EBOOST

Posted on April 22, 2008 Under Life

The E is for Energy, and the Boost is for....boost. If you're too old for Flintstone vitamins and too young for Centrum Silver, consider EBOOST, an orange effervescent tablet that contains a full day's supply of essential vitamins and minerals…

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Josh Owen for Kikkerland

Posted on April 18, 2008 Under Design

Having tended a bar (or seven) on a previous career path, I still find myself rather drawn to well-crafted bar accouterments. Josh Owen's Jigger Aluminum Cube is inspired by traditional sake cups and measures a mere three-inches cubed, and is…

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Two Leaves and a Bud Tea

Posted on March 3, 2008 Under Food

I'm in Chicago right now, and it's cold. Really, really cold. That means two things around the JS headquarters: lots of hooded sweatshirts, and warm drinks. Thanks to the folks at Two Leaves and a Bud Tea, we've been enjoying…

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The High Seas of Tea

Posted on January 29, 2008 Under Life

Have you ever imagined your cup of afternoon tea as a hot steaming sea of soothing flavor? Well, if you have, have you ever stopped to think that instead of adding some sugar or milk to make that body of…

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I Am Not a Paper Cup

Posted on January 23, 2008 Under Design

Dear Nameless Caffeine Addict, I see you every morning at the local java joint, filling up on fuel before your workday begins, and just like you, I feel that if I were to break this cycle, my life might come…

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Joey Roth: Making Tea Time Sexy Again

Posted on January 9, 2008 Under Design

Way back in November of 2007 the folks at Snarfd dubbed Brooklyn based Industrial Designer Joey Roth's Sorapot, a radically minimalist reinterpretation of the teapot, the "Sexiest. Teacup. Ever." This set off a chain reaction in which our own David…

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Metromint Goes Chocolate, Yum!

Posted on January 2, 2008 Under Food

Our pals at Metromint are at it again. Back in March of 2006 they launched Spearmint (I'm still waiting on my stock options), then in early 2007 the super-genius mintologists launched Lemonmint and Orangemint -- also stellar flavors. But who…

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Whiskey-A-Sippin'

Posted on December 18, 2007 Under Food

Still looking for that perfect gift for the guy who has everything -- and I do mean everything? Well, if he's a scotch or whiskey drinker, here's the answers. As most fine whiskey fanatics will tell you, it's almost sacrilegious…

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Holy Bartender: Esquire's Drinks Database

Posted on December 10, 2007 Under Food

If a constantly revolving door of roommates has left you with anything positive, it's probably the large variety of leftover liquor lingering around your kitchen area. While that sounds like a blessing in disguise, your lack of bartending know-how may…

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Free Beer 3.4

Posted on December 10, 2007 Under Life

We maintain around here that (most) best things in life are preceded by the word "free", beer being one of those things. Free Beer is actually the name of the concept behind Danish art collective Superflex's exhibit at Sao Paulo's…

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