We know every tasty meal starts with its ingredients, so we wanted to know: where did you get yours this year? With 34 percent of your votes, one grocer came out on top! Congrats Trader Joe's, our 2010 readers' choice for best grocery store. We can't get enough of TJ's, and apparently great minds think alike — you also crowned the affordable grocer top pick in 2007 and 2008. This year the Read more

We asked you who your favorite male and female chefs were, and now it's time to reveal the winners! Although the votes were very close, the flamboyant spiky-haired Anne Burrell beat out Italian cooking queen Giada de Laurentiis by one percent! Her scrumptious recipes (like clams oreganata and spaghetti with meatballs) and her helpful, but unpretentious way of giving cooking advice make us huge Read more

Every year's a mixed bag, but 2010 was the time for these eight trends, concepts, and places. And they should probably enjoy the limelight, because most will be out with the old come tomorrow. New Jersey: Residents may not like the attention, but between the Jersey Shore, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and HBO's Boardwalk Empire, the Garden State was the life of the party this year. Facial Read more

We wanted to know which kitchen store had you drooling over pots and pans, mixers and measuring cups, and one store clearly came out on top. You chose Williams-Sonoma as your fave one-stop-shop for all things kitchen! In addition to carrying food prep supplies and edible offerings, the chain provides us with seasonal recipes like lamb chops with mint-pistachio pesto and happy hour cocktails like Read more

This year we were mad for Mad Men, and mad women, for that matter. Sure, we looked at the plot drama of the fourth season of the show, as well as the best one-liners from seasons past, but we also helped you decipher cultural references and looked at some questionable advertising tactics from the show's decade. Click below to explore our best Mad Men coverage from the year, and be sure to check Read more

We asked you which fast food chain was your go-to spot for food on the run, and it was a close race between two major players. But we have a champ! A round of applause for Subway, whose footlongs pushed the franchise past drive-through bigwigs like runner-up McDonald's. Maybe it was the sandwich shop's breakfast menu you couldn't get enough of, or maybe you were burning with desire for its new Read more

We had a sexy year of Sex and the City coverage with the May release of the film's sequel. From looks back to the steamy fellows on the TV show and movies, to quizzes testing your SATC smarts, to lessons on friendship gleaned from the fab four, we had you covered from New York to Abu Dhabi. So sit back, relax, and sip a cosmo while you take a look back at some of our top Sex and the City 2 posts Read more

When it came to sprucing up your living spaces this year, one destination beat out the rest for top home accessories store of 2010. Congrats to modern furniture and accessories shop Design Within Reach! From gold-lined bowls to the reinvented Eames Hang-It-All, DWR knows how to mix the iconic with the off-kilter for a selection of high-end home goodies worth drooling over. And great job this Read more