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For women who peddle novelty drinks in Manhattan bars, selling shots is a game and science. Each interaction with a potential customer is an investment, and even an unpromising start usually yields dividends.

Some of the city's hottest chefs and restaurateurs are increasingly being targeted by lawsuits filed by a handful of attorneys on behalf of small numbers of employees.

Melodrama thrives on "Iron Chef America." But it rarely attaches, in any context, to broccoli. So credit the Food Network and the show for making the ubiquitous vegetable a star. Even more, credit chef Amanda Cohen.

Many consumers wrongly believe the 'USDA Grade A' shield on egg cartons means they've been inspected for safety. In fact, the shield merely means the department has checked that the eggs are the correct color and size.

Quail Hill Farm held its annual benefit dinner last weekend, attracting organic farmers, wine makers, artists, surfers, brokers and Alec Baldwin.

The Whisky Guild's annual Whisky on the Hudson boat event tour brought together more than 1,100 top-level professionals and budding connoisseurs to try more than 100 of the world's finest whiskeys.

New York has experienced many golden ages—more than any other city in the world, save perhaps Paris. And right now, we're living in the golden age of wine bars.

The white Burgundies of Puligny-Montrachet have an angular beauty, says Jay McInerney. A vintner tells of "seeking the unconscious of the earth."

A growing trend toward seasonal, homegrown produce is helping to reinvent Dutch cuisine.

It's mooncake season, and each year brings a new crop. From the traditional -- lotus-seed or custard cream -- to chocolate, or even durian, here are a few from this year's batch.

Walk down Fifth Avenue and, at the intersection of 27th Street, it's hard to miss a yellow van plastered with posters of Bollywood stars.

Iowa hens that may be at the heart of a massive egg recall are still laying. And the eggs, which will be pasteurized, could end up on a table near you.

Ike's Place, a popular sandwich shop in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood, narrowly avoided eviction on a legal technicality after months of complaints by neighbors about problems with long lines, trash and noise.

Government officials say Gulf seafood cleared for sale has been thoroughly vetted. Whether consumers are buying those assurances —and the fish—remains to be seen.

The popularity of cooking shows, the eat-local movement and the growth of casual-dining restaurants have reshaped consumers' views of what makes food look appealing.

What's the tax on a bagel? It depends how you slice it—or in the case of New York, if you slice it. State tax officials have begun to enforce one of the more obscure distinctions within the state's sales tax law.

Sauvignon Blanc has escaped a Chardonnay-type backlash—and it's cropping up everywhere.

Rule no. 1 in the rough-and-tumble business of gourmet-food trucks is to avoid parking on the same block as your brethren. Violate the unwritten code and things could get ugly.

Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse—famous for his TV catch phrase "Let's kick it up a notch!"—sold his Midtown Manhattan loft after kicking the price down several notches over the past year.

The menu at Dave's isn't anything out of the ordinary—Cioppino, lobster roll, some nice fish specials—but it's consistently delicious. Part of the joy in dining there is trying to get in.

Warm weather has fruits and vegetables ripening early this year. On some farms, fall crops will be ready before Labor Day.

There are few better ways to spend a summer weekend than sipping and swirling wine, and New Yorkers are spoiled for choice, with hundreds of wineries in a 150-mile radius of the city. How do the wineries stack up?

Sotheby's Auction House, that purveyor of all things rare and fine, will soon dabble in something a little more pedestrian: vegetables.

The grape's popularity has come at a price: plenty of plonk. But great vintages are out there, writes Jay McInerney.

Anita Zeldin went from banking to building a butter brickle business call East Hampton Edibles.

For eight years, the Mexican restaurant has been offering families and couples a spectacular view of the Seaside Heights boardwalk and beach.

The emergence of Copenhagen's Noma, recently named best restaurant in the world, and other like-minded establishments appears to signal a shift toward an emphasis on terroir and local ingredients, rather than dishes conjured out food laboratories.

In an astonishing transformation, South Korea's capital has become a foodie destination.

Wine etiquette says to hold a wine glass by its stem -- and there are reasons behind the rule. But how many people actually do?

Grimaldi's, facing eviction proceedings, may soon char its last crust at the famed pizzeria under the Brooklyn Bridge.