Fresh Off The Boat with Eddie Huang: Back in Taiwan – Part 1

"Eddie Huang has a unique success story that starts in law school, has its middle in Manhattan’s popular Baohaus and currently sees him adventuring in Taiwan. The latest edition of his travel feature on VICE, entitled “Fresh Off The Boat with Eddie Huang,” charts the young entrepreneur as he explores the various sights and sounds that Taiwan has to offer. In part 1 of the installment, Huang must adjust his necessarily New York hip-hop influence to try his hand at a new venture: being the lead singer of a metal band. Featuring some choice editing and hilarious moments, the first installment of “Back in Taiwan” definitely leaves the viewer hungry for more. Stay tuned for more from Huang’s return to East Asia." - Hypebeast

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4.3: Macarones & Medeine

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Today I celebrate my two month anniversary in Boston, and already I piled my plate high with a full-time test kitchen internship at America’s Test Kitchen (a dream come true!), research books and projects, countless pages of readings, and oh, work on the weekends. Two months whizzed by in a blur- I hadn’t realized spring was just around the corner until yesterday. These past couple days have been beautiful here in Boston- a perfect 70 degrees! It was such a gorgeous day out, I decided to walk the 2 miles from ATK to my apartment. Along my sunny stroll back while listening to Medeine Peyroux’s La Javanaise, I remembered the sundresses I had neatly stowed away in boxes and left behind in California. I think they’re impatiently waiting to make their East Coast debut.

I’ve been pondering the notion of daily inspirations lately. Too often are we caught in thick of this hustle and bustle that we call life, it’s easy to forget to slow down every once in awhile to enjoy ourselves. Last night, I was perusing this brilliant blog- Coffee & the Newspaper, and I thought about all the things that inspire me. Today, it’s commencing the arrival of spring through Cherry Blossom Macarones and Medeine Peyroux." - Hello, Good Bite.



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International Coffee Day: Kaikado Canister via Cool Hunting

"Skip sleeping in this Saturday and instead head out to your local cafe to celebrate International Coffee Day. Since every day can't be a coffee holiday, we've pulled together a few essentials that will ensure you're always pouring a perfect cup of black gold that rivals your favorite coffeehouse.

Kaikado Canister

Beautiful copper, brass and tin "Kaikado" canisters bring good design to coffee storage. Handcrafted using a technique that takes about 130 processes, each canister is built to keep contents fresh. The Kaikado is available for sale at the Tortoise General Store for $140." - Cool Hunting (CH Editors in Food-Drink on 28 September 2012)

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Holdster Mason Jar Mug

"How do you improve on the awesome drinking utility of the mason jar? Give it a better-than-Starbucks wrapper and a handle. The Holdster Mason Jar Mug ($20) slips onto standard wide-mouth jars, cladding them in leather and keeping the heat — or cold — away from your hand. Available in cross-stitch or riveted styles, and with or without a looped leather handle, they're a great way to add a touch of class to this traditional vessel. Combine with a Cuppow to create the ultimate farmland-esque travel mug." - Uncrate

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Fun Kitchen Equipment: Nintendo Console Toaster

"This is for sure one of the coolest items we’ve seen so far. This Nintendo Entertainment System Toaster is a fun video game inspired product. It is an actual retro Nintendo console that has been transformed into a fully operational toaster. ‘MyBurningEyes’ from Deviant Art designed this perfect gadget for completing any bachelors kitchen." - High Snobiety

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Campbell’s Celebrates 50 Years of Andy Warhol with Pop Art Soup Cans

Surprisingly, even at 1.2 million cans, they sold out insanely fast on the West coast...

"To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Andy Warhol’s famed work, “32 Campbell’s Soup Cans,” Campbell’s is releasing a series of limited-edition tomato soup cans. Printed with art and sayings by the late artist, the cans will be released at Target stores starting Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. The limited edition Andy Warhol Foundation-approved containers come in four colorways and are set to cost 75 cents each. Limited to 1.2 million cans." - High Snobiety

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Custom Handmade Growlers

The "Bullet Bill" custom growler is awesome (I'm assuming is a Super Mario reference. However, it could very well be a reference to the U.S. Air Force's use of the Shark paint scheme on the older fighter jets...).

