Cucumber Pepsi, Mmm!

Posted on June 13, 2007 Under Food

Attention All Strange Pepsi Collectors (and by that I mean strange flavors of Pepsi, not that Pepsi collectors are abnormal in any way): yesterday marked the release of Pepsi Ice Cucumber, a limited-time-only special edition beverage developed for the Japanese…

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Vinquire

Posted on June 8, 2007 Under Food

It always surprises me how long certain industries take to adopt modern technologies that are not only relevant to their business, but can also serve to enhance it. When it comes to the internet and accessibility, the question is never…

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TSP Spices

Posted on June 5, 2007 Under Food

Organic spices in nice packaging? I'm sold. Especially with tsp spices flavor set, Sweet Heat, which is a duo of ancho chile pepper and Saigon cinnamon (no surprise there "“ my favorite latte of the month is made with chiles…

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Talk Shop Fridays: Drinky, Drinky

Posted on May 25, 2007 Under Food

It's Friday, and it's supposed to reach ninety-two degrees here in NYC. That has me thinking, even with my monumental hangover, about icy cold cocktails. Not like the martinis I drank last night that ensured me feeling like junk today,…

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Yin Yang

Posted on May 10, 2007 Under Food

When people who work at a tea company still yearn for espresso, magical things are sure to happen. Organic coffee meets black tea in Yin Yang, the newest offering from Cha Dao Tea. It's refreshing with a light, subtle sweetness.…

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Lucid Absinthe Superieure

Posted on May 9, 2007 Under Food

Prohibition is over! declares Lucid, the first Grande Wormood-based Absinthe, now available in America. This Absinthe Supérieure boasts superb all natural craftsmanship, made from whole herbs. The Lucid bottle is sleek; with cat eyes inspired by "Le Chat Noir" "“…

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Sugar is for Soda

Posted on April 27, 2007 Under Food

"Corn is for cars, sugar is for soda" is the tagline accompanying Jones Soda's new line of sodas made with sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. Coca-Cola has been playing with a similar concept, as they introduced a sugar version…

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Sha Ra Ku Mono Knives

Posted on April 23, 2007 Under Food

Komin Yamada, the Japanese designer behind the uber light and high performing GLOBAL line of cooking knives, is also responsible for Myodo & Co.'s gorgeous and extremely exclusive line called Sha Ra Ku Mono. Where GLOBAL has developed a healthy…

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DaysAgo

Posted on April 18, 2007 Under Food

DaysAgo is a nifty gadget for anyone who has ever opened a jar of spaghetti sauce, put leftovers in the fridge, cleaned the fish tank, or watered the plants-- or maybe more accurately, anyone who has ever poured moldy tomato…

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Rouxbe (roo-bee)

Posted on April 18, 2007 Under Food

To us culinary connoisseurs, The Food Network is a great resource-- even if the majority of each show is uninteresting, I always find myself embracing one or two tricks. But The Food Network has the downfall of all television programming--…

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