No one would have butter chicken if it weren't for Kundan Lal Gujral, the father of tandoori cuisine.

Novelty potato chips walk a difficult path. Their task is not merely to taste like the thing, but to recall the Platonic ideal of the thing. In order to succeed, a simple bag of chips must attain some quiddity, a -ness. Biscuits and Gravy-ness, Fried Green Tomato-ness, Crispy Taco-ness.

Sailing as a form of travel is pretty much like taking your house from place to place, kitchen (or galley, in sailor-speak) included. Your house just happens to be the size of a walk-in closet, and more often than not, it's rocking back and forth or hanging out at a 25-degree angle. Here's how you make every meal count.