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Appliances in Search of Customers
After doing some surfing around today, I found a couple new items that make me wonder where the market is for these new gadgets.
- Rollertoaster - sure it won the 2006 Red Dot award, but I'm not sure about what to do about the about the crumbs. And don't you need the room on either side for the toast to roll into and out of, so how compact is it really?
- Breakfix - an automated breakfast cereal dispenser. Pause. What was that again? Are you telling me I can't pour my own cereal in the morning? I think I'd feel like I was living in Wallace and Gromit's house with all of Wallace's contraptions.
- Coffee Mug Warmer - first off, not sure why my coffee cups need to be warm but I'm sure I don't need to pay $1,000 for warm mugs.
November 30, 2006 in Kitchen Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0)
Kanae Tsukamoto's Tag Cup
Beautiful looking cups from designer Kanae Tsukamoto named Tag Cups. The silicon sleeve insulates your hands from hot or cold beverages. At the price of $29 each, it would make a luxurious gift set for a lucky friend, but I don't see buying them for myself.
Tag Cup | $29 at Generate [via BLTD]
November 30, 2006 in Tabletop Design | Permalink | Comments (0)
Karim Rashid's Thermo Cups
New from Karim Rashid, designs for Menu's popular Thermo Cup line. [via Mocoloco]
November 28, 2006 in Tabletop Design | Permalink | Comments (0)
December Picks from O Magazine
December's issue of O Magazine features some great foodie gift finds from Oprah. Here's a selection of our favorites -
Drosselmeyer's Nutcracker Cone bring a contemporary look to their traditional Nutcracker Suite of nutcrackers.
Blis Bourbon Barrel Maple Syrup is aged in specially selected twelve to eighteen year old single barrel bourbon casks. Available in a maple syrup gift box packaged with their Tahitian vanilla infused version too.
Oprah also loves the rum cake from Rum Cake Fairy Dessert Company, citrus and herb flavored olive oils from O & Co., and the chocolate bars from Pierre Marcolini Chocolatier.
link: Oprah's O List
November 25, 2006 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide | Permalink | Comments (0)
New York Kitchen by Armani Casa
In New York City where large kitchens are a luxury, Armani Casa has designed a kitchen layout that integrates into a "great room" while concealing the appliances behind the wood cabinetry. While there's still limited counter space, at least the kitchen is no longer relegated to small galley typical of NY apartments.
Wait, where's this kitchen? In the private residences at 20 Pine, a new development in lower Manhattan where Armani Casa has designed all the interior and public spaces.
November 24, 2006 in Kitchen Design | Permalink | Comments (0)
Happy Thanksgiving from Daily Olive
We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, and leave you to celebrate this day with your family and friends with a little classic Adam Sandler from Saturday Night Live.
November 23, 2006 in Thanksgiving | Permalink | Comments (0)
Too Lazy to Sing Happy Birthday?
Okay, out come the cake, candles burning, everyone says their "oohs" and "aahs", and then...your cake slicer starts singing "Happy Birthday"? Not sure where this gadget finds a place in your lives, but maybe you got a bout with laryngitis or are just too shy for singing. Also plays Jingle Bells, The Wedding March, and For He's a Jolly Good Fellow. [via Kitchen Contraptions]
Musical Cake Slicer | $17 at DrinkStuff
November 22, 2006 in Kitchen Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0)
Thankgiving 2006 Tips from Martha Stewart
Looking for last minute Thanksgiving ideas? Here are a few 2006 Thanksgiving highlights from Martha Stewart.
- Martha's Official Thanksgiving Menu - Use Martha's menu to fill in the blanks on your menu
- Turkey 101 - Martha gives her advice on the perfect turkey
- 6 Tips for Perfect Gravy
- Mayflower centerpiece - here's a project for the kids, complete with templates
- Turkey placecards - complete your dinner setting with seating placecards
- Martha's Video - Carving your turkey
November 19, 2006 in Thanksgiving | Permalink | Comments (1)
Solid Espresso Named Best Inventions 2006
Just when you think that there can't be more innovation in food, Ferran Adria's creation of a solid espresso "foam", called Espesso, gets named to Time Magazine's Best Inventions 2006 list. Popular in Europe since 2002, it's now only available in the US at Lavazza in Chicago, so we'll rely on Movable Feast's Louisa Chu's first hand experience to tell you all about Espesso.
link: Lavazza
November 15, 2006 in Coffee & Espresso | Permalink | Comments (0)
Fast Chilling Wine Decanter
Rapid Cool, by Eisch, is not your ordinary decanter. Store it in your freeze to cool the anti-freeze/water mixture in its inner walls, then decant your wine to chill it at the dinner table from room temperature to about 45 degrees fahrenheit in just minutes.
Eisch Rapid Wine Cooler | $150 from Wineware
November 14, 2006 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide, All Things Wine | Permalink | Comments (0)
Turning Oil and Vinegar on its Head
Dutch design studio, Jansen + Co, turns the traditional wine glass silhouette upside down and created a unique Oil and Vinegar Set.
Ming Oil and Vinegar Set | $28 at Elsewares
November 11, 2006 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide | Permalink | Comments (0)
Food and Wine Magazine Announces Photo Contest Winners
Food and Wine Magazine just announced its first ever Food Photo Contest winners and best runners-up. These 25 photos are a visual feast reminding us that food is a multi-sensory experience.
Related Links:
Shoot First, Eat Later - Tips on taking the perfect food photo
Five Food Photographer Finds on Flickr
Five Quick Tips to Shooting Food Photographs
November 9, 2006 in Art & Photography | Permalink | Comments (0)
Two Unique Pie Crust Cutter Designs
Liven up your holiday baking pie crusts with either this oak-leaf lattice cutter or set of 4 fall shapes piecrust cutters from Williams Sonoma. [via Slashfood]
November 8, 2006 in Baking | Permalink | Comments (3)
Multiple Appliances, One Motor
Treehugger reports on a design contest entry that addresses the redundancy of motors in your kitchen that powers your appliances. This conceptual design entry named Spin, by Israeli designer Iftah Poran, proposes a more sustainable approach of one motor mounted on your countertop with attachments for different purposes as shown above for a juicer, blender, and coffee blender. [via Gizmodo]
November 8, 2006 in Kitchen Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0)
Anne Black's "black is blue" Porcelain Cups
Danish ceramic designer, Anne Black, created her new line "black is blue" to express "the beauty that comes from the inside" by handpainting blue flower patterns inside her cast porcelain pieces.
Anne Black Porcelain Cups | $24 each at PeekKeep
November 7, 2006 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide, Tabletop Design | Permalink | Comments (0)
In search of a modern menorah?
With the holidays closing in, maybe you've been looking for a modern menorah to compliment your holiday decor? Well, so has Laura Sweet, who's collected a great resource list of over 25 contemporary menorah designs. [via DesignMilk]
November 6, 2006 in Tabletop Design | Permalink | Comments (0)
Daily Olive Writes for Yahoo! Food
Today, Yahoo Food was launched as a new lifestyle section for Yahoo, and Daily Olive will begin contributing to the "What's Fresh" column. We're excited to be included in Yahoo's new venture, and look forward to expanding our coverage on the intersection of food, design, and art. Here are the articles we launched with today -
- Wiseman House Chocolates: A Hidden Chocolate Treasure
- Dressing Up the Classic Root Beer Float
- Has Your Kitchen Gone Bamboo Yet?
- Easy Seasoning from Inside Out
November 2, 2006 in Daily Olive News | Permalink | Comments (2)
