Brewed Awakening

As coffee giants around the country close their doors, micro-roasters in Portland, Ore., are proving that smaller is better.

• Top Budget Travel Destinations for 2010: Portland, Ore.
• Drink Beer Like a Local in Portland, Ore.
• myBT: Readers' Coffee Photos

Road Trip: One Nation Under Barbecue

France can have its foie gras, Italy its pasta. In the U.S., we'll take our barbecue any day (and the messier, the better). Sweet, tangy, spicy, mild, dry-rub, doused—our variations are as diverse as our very country.

Coming Soon to a Screen Near You: Dinner

No longer reserved for fancy phones and airport kiosks, touch screens are now streamlining the restaurant experience.

• Trendspotting: Underground Dinner Parties
• Trendspotting: The Best Dessert Trucks

Video: How to Order Coffee Like a Roman

The first in our new series of travel videos: Editor Kate Appleton shows the rituals of caffeinating properly in Rome. (One tip: Pay at the register before you order at the counter.)

• Italy Menu Decoder
• 20 Photos: Rome, My Cut
• Rome Hotels at a Price That's Right
• Live Like a Local: Rome Sweet Rome

Download It: Menu Decoders

Don't know tourte from tartine or harira from harissa? Before your next trip, print out one of these decoders with translations of food terms and popular dishes.

Meet Me by the Checkout

Supermarket Souvenirs: Five globe-trotting shoppers share their unusual goodies from around the world.

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• AAA Website Opens to Nonmembers
• The ABCs of Tea
• America's Favorite Restaurants
• Are You the Ugly American?
• Books: Biba's Italy cookbook
• Books: Danny Meyer's Setting the Table
• Books: On Tour with Franz Ferdinand
• Books: The Sterns' Two for the Road
• Chopsticks With Scruples
• Covert Cuisine: Underground Supper Clubs
• Dining in the Slammer
• The Dish on Saigon
• DIY Dumpling Instructions
• A DIY Top Chef Tour of New York City
• Drink Beer Better
• Drink Like a Local in 6 Beer Cities
• Eat Like a Local: Barcelona
• Eat Like a Local: Boston
• Eat Like a Local: Dublin
• Eat Like a Local: Hawaii
• Eat Like a Local: Melbourne
• Eat Like a Local: Monterey Peninsula
• Eat Like a Local: Munich
• Eat Like a Local: Prague
• Eat Like a Local: Seattle
• Eat Like a Local: Tel Aviv
• Eat Like a Local: Tokyo
• An English Gastropub Crawl
• Etiquette: Dining Out in Japan
• Haute Diners
• How Much to Tip?
• How to Complain When Things Go Wrong
• How to Eat Street Food Without Ruining the Trip
• How to Make a First-Class Sandwich
• Hungry? Follow That Taxi!
• An Irish Musical Pub Crawl
• Kosher and Halal Restaurants on the Web
• A Late Dinner in Spanish Catalonia
• London's Top Tea Parties
• My Brooklyn Is Better Than Yours
• My Marrakech Is Better Than Yours
• My Montreal Is Better Than Yours
• New York Food Trucks Go Gourmet
• On the Taco Trail in L.A.
• Paris Tasting Tour
• Pay-what-you-like Restaurants
• Q&A: Chef and author Floyd Cardoz
• Q&A: Restaurateur Danny Meyer
• The Real Pubs of Ireland
• Recipe for Wellness
• Recipes: Classic Bolognese Dishes from The Silver Spoon
• Recipes: Indian Food Made Easy
• Recipes: Mexican Vanilla
• Recipes: Three Treats from Oaxaca, Mexico (PDF)
• Romancing the Bean
• San Antonio: Tacos for Breakfast
• Secret Restaurants of Celebrity Foodies
• Skype Introduces Dial-a-Review
• Street Sweets: Gourmet Dessert Trucks
• Teatime Etiquette
• Trattoria Heaven in Tuscany
• The Utterly Random Dinner Party
• Where Foodies Love to Eat
• Where Foodies Love to Eat, Part 2
• Window or Aisle: Food guru Rachael Ray
• Window or Aisle: Iron Chef Cat Cora
• Window or Aisle: Top chef Charlie Trotter