Crummy Brothers Organic Cookies

Posted on December 6, 2007 Under Food

If the site for Crummy Brothers Organic Cookies new online shop had launched sooner than yesterday, the deliciously chunky treats would have made Heather's Top 5 Foodie Gifts in a heartbeat. However, it wouldn't have been the first time that…

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Top 5 Foodie Gifts

Posted on December 3, 2007 Under Food

Monogrammed Steak Brand: Read JS Review | Buy It ($39.95; shown as 3) The egotistical barbequer on your list will go ape over this -- I know I did, and I bought it for myself. You might want to rethink…

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Foodpairing

Posted on November 30, 2007 Under Food

There's an ice creamery in L.A. that my friends swear by called Scoops, known for the owner's oddball culinary adventures of pairing flavors like avocado and banana, chocolate and jalapeno, and yam and rose water, and people freak out about…

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Sunday (Up)Market: London

Posted on November 19, 2007 Under Travel

I had a blast last weekend walking around the Sunday (Up)Market in London, and all the surrounding shops and going-ons around The Old Truman Brewery. The market is a must stop for anyone interested in emerging fashion, interesting art, crafts…

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iFoods TV

Posted on October 24, 2007 Under Food

Are you sitting at home, wondering whether you should order in from the Mexican place around the corner run by a Chinese family, or the Chinese place run by a Mexican family down the block? If so, why not eat…

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Spudware

Posted on October 16, 2007 Under Design

Aside from the potential novelty that is eating potatoes with cutlery made from potatoes, Spudware is designed with the earth in mind; while it's just as durable as plastic disposable utensils, its 80% potato starch/20% soybean oil composition allows the…

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Tithi Kutchamuch: my sweets

Posted on October 12, 2007 Under Food

While it's true that enjoying the new Britney Spears single and eating an entire chocolate bar are both examples of guilty pleasures, at least doing the former doesn't have an effect on that gut of yours. Thanks to Tithi Kutchamuch…

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Side-On Cutlery For Mater

Posted on September 26, 2007 Under Design

Loving this new cutlery set by my uber-design pal Jens Marin Skibsted (Biomega, Skibsted Ideation, et al). The design idea was to incorporate a chopstick rest (Hashi Oki) into some dead-sexy Scandinavian design cutlery. Methinks it worked; the whole integration…

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Normann Copenhagen: Form by Charles Job

Posted on September 4, 2007 Under Design

The quirky Danish design group Normann Copenhagen is at again. In this range of products, entiteld Form, they brought in the African/Swiss designer Charles Job. He makes egg timers (left), egg slicers (right), and salt and pepper shakers (not shown)…

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Bravo Gelato's Bambino Cones

Posted on August 14, 2007 Under Food

Gelato's natural enticements aren't enough for gelateria Bravo Gelato. Instead of acknowledging the creamy favorite's already irresistible nature, the Italian-owned company has gone and made the dessert even more impossible to resist. Their Bambinos are bite-sized versions of the delicious…

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