Apartment Therapy: Silly

Party Accessory: Fingerfood Plates from FRED

Entertaining season has begun, and therefore it's also time for finger food. Well, here's what every well-dressed partygoer will be wearing this season....

Fun Entertaining: Chalkboard Tablecloths

Children's art canvas by day; edgy modern party accessory by night! We saw these chalkboard tablecloths and immediately saw their potential in party situations. Imagine a wine tasting with the names o...

Video: Eddie Izzard on Supermarket Psychology

Happy Friday! Our discussion on choosing the fastest checkout line reminded us of this more humorous take on "queue strategy." Get your weekend started with a laugh from one of our favorite comedians,...

Kitchen Confessional: What's Your Cooking Obsession?

You make a recipe, but it doesn't turn out quite the way you'd pictured it in your head. So you make it again. And then again. And again, each time tweaking it just a little bit or playing with the fl...

Small Space Living: Portable Stove Necklace

College students, here's one way to get around the restrictions on hot plates and toaster ovens in your dorm rooms: get yourself a stove necklace! You've got to see this to believe it....

LEGO In the Kitchen: 5 LEGO Kitchen Accessories

We can't help it; we are total nerds for LEGO stuff. Remember this slightly goopy attempt at a LEGO birthday cake? And LEGO fosters that nerd-nostalgia for building blocks of youth with all the kitc...

5 Exotic Foods We Want To Try (Plus 5 We Really Don't)

Last week a few of us shared some of the weirdest and strangest foods we've eaten. Honestly, it's a little hard to come up with examples of strange food; we're pretty omnivorous around here, and so ...

The 10 Most Useless Kitchen Gadgets

It seems that every year we are bombarded with more, more, and yet more kitchen gadgets. Some are cosmetic updates to classic tools, a precious few are genuinely innovative, but many more are useles...

Stirr: The Automatic Sauce Stirrer from üutensil

This is one of the most curious gadgets we've ever come across, and we've been at a loss as how to post about it. This is an "automatic stirrer" from British design group üutensil, a company that...

Fun Idea for Mixed Drinks: Sugar Cane Swizzle Sticks

If you can't go to the tropics, we say bring a little of the tropics to you! Or at least that's what we thought when we spotted a package of these sugar cane swizzle sticks at the supermarket the othe...

Decorate Your Home with Sausage Rugs?

A friend sent us a link to these sausage-themed rugs from the German company Das rote Paket a few days ago, and we couldn't quite believe our eyes. We still can't. The thing is, we kind of love them. ...

Odd Gadget: Al Dente Operatic Pasta Timer

We considered posting this very odd gadget as a Hot or Not survey, but decided that wouldn't be quite fair. See, this is just the weirdest thing we've seen in a long time; hot or not hardly applies. I...

Look! Spherical Ice
Gourmet

We've seen these big, floating orbs on occasion in super fancy cocktails at super fancy bars. Gourmet has a good reason why you should use them (not just for looks) and a not-too-expensive source... ...

Show of Hands: Would You Wear a Ring Pop Popsicle?

We just saw these popsicles over at Country Living. Just like the hard candy, only this one melts all over your fingers if you don't eat it fast enough. Sounds fun to us... ...

Look! Cute Measuring Cups at Anthropologie

We were wandering through the homewares department at Anthropologie when we spotted the set of measuring cups above. Then we spotted another set...and another...and another! Everywhere we turned, we s...

Hot or Not? Can Colander/Strainer

Do you struggle to drain all the water out of your can of tuna? Do you barely avoid cutting your fingers on just-opened canned tomatoes? Maybe this can colander is for you. Or, on the other hand, mayb...

Entertaining: Humorous Coasters from Bob's Your Uncle

Want to set a light-hearted tone at your next dinner party? Check out these humorous coasters from Bob's Your Uncle, a Boston-based gift company!...

Look! Sushi Roller

Look, a sushi roller! It's like a pasta machine and a ravioli filler all in one, except, you know, for sushi rolls. This roller is a concept for the kitchen ecology exhibition at Dwell on Design in Lo...

Oldie but Goody: Cast Iron Corn Stick Pan

This quirky little pan is one of our favorite things in our mother's kitchen. It's old, deceptively heavy, and not multi-functional at all, but it turns out the hottest, most irresistible little corn ...

Trebuchet Toaster and Precision Pouring: The Brunch

Have you seen interactive designer Ivo Vos' collection called The Brunch? It includes a "Trebuchet Toaster" that launches your toast in the perfect trajectory, a neurotic placemat that lets you adjust...

Hot or Not: Custom Alphabet/Numbers Cake Pan

Are you the go-to person in your social circles when it comes to birthday cakes? If so, this alphanumeric cake pan might come in quite handy! The pan comes with blocks that can be re-arranged inside t...

Baroque Jellies from Bompas & Parr

Are quivering, fluorescent jellies in baroque shapes perhaps the next big thing in culinary one-upsmanship? Can they replace the perfect macaron, the gourmet cupcake, and elegant sugar cookies to be t...

Look! New Frozen Food Line from Alice Waters

So, the rumors are true! Alice Waters is indeed starting up a frozen food line in partnership with Dean and Deluca. She is working with them to bring sustainable eating to a "wider audience," accordin...

Hot or Not: Steady Stick Wine Bottle Holder

I had to giggle a little when I saw these at Crate & Barrel yesterday and Elizabeth's Prescription Bottles as Spice Storage post inspired me to toss you another Hot or Not this afternoon. Take the sur...

Hot or Not: Prescription Bottles as Spice Storage

Don't call us crazy just yet. We just finished a prescription, and as we were about to toss the container, we realized it was the perfect size for fitting a big tablespoon inside. That's not always th...

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