Pistachio

Resto interior of the week

Stephanie — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:06:33 +0000

Cream ceramics and leathers, blond corrugated wood, the Graffiti Cafe, Varna, Bulgaria by Studio Mode via The Contemporist.

Biodiversity’s seedy state

Stephanie — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:06:49 +0000

It took 80 years to lose 93 per cent of our food seed varieties.

National Geographic, Fast Company Co.Design.

Ethereal equivalent of that can of whupass

Stephanie — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:55:08 +0000

The whole line can be bought at The FLOW Market for about $20 a pop.

Choose from Courage To Be Honest, Effortlessness, Chi and, my personal favourite,

Commercial-Free Space.

Designer Mads Hagstrom calls them a purely spiritual product, but more specifically,

“An empty sealed can that materializes immaterial needs.”

Good gag gift. Indigo should stock them in the self-help aisle.

via InspireMeNow

It’s got my name on it

Stephanie — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:13:56 +0000

Don’t mind seeing that every time I drink down my drink. via ThisIsn’tHappiness.

Rose petal sugar

Stephanie — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:15:58 +0000

I don’t usually go for girly stuff. And what’s girlier than this rose petal sugar?

Baker-photographer Julie Marie Craig stumbled onto the stuff at Nicasio Valley Cheese on a day out with her dad.

But I’m always drawn to poetry, and this label has it.

I know. It’s just a statement of what it is and who should get credit. But bare-boned and to the point, there’s no more powerful message than that.

This lovely stuff calls to girly cupcakes everywhere, and also wedding cakes. Can it stand up to something richer, like maybe the chocolate mousse I served on a catering gig recently? Yup. In the chantilly cream garnish. Just enough girly juxtaposed to make rich dark chocolate even better.

Worth the visit: Julie’s blog Always With Butter.

via PhotoProblem

How much rice?

Stephanie — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:28:11 +0000

Mitch Hedberg 1968-2005

Angel hair, like you don’t want to know

Stephanie — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:04:02 +0000

Although this is completely awesome if you’re looking for emotional Richter results, it’s a typical peer-look-at-me ad. I first saw it about five minutes ago, and my skin is still crawling.

Way to get the brand to circle the bowl. Unless your market is prankish 20- or 30-something males.

via HelloCreatives, emurphy, et al

Déjeuner sur l’herbe

Stephanie — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:37:19 +0000

Inspired by last week’s gorgeous weather. Pillows. Good thinking.

via That Kind of Woman

Basket, net & fancy footwork

Stephanie — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:57:05 +0000

A view of food at its source never ceases to amaze.

Three fishermen on Inle Lake, Myanmar

Photog [and musician]: David Lazar of Brisbane

via Smithsonian and Boston Globe

Fish on Friday

Stephanie — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:12:25 +0000

A Manila vendor preps his fish at market.

I would take every last one of you home if I could. I swear.

via WSJ PhotoJournal. Photog Noel Celis for Agence France-Presse.