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Monthly Archives: September 2007

The weirdest fortune cookie wrapper

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Am I the only one who finds this kind of disturbing?

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Review: Martha Stewart Collection at Macy’s

Friday, September 28, 2007

Back in the day, there were two places where you could buy Martha Stewart branded merchandise — K-Mart for Martha Stewart Everyday budget-friendly items, and online/mail order from Martha Stewart: The Catalog for Living. It was the catalog offerings that perfectly embodied the Martha Stewart Living image: beautiful and elegant yet practical objects for home [...]

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Try the world’s most expensive coffee

Thursday, September 27, 2007

From the Intelligentsia Coffee website: Taste the World’s Most Expensive Coffee at Intelligentsia Coffee’s Chicago Roasting Works Last May, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea purchased a lot of Hacienda la Esmeralda’s famed Geisha coffee at auction for a staggering $130 per pound, the highest amount ever paid for coffee. On October 1, Chicagoans will have a [...]

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Vegans, picky eaters, and dinner party disasters

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

You may have read this story in the Chicago Tribune yesterday: District fires vegan art teacher Dave Warwak said he wouldn’t return to the classroom unless Fox River Grove Middle School served only lunches free of animal products, but with meat still on the menu, school officials on Monday fired the art teacher. [...] The [...]

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Portillo’s chocolate cake – a scam?

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

There have been rumors floating around for years that Portillo’s famous chocolate cake actually comes from a mix. Now that I think about it, I wouldn’t be surprised — the cake is almost unnaturally moist but doesn’t have a buttery richness, and the same goes for the frosting, which is mind-numbingly chocolatey but without any [...]

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