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Where the Mexico City Hipsters Go
March 24, 2011 – 11:57 am | No Comment

Condesa DF is an uber-hip, boutique hotel in the heart of Mexico City’s stylish, tree-lined neighborhood of the same name. Housed in an architectural landmark building dating from 1928, the hotel and its restaurant exude …

All Aboard: Bangalore Express, London
February 21, 2011 – 2:34 pm | One Comment

If you’ve ever romanticized about exploring the tastes of India on a train, then Bangalore Express in London is your kind of joint. Here, contemporary Indian cuisine is served to heaps of young and enthusiastic …

Stories of the Street: Take Away
February 9, 2011 – 8:04 am | One Comment

The smoky fragrance of lamb roasting on the spit; the waif of fresh corn tortillas sizzling; the spiced scent of falafels frying. The aromas of quintessential street foods slither through urban boulevards, seducing the senses, …

I Heart You
January 28, 2011 – 7:44 am | One Comment

Nothing says I love you more than an anatomically correct heart shaped cake, complete with oozing blood. From UK-based rock n’ roll baker, Lily Vanilli, comes this edible bleeding heart, just in time for the …

Take That Willy Wonka: Pappabubble
December 13, 2010 – 9:48 am | No Comment

Stepping into Papabubble is a treat to be devoured in itself: the sugary scent of homemade candy saturates the boutique, while curvaceous glass jars packed with kaleidoscopic sweets line the shelves, next to gleefully hanging …

SpherifiCAted Olives? Chocolate Grass? Si!
December 9, 2010 – 3:27 pm | 2 Comments

Dinner at La Terraza del Casino in Madrid is, without a doubt, a once-in-a-lifetime gastronomic experience. Commanding views of Madrid at night are overtaken only by the even more breathtaking, sometimes absurd, always surprising, cuisine. …

Fukasawa’s Juice Boxes, Fruit Boxes
November 29, 2010 – 6:16 am | One Comment

From Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa come these brilliant juice boxes. Fukasawa has imitated the texture, skin, and color of the fruit juices within the containers to create this clever and innovative packaging design. In …

Hot Cha Cha: Hotchocspoons
November 25, 2010 – 10:10 am | 2 Comments

As soon as the weather turns cold, there are few things more satisfying than a proper cup of hot chocolate. Thanks then to the imaginative cats at the Chocolate Company and their brilliant Hotchocspoons. Put …

100% Chocolate Café, 100% Divine
October 26, 2010 – 8:55 am | 4 Comments

Honey, almond praline, cheese, and black pepper are a few of the fifty-six plus flavors that make-up Meiji’s solid chocolate bar collection, which are lovingly displayed throughout Tokyo’s 100% Chocolate Cafe. Each of Meiji’s square …

Obika Mozzarella Bar
August 23, 2010 – 6:30 am | No Comment

Fresh buffalo mozzarella matched with salty prosciutto and chilled Prosecco is a fantastic, simple Italian lunch. The smooth and silky surface of the curvaceous mozzarella, with its creamy center that slightly oozes when pierced, …