Split Check

A new way to organize your dinner parties

If we were not clear when we declared 2012 as The Year of the Dinner Party, we’ll say it again: We love inviting our friends over for a meal. We also know that frequent...

Drama Queen

Beekeeping as riveting television

She was gone. We watched in misty-eyed silence as her caretaker, clad in white, searched for her, but to no avail: Queen Pippa had disappeared. And so ends one chapter of Bee...

Tingling Sensation

Horseradish goes luxe

Horseradish has our love--but in small doses. The gnarly root is famously known for its biting, sinus-clearing properties. Added by the conservative teaspoonful, it can make or...

Going Agro

Your new one-stop-shop for urban farming

There is an endearing quaintness to the homespun, to be sure. One glaring example: Half of the restaurants that opened in the past five years have profited by emulating that...

Accident Prone

A condiment that almost wasn't

We can only imagine how many delicious ideas are scrapped at the first roadblock. So praise is due to Tim Parsons on two levels: for his superb new hot sauce, bottled under the...