Teance Free Leaf Tea

Posted on January 23, 2007 Under Food

While in San Francisco, we were pretty excited when we heard the words "patent pending" and "not yet available" in the same sentence during a conversation about Tea. Teance is the innovator of a new tea trend, with their patent…

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Metromint Gets Crazy Delicious

Posted on January 23, 2007 Under Food

The super-genius mintologists at Metromint are at it again. I was so busy drinking up samples of the new flavors: Lemonmint and Orangemint, (I'm sort of addicted) that I almost forgot to write about them. Thanks to Evan's mention over…

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Flavor Magic

Posted on January 22, 2007 Under Food

We've seen a lot of maranading "“ bbqing shortcuts. We're talking row after row of them at the Fancy Foods Show in San Francisco. After seeing all of the flavored skewers, grilling planks, scented papers, and other products "“ one…

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O.N.E. Amazon Acai

Posted on January 22, 2007 Under Food

O.N.E. made its American debut with their coconut water from Brazil. They have now introduced their sensation number two, Amazon Acai juice. Most people have at least heard of Acai; it will be one of 2007's top new superfoods. Although…

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NOTCOT Does Food

Posted on January 22, 2007 Under Food

We'd like to offer a hearty congratulations to our friend Jean Aw at NOTCOT for launching her new food site, Tastespotting. Tastespotting is basically like NOTCOT.org which compiles great finds contributed by readers, but deals exclusively with food and food…

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Hello Delicious: Fine Food Finds

Posted on January 19, 2007 Under Food

I have been looking forward to the launch of Hello Delicious for some time, and want to congratulate Lilly and Jose for creating a great site with great goals and lots of promise. Hello Delicious is not just an online…

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Miam-Miam Cappuccino Towers

Posted on January 15, 2007 Under Food

Miam-Miam has topped their mug that design people have been blogging about for months with Cappuccino Towers. It's like the Tiffany box for coffee lovers. Pretty white porcelain and stainless-steel bands make for good looks, but the tower of compartments…

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Treleela Tea

Posted on January 11, 2007 Under Food

Treleela, a total-experience tea, is a take-anywhere treat. This boutique tea line by Ineeka integrates innovative design, responsible philosophies and superior flavor into one cool package. These aren't you grandma's tea bags"“ the Treleela Pochettes are made to replicate the…

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Vodka 14

Posted on January 3, 2007 Under Food

On new year's eve, I chose to drink Vodka 14 martinis instead of champagne-- all thanks to our friends Mitch and Matt Baris, the father-son duo behind Vodka 14 (and my friend Jenna who was mixing the drinks). I actually…

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Vinturi Wine Aerator

Posted on December 20, 2006 Under Food

Everyone who enjoys wine hopefully knows that wine tastes better when it has been aerated. Aeration basically exposes more of the volume of the wine to the air, allowing the vino to 'breathe,' thus counteracting the tannins in the wine.…

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