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Easy Prepping with Chop2Pot Cutting Board

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Make cooking prep a little smoother with Chop2Pot cutting board that also folds up so you can transfer your ingredients directly into your pot.

Chop2Pot Cutting Board  |  $19.50 at Delight.com

May 31, 2007 in Kitchen Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0)

Reyka Vodka - Green and Clean

Reyka Vodka

Reyka Vodka, Iceland's first and only vodka, is making a big splash and NotCot recently posted their review of Reyka.  Lucky.  If you haven't yet seen their commercials, check them out here.

Image via NotCot

May 30, 2007 in Spirits | Permalink | Comments (1)

The Chocolate Factory Truck

Chocolate Factory Truck

I'm a fan of inventive car graphics that brand the businesses they represent. One look at this mini-truck and you immediately wonder and want to check out this business - The Chocolate Factory in Stockholm.

Image by karin eriksson at Flickr [via Coudal

May 25, 2007 in Chocolate | Permalink | Comments (0)

Grow Herbs from a Book of Matches

Matchstick Garden

Matchstick Garden makes starting a casual herb garden easy.  Just tear off a matchstick and plant the tip into some soil and you'll have your own little herb (or flower) garden in no time.

Matchstick Garden, mixed herbs or flowers  |  $6 at MOMA Store 

May 23, 2007 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide | Permalink | Comments (0)

Backyard Wood-Burning Oven: Beautiful and Expensive

Terra Cotta Wood-burning Oven

At $2000, this rustic handcrafted wood-buring oven is definitely not for everyone, but it's a great conversation piece, regardless if you're buying, green with envy, or just looking.

Handcrafted Terra Cotta Wood-burning Oven  |  $2000 at Sur la Table 

[via BornRich]

May 22, 2007 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide, Parties & Entertaining | Permalink | Comments (0)

Make Ice Sticks Instead of Ice Cubes

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Ice your summer party drinks this season with ice sticks made from these silicon Ice Stick Trays from Crate & Barrel ($2.95 each)

May 21, 2007 in Parties & Entertaining | Permalink | Comments (0)

Food & Wine's Summer "Best of" Wine Lists

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This month's Food and Wine Magazine has some great wine lists that are worth checking out.

May 17, 2007 in All Things Wine | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wine Cork Placecard Holders

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Let these wine cork placecard holders be part of your table setting for your next dinner party, $22.95 at Bright and Bold.

May 16, 2007 in Parties & Entertaining | Permalink | Comments (0)

Metrokane Vacuum Wine Decanter

Vacuum Decanter by Metrokane

On those occasions where you've decanted your wine but didn't finish it all off, then Metrokane's Vacuum Decanter will let you store your left-over wine to keep it fresh a few days longer.

Metrokane Vacuum Decanter  |  $70 at Kitchenzing 

May 14, 2007 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide, All Things Wine | Permalink | Comments (0)

Wine Excursion Backpack Gift Basket

Wine Excursion Backpack & Gift Basket

Have a great picnic for two with Wine.com's great "gift basket in a backpack" package.  The Wine Excursion Backpack includes a California white wine, smoked salmon, cheese, and pistachio nuts along with wine glasses, plates, utensils and a corkscrew for two.

Wine Excursion Backpack - Gourmet Gift Basket  |  $99 at Wine.com

May 9, 2007 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide, All Things Wine | Permalink | Comments (0)

Blik's Glass-Stiks Decals

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Wall decor design studio, Blik, just recently introduced new Glass-Stiks to put on your glasses so your guests can keep track of their drinks.  Patterns range from florals, to animals, to geometric shapes.

Glass-Stiks  |  $$4.50 for 12 at Blik 

May 7, 2007 in Parties & Entertaining | Permalink | Comments (1)

Room & Board Goes Underground - NYC Pentatrays

NYC Pentatrays @ Room & Board

Serve up your martinis and cocktail nuts on these conversation starting serving trays.  NYC Pentatrays are one-of-kind pieces handmade from NY subway graphics.  Unique enough to be signed and dated by the artist.

NYC Pentatrays  |  $165 at Room & Board

May 4, 2007 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide | Permalink | Comments (1)

Laser Cut Wooden Coaster by Sarah Finn

Sarah Finn's Laser-Cut Wood Coasters

Coasters take many forms and we love this set by Sarah Finn who lasers cuts her floral patterns into a richly stained wood.

Laser-Cut Wood Coasters  |  $40 for set of 8 at A+R 

May 3, 2007 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide | Permalink | Comments (1)