When I was in 8th grade I came home to a single Valentine's Day card sitting at the end of the kitchen table. It was from my dad asking me to be his Valentine. I was sold on the day from that point on. I...
So the time has come, has it? Maybe your wanderlust has returned. Maybe your parents are bugging you because you haven't been to see them since you had your baby six whole weeks ago. Maybe it's Thanksgiving. Maybe you need beach time. Who knows...
You know the old saying that amounts to never giving a woman an appliance as a gift? Thankfully it didn't cross the Atlantic because for Mother's Day last year my British husband conspired with a friend of mine to get me the best present ever:...
There is something that just works better about a gelato spade than an ice cream scoop. Is it the solid feel in your hands? Is it the European influence? Is it that you can get a great-big-hunking scoop of goodness without going back for seconds...
I get it, this is weird. Why in the world would I have a protein drink as a "Favorite Thing" on a food site? Even the best are awful, right? I'm supposed to be telling you to blend up fresh kale and some silken tofu...
Let me confess something. I don't think Austin is that "weird" at all. (Keep in mind that I'm a New Orleanian and take that for what it's worth.) To be honest I think of Austin as 'New Orleans lite'. Very similar - with less...
You've survived the Post Thanksgiving Madness and now you really need to knock off some holiday shopping. Here are a few perfect solutions for the people in your life: The Foodie, The Entertainer, The Hipster, The Traveller and The Ladies. The Foodie: The stinkiest gift they'll...
[gallery ids="3653,3650,3649,3647,3646,3644"] Ahhhh, wine. My favorite part of any meal, especially at a family heavy and expectation laden disaster-waiting-to happen event, such as Thanksgiving. Kidding. Who doesn't love to be bombarded with magazine after magazine cover promising the "PERFECT THANKSGIVING" or "EASIEST THANKSGIVING" or an ever...
The question is how can you NOT love this guy? He's got two (three?) adorable kids, he's a great cook, has a super background, he started Fifteen - heck he even tried to get the fattest place in America to skinny up. And, even with...
Vietri is an Italian company that makes a line of products from table linens to drinkware to garden pots. Most of it is gorgeous but the Bellezza White and Incanto White lines just knock me out. These are just simply beautiful dishes because they...
This is a true story. In 2006 I was set up on a date with a friend of a friend. The date was casual - we were supposed to watch the US play someone else during the 2006 World Cup (soccer). I went to his house...