We might be living in a culinary capital, but that doesn’t mean the provinces have nothing to offer. We’ve surfed the Web to find edible gifts delicious enough to impress the most jaded New Yorker: Tennessee’s answer to Caspian caviar. A proper English pudding from L.A. Port-steeped proof that fabulous fruitcake isn’t an oxymoron. As for Chicago deep-dish—don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

Three May benefits to help develop the budding gourmet’s taste buds.

They might not be kosher, but these no-fuss Passover dinners can easily become a new tradition.

Where to take the oenophile in your life? The lists at these restaurants are as impressive as the chow.

West Village doctor and grilling obsessive Adriano Borgna does the cooking. Barbecue guru Bobby Flay critiques.

Greet the New Year with a peaceful brunch and a hangover tonic or two.

For comfortable, spill-free snacking, La-Z-Boys can’t be beat. But these sceney places accommodate guests with honest-to-goodness beds. (Just be careful where you set your drink.)

Sometimes nothing will do but a comforting crock of macaroni and cheese.

In the darkest depths of winter, the tea ritual is one way to warm up an afternoon.

Where to grab some grub after this weekend’s annual Summer in LongIsCity festival.