What’s even better than cooking with snazzy kitchen utensils? Not having to pay full price to do it!  I’m extending an invitation to all of our readers (click on this link to register: http://snappytuna.com/invite/kimberlygarvey) to SnappyTuna, a new sample sale site that specializes in kitchen utensils and tableware, so you too can partake in deep discounts on [...]

[Read more →]

Most people tend to pack on the extra pounds in the winter.  I, on the other hand, have found it much more rewarding to bulk up in the summer.  So at the request of my ever-growing buns, a friend and I made a stop at a bakery in Chicago last weekend that I have been [...]

[Read more →]

  Photo by Adele Turner.   Photo by Kenny Louie.   Photo by Terry Richardson. Frozen waffles are probably your safest bet.

[Read more →]

I’m not much of a meat eater,  but I am definitely always excited by strange food combinations.  One of my more recent favorites: watermelon and feta salad.  So when my extremely beautiful and talented mother (hi mom!) told me about Vosges’ Exotic Candy Bars,  I was instantly intrigued…especially by the bacon-flavored chocolate addition.  I decided to do a [...]

[Read more →]

What may first appear as nothing more than spiffed up shipping containers, these steel capsules double as hip little cafes in Montreal’s Old Port, serving elegant dishes such as lobster rolls and seafood pizza.  The muvbox is built from recycled steel and powered entirely by the sun. I must admit that while everything about this concept is quite clever, [...]

[Read more →]

Why eat 88 Gummy Bears when you could have one GIANT one? These gargantuan bears are clearly the cotton candy of the summer and come in three flavors: Sweet Lemon, Green Apple and Blue Raspberry. -Erin

[Read more →]

Unless you live in Texas that is. According to Snapple Real Fact #909, it’s illegal graffiti someone’s cow! Well, it is Texas after all, beef is no joke! (Remember Oprah’s law suit?) Anyway, Ryan tried his hand at tagging the cow’s hide — Moo!  Now, it’s your turn!

[Read more →]

Apparently, I live under a rock because I JUST discovered I’m Remembering, a blog devoted to remembering basically every little thing from my childhood little thing from the 80s and 90s. I’ve only just skimmed the surface of this site, but already I’ve found . . . Fisher Price’s breakfast play set, wax bottle candy that [...]

[Read more →]

Today, a new online design boutique opens its virtual doors. The Nice-based Maison Cosmos (whose logo evokes a Keith Haring-esque hand style) carries funky functional products from some of my favorite design houses – Norman Copenhagen, Royal VKB, Muuto, Seletti, Oooms, and the late Tobias Wong. The great thing about Maison Cosmos is that it allows patrons to [...]

[Read more →]

  Hot damn, this gorgeous wooden pot and pan rack from Metropolitan Produce Corporation makes me want to cook a huge meal just so I can clean my pans and implements and neatly store them in their proper place. It’s designed to be mounted into your wall and is conveniently available in a variety of wood types.

[Read more →]