Ku De Ta Restaurant: Bali

Posted on August 9, 2007 Under Travel

On one of our evenings in Bali a few weeks ago, we thought it was time to treat ourselves to something truly special (okay, every night felt special), and after reading many reviews about the über famous Ku De Ta…

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Baker's Edge

Posted on August 8, 2007 Under Food

It's funny, because unlike most of the things I'm led to write about, the subject of this post has been snaking its way into an increasing number of my girl-to-girl conversations. Maybe it's because the subject in question could be…

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The Mutato-Project

Posted on July 25, 2007 Under Food

Apparently I'm not the only one getting a kick out of deformed vegetables; Berlin Photographer Uli Westphal has documenting deviant produce for over a year now, and the resulting collection, deemed The Mutato-Project, is as intriguing as it is amusing.…

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Waste Not, Want Not

Posted on July 24, 2007 Under Design

Peter D'Alessandro's Waste and Want cutting board has little detachable trays on its ends, one tray for waste and the other for the good bits you want in your food. Everybody can identify with the frustrations of regular cutting boards;…

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Meat = Mine

Posted on July 23, 2007 Under Food

Let's just get this out of the way: I am a vegetarian. Accordingly, I think of meat as flesh, dripping with blood, freshly separated from a pulse. That said, the prospect of eating meat -- let alone branding it with…

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Hapa on the Hill is Back!

Posted on July 19, 2007 Under Food

If you live in Boulder, you know Hapa. It's the place to eat Magic Mushrooms and Multiple Orgasm Rolls, drink Purple Haze Sake, and listen to some of the best DJ sets in Boulder. The food may be somewhat Americanized,…

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7-Eleven Goes Yellow

Posted on July 19, 2007 Under Food

7-Eleven just announced the conversion of all "participating stores" to be temporary Kwik-E-Marts (or at least they did on the radio"¦I have yet to track down a news release). The lucky girl I am, I happen to live near one…

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Sweet Treats; Musical Beats

Posted on July 2, 2007 Under Food

Yesterday, I had one of those ideal days that summer seems made for. I headed out to McCarren Park Pool to saw the bands Illinois and Man Man, had some (see also: too much) beer and met some really cool…

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New, Hot Fuego: Modular

Posted on June 25, 2007 Under Food

Being that I live in Manhattan and have no backyard to speak of, I tend to get a little of the summertime blues, reminiscing about grilling outside. With the 4th of July just around the corner and families all over…

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TASTE

Posted on June 22, 2007 Under Food

What TASTE has done to the can -- and the food inside it -- takes tinned food to a whole new level. TASTE has dubbed itself as "the World's First Luxury Canned Food Line" and they are not playing around.…

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