Beginning today (Tuesday, June 12) Starbucks is selling a new ceramic coffee mug for $10. The novelty in this is that the mug is made in America – East Liverpool, Ohio, actually, which I've just learned was once the nation's pottery capital. The mugs have their own display, … [Read more...] about Stop mugging around and buy something local
Quality of Life
A MOMENT WITH…Michael Ruhlman
Michael Ruhlman is the author of nine books including Ratio, Charcuterie, and The Soul of a Chef, as well as the co-author of seven cookbooks written with notable chefs, including The French Laundry Cookbook. He regularly writes about food for the New York Times, Los Angeles … [Read more...] about A MOMENT WITH…Michael Ruhlman
If Only | Polaroid had hired… me!
Remember taking a polaroid? Gosh it seems like awhile ago. Click!... and after it shot out of the camera ... you might have waved it around as the crowd of friends around you eagerly waited for it to develop? Well recently - I've been waving my cell phone around taking photos … [Read more...] about If Only | Polaroid had hired… me!
A Moment with … Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Born and raised in Foggia, Italy, Antonio Pompa-Baldi first came to the U.S. in 1999 to participate in the Cleveland International Piano Competition in which he then won First Prize. Shortly there after he and his wife, Italian pianist Emanuela Friscioni, decided to make … [Read more...] about A Moment with … Antonio Pompa-Baldi
On the persistence of dandelions
I have turned into one of those gardeners—the kind who pours through early-arriving plant catalogs to get through the long winter months when hands-on gardening is impossible. (Houseplants are no substitute, and seem to require a different kind of green thumb than I … [Read more...] about On the persistence of dandelions
