Chicken in a Pot

• recipe

  Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

  A hybrid pan-roasting/braising technique updates this classic French dish, making it better . . . and quicker.

• recipe

  Chicken Provencal

  Could we rejuvenate this tired French country dish by bringing it back to its roots?

• equipment

  Kitchen Shears

  We found two favorites—one for right-handed users and one for lefties.

• taste test

  Dry Vermouth

  Fruity, herbaceous vermouths top our tasting.