From grand feasts to the best cookies, festive drinks to delicious gifts, we've got recipes, videos, and slideshows to help make your Christmas the tastiest ever.
The Season for Giving
- Gift Ideas
- Our editors reveal their top 25 picks
- Edible Gifts
- Learn how to make presents that are good enough to eat
- Buy the Book
- Treat your foodie friends to one of the top tomes of 2005
Chefs Share Their Holiday Recipes
- Cuban Christmas
- Chef Douglas Rodriguez serves up succulent roast suckling pig
- Celebrate with Mario
- Batali shares his recipes and tips for a festive dinner
- A Sweet Holiday
- Jacques Torres demonstrates how to make a chocolate Christmas tree and more fun creations
Entertaining
- Setting the Table
- Our slideshow features gorgeous yet doable centerpieces, and more
- Bountiful Buffet
- It's the easiest way to feed a crowd, and our menus and tips will help you do it in style.
- Party Primer
- Serena Bass shares her secrets for a chic soirée
Making Spirits Bright
- Spirits of the Season
- Scotches, eaux-de-vie, and other choices for holiday entertaining
- Riding Sidecar
- This WWI-era concoction of brandy, Cointreau, and lemon is perfect for making merry
- Wines for December
- Fun pairings for the final course, bottles to buy as gifts, and more
A Season to Remember
- The Rest of Our Holiday Features
- Videos, menus, and recipes, oh my!





