The Menu - a list by Andrea

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For a split second, I was a food blogger, and I will always be one at heart. This is the menu of random items that can always be found in my kitchen, or on the shopping list of my dreams - along with the books and multimedia that go with them.

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My appetite.

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Kuhn Rikon Pairing Knives

2 people recommended this item

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Wow, I want these. Color for form, sheath and sharpness for function. ($11.50 at delight.com).

Updated Jun 18, 2009

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Marc Jacobs Patent Peep Toe with Misplaced Heel

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2 people recommended this item

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So.
There are certain things men will never understand.
But you know how you felt when you saw the iPhone for the first time, and even though you knew its shortcomings - and you knew you totally couldn't afford it - and you knew you actually didn't need one because you had just upgraded to a perfectly decent Blackberry - and you knew, also, that there was something inherently idiotic about the iPhone hype, and it was actually the last thing on earth you could possibly justify purchasing, but it was just IMPOSSIBLY COOL and there was no getting around it?

That's how women feel about these shoes. Ugly is so not the point.

Updated Mar 4, 2008

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Ciao Bella Fresh Mint Chocolate Chip Gelato

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This takes mint chocolate chip to a whole other place. The gelato actually tastes like fresh mint has somehow disappeared into it, and the heaviness is obscured by the refreshing tingle. And there's chocolate. So, perfect. Somehow I continually justify spending $8 on it at the Italian imports shop near my place, and I'm the roommate who buys one-ply to save a buck. ($8 at icecreamsource)

Updated Feb 24, 2007

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Method Dish Cubes

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Stylish little cubes you toss in the dishwasher and forget about - with the added eco-bonus of being phosphate and bleach free.

Updated Apr 19, 2007

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Alentejo Bowls: CORK

2 people recommended this item

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HOT HOT HOT. These sculpted cork bowls are a beautiful example of what I like to call Organic Minimal, exemplified by all the wooden housewares I'm drooling over these days - sleek, simple, and seriously pretty. Bonus: they're made from reclaimed waste cork and non-toxic epoxy adhesive - and the big one can be used as a bike helmet (in a pinch). ($118 at Branch)

Updated Apr 20, 2007

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insulated hot cold bag

2 people recommended this item

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Useful (insulated!) + attractive (silver!) + good back story (produced by a 70 year old man in the Shizuoka Prefecture for the past 40 years) = good conversation piece after you've unpacked the dessert you brought to the potluck. ($8 at Kiosk)

Updated May 14, 2007

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Salt and Pepper Orbs by Andi Kovel

2 people recommended this item

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My usual complaint about fancy salt and pepper shakers is that they usually take up more room than they really need to. When I saw these - WOW. Beautiful, tactile, tiny glass orbs - made of recycled glass in a wind-powered electric furnace. Spicy. ($159 at Branch - if you've got it, flaunt it)

Updated Jun 26, 2007

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Biodegradable Plates & Cutlery

6 people recommended this item

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These don't look like anything special, but looks can be deceptive (I know, right? You never say it that way, but it's better). They're made of bagasse, a sugar cane fiber. So they're biodegradable, compostable, disposable - and affordable. (price varies - $7 for pack of 50 cups, at Branch)

Updated Jun 26, 2007

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Compost Pail

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4 people recommended this item

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Ahem. Allow me to clarify that I do not compost. Why? Because I live in an apartment. I don't have a lawn. But I will strongly encourage you to compost, because it's easier than moving someplace where I can compost, and this pail is pretty chic-looking for a scrap food container.

Updated Apr 17, 2007

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Drink Cooler By Piet Hein

11 people recommended this item

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Ice cubes - please. Those are so last century. This is a seamless, stainless steal cooling egg with a liquid core, by Dutch designer Piet Hein. No vouching for its humanitarian origin or chemical makeup, for all you hardcore earth-heads out there, but it does save water - and looks hot while it cools (snap!). ($36 at Unica Home)

Updated Jul 9, 2008

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WORLD OF NO.

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yellow accents, grayscale almost everything else.

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