Food

Kitchen Window By Bonny Wolf

Deep In The Heart Of Texas Barbecue

July 2, 2008 · It's the Fourth of July and time for a barbecue — but don't just throw some hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill. Take a stab at making real Texas barbecue — and all the fixings.

Health & Science

Do You Know Where Your Mushrooms Come From?

July 2, 2008 · U.S. law doesn't require a country of origin label for produce. Although the law will change this fall, a recent trip to a produce wholesale market illustrated the confusion over where produce is grown.

All That And A Bag Of Beer Chips

July 4, 2008 · Co-host Renee Montagne has today's Last Word in business.

Diversions

War-Themed Eatery Opens In Beirut

July 2, 2008 · Kids love theme restaurants. Chuck E. Cheese, Rainforest Cafe — and, in a suburb of Beirut, the new fast-food restaurant Buns and Guns. You can order the Kalashnikov sandwich or a "Terrorist Meal." Owner Ali Hammoud said, "I could have put toys in place of the sandbags and teddy bears instead of guns. But it was just an idea."

World

Chef Proves School Lunch Can Be Healthy, Cheap

July 2, 2008 · Chef Dominique Valadier once worked in the glamorous world of French Riviera restaurants. Now he is making his gourmet meals, with all local ingredients, for public school children.

Diversions

New Orleans Declares Sazerac Its Cocktail of Choice

June 26, 2008 · The Louisiana Legislature has proclaimed the Sazerac — a potent mix of rye whiskey, bitters and absinthe — New Orleans' official cocktail. A local bar chef explains the appeal and shares the secret to making the iconic drink.

Health & Science

Safeguarding the World's Chocolate Supply

June 27, 2008 · Mars, the maker of M&Ms, is teaming with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and IBM to make chocolate give up its secrets. They're spending more than $10 million in an effort to sequence the genome of the cacao plant — from which chocolate is made.

Hidden Kitchens: The Kitchen Sisters

London's Gardens: Allotments for the People

June 26, 2008 · London's "allotment" gardens are an unusual and vibrant system of community gardens across the entire city. Tended by immigrants, retirees, chefs and fans of fresh food, the allotments make up a kitchen community like no other.

Farewell, Florent: New York Loses a Mecca of Cool

June 5, 2008 · A New York institution is being priced out of its home: Florent, a 24-hour restaurant in the city's meatpacking district, is set to close at the end of this month. Bryant Park Project video producer Zena Barakat looks back on the iconic restaurant's history.Web Extra: VIDEO: Meet the Owner

Health & Science

Raw Milk: Panacea or Poison?

June 25, 2008 · Only eight states allow raw milk to be sold in stores for human consumption, but that hasn't stopped people across the country from drinking it. Fans argue that pasteurization kills good bacteria as well as bad, but experts are divided.

Kitchen Window By Julie O'Hara

Breakfast Baking: Better Fast Food

June 25, 2008 · Breakfast has long been touted as the most important meal of the day. It gives you energy and keeps your appetite in check until dinner. But who has time to eat it? One solution to the modern breakfast dilemma isn't faster fast food, but a mainstay of home baking — the quick bread.Web Extra: Recipes and Video Tutorial

Cooking and Cookbooks

Nigella Lawson: Simple, Not Plain, Summer Fare

June 24, 2008 · Now that summer is here, food lovers will be gathering outdoors for all sorts of celebrations. Most people like to keep it casual, but food writer and cook Nigella Lawson says there's room for a little bit of elegance, too.

Diversions

'Baconhenge' Rituals Confound Historians

June 20, 2008 · The exact origins of "Baconhenge" food sculpting are as murky as the history of the British stone monument which inspired the obscure breakfast art. Carin Huber, editor of AntiCraft magazine, probes the not-so-ancient pastime.