Using the same logic of Airbnb but working on a home dining experience model, Rinita Vanjre Ravi, Inez Wihardjo and Giovanni Casinelli created BonAppetour. It proved such a worthy idea that early on it won the 2003 edition of Startup. BonAppetour, now actually known as ‘The Airbnb of Food,’ is an innovative web-base...
May is National Barbecue Month, and there is time to there’s no better way to celebrate the beginning of summer than spending it outdoors for a cookout with family and friends. Grilling is one of America’s favorite pastimes during the summer months, with a recent survey showing that 75% of U.S. adults own a grill ...
One of our most fragrant summer flowers, the rose, ushers in a wonderful change of season as we begin to catch the floral scent on light breezes through open windows, from front porch swings and, of course, sitting out on back patios. This summer, bring the fragrance of rose into your home with Rose Water […]...
This brand of cider was first created in 1996 with the purest spring water from Vimmerby, Sweden, where it is still brewed today by Åbro Bragger. Please see www.rekorderlig.com for details. Imagine arriving home and having this spanking new canvas tote hanging on your gate nob that looks as sunny and as much fun as Anita E...
(Roberta Deen) Salt is both a necessity and a luxury. We need it in appropriate quantities to survive, but we can also use it to soften skin, soothe muscles, and relax our bodies, to name just a few benefits. This St. Patrick’s Day, the “Dusting the Wild Irish Salmon Roses Salad” received “oohs and ̶...
(Roberta Deen) Simple in design and made from sustainable, quality solid hardwood, the Fonde (fon-dee) Ravioli Rolling Pin from Repast Supply Co. is touted as the tool to “create perfect ravioli every time with no mess and no fuss.” So we engaged Catering Chef and highly respected professional recipe tester, Roberta Deen, to...
(Adréana Robbins) I believe in living a passionate life, in appreciating good friends, and celebrating joyous occasions. Recently I had the opportunity to do both with a high tea on short notice. Drinking tea may have been first discovered in China in 2737 BC, and later it was popularized through the Sung and Ming dynasti...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) High levels of mercury found in common seafood dishes has turned people away from buying it. This why Safe Catch, a new brand of canned tuna fish, based out of Marin County, California, was created. Safe Catch tests every single fish for their mercury content. Their mercury level is 90% lower than the FD...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) When we voted first-place for taste to the Drago chefs’ Mushroom Truffle soup recently, we didn’t know we could (try to) duplicate it at home with the new Sabatino Tarfufi’s new truffle zest seasoning. In fact, we found that the claim is true of “just a very small amount elevates any dish to [&hel...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Leading the way to a new mushroom shake fad, celebrities are following health enthusiasts – West Hollywood and Brentwood, wouldncha know it – to LA juice bars to get their daily dose to help them glow and detox. While mushrooms have always been known to provide enormous health benefits and tast...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 