaurants Best Restaurant Dishes of 2007
Tasting Room Best Wines of 2007
Tasting Room Tasting Room’s Best Bargains of 2007
Wine Matters The $1,000 Wine Challenge
Wine Holiday Wine Survival Guide: Advice for the Host
Wine Holiday Wine Survival Guide: Ideal Party Wines
Wine Unbeatable Wine Gift Ideas
News & Notes Fantastic Food Discoveries
News & Notes Metal’s Shining Moment
News & Notes Serving Up the Spirit World
News & Notes 7 Very Bright Ideas
News & Notes Wild and Whimsical Style
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