This week it's everything sushi—the things you didn't know you need to know, like what shouldnotbe in your soy sauce, and the big clue to whether the sushi maker is a master or not. Our guide is Dave Lowry, author ofThe Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi: Everything You Need to Know About Sushi Varieties and Accompaniments, Etiquette and Dining Tips and More.

It's burgoo and mutton barbecue for Jane and Michael Stern. They're dining at George's in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Paris food critic Daniel Young takes us to the City of Lights for a look at where the locals go every night: the bistros, brasseries, and wine bars. Choucroute Garnie with Salmon is from his latest book, The Bistros, Brasseries, and Wine Bars of Paris.

Sylvan Brown, co-author of The Slow Food Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area: Restaurants, Markets, Bars, has advice about where to eat in the City by the Bay.

Our refrigerator game, Stump the Cook, is back with Lynne and Christopher Kimball, our celebrity stump master.

Lynne has some new Italian wines to try—winners of the Gambero Rosso Three Glasses Award for 2006, and we'll hear about Marshmallow Peeps and Peep Research currently underway.