"Carry your favorite local brew home in a vessel as individual as you with one of these Custom Handmade Growlers ($65 and up). Made entirely by hand in Montana from American sourced materials, these ceramic growlers are totally and completely customizable, letting you dream up pretty much anything you want and see it turned into a reality. Just go easy on the gore, lest you find yourself less than enticed the next time you want a pint." - Uncrate

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Teatanic

A clever design for those who want to remember the Titanic, during their spot of tea...

"How does one go about celebrating the 100th anniversary of one of a tragic accident in which 1,514 people died? You make a tea bag holder, of course! The Teatanic (€11; roughly $13) is designed to resemble the ill-fated RMS Titanic, crafted from stainless steel with a mug-filling body that allows you to press on its sides to squeeze out all available goodness. Play "My Heart Will Go On" while drinking to complete the experience." - Uncrate

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Hunt, Gather, Cook

For the true outdoors person and green thumb...

"Forget the farmer's market — if you really want to know where your food is coming from, you grow, find, or even kill it yourself. Hunt, Gather, Cook: Finding the Forgotten Feast ($16) is a guide to doing just that. Written by journalist and former cook Hank Shaw, it mixes in precise instructions on food preparation with anecdotes from his own conversion to a hunter/gatherer lifestyle, and provides some tasty recipes to get you started. [Scouted by Benedict]" - Uncrate

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Moe Takemura’s Guide to Japanese Cooking Overseas

Japanese dining, presented and explained in simplicity...

 "Moe Takemura, a recent graduate of Lund University in Sweden and native of Japan, recently set out to create a cookbook for those who want to craft traditional Japanese dishes without the advantage of local Japanese ingredients. Using her Masters Degree in industrial design, Takemura created a cookbook that as straight-forward as it is beautiful. The book is quite informative regarding Japanese culture, but also has the intention of exploring what drives different people’s taste in foods, begging the question, “Why do we eat what we eat?” Additionally, the book discusses sustainability as a part of a healthy lifestyle, and is currently available from online book stores such as blurb for approximately $49 USD.

Source: Yatzer" - Hypebeast

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Proper Coffee Cold Drip

For $400, I hope you're paying for more than just creative design and aesthetics, there better be an amazing cup of cold brew coming out of that...

"We've seen some long brewing times before, but 12 hours seems a little excessive, even for cold drip. Yet that's the brewing time for the Proper Coffee Cold Drip ($400). Promising a smooth, flavorful cup of joe, the Proper Coffee brews at a glacial 43 to 47 drips per minute, 1000ml at a time, through an all-glass system of reservoir, filter funnel, and bottom vessel that's elegantly suspended by a water jet-cut aluminum frame. Luckily, you can store the resulting sweetness in the fridge for up to several weeks, so you won't have to plan a half-day ahead just to get your caffeine fix." - Uncrate

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Deglon Meeting Knife Set

The design is genius. The next question is quality...

"You don't need to appreciate clever design to like the Deglon Meeting Knife Set ($740) — but it helps. Crafted from high-quality stainless steel, this ingenious set includes a 3-1/4-inch paring knife, 5-1/4-inch utility knife, 8-inch chef knife, and 8-3/4-inch slicer, alternatively made with an internal cavity or shaped to go inside one, such that the entire set fits into the included steel block using roughly the same amount of space as a standard chef's knife — which also makes it perfect for those times when space is at a premium." - Uncrate

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Button Steak Thermometers- 01.20.12

Just in case, you want to be absolutely sure about how your meat is cooked...

"On silly random impulse buys, these quarter/euro sized button steak thermometers were too cute. They worked just as expected, needle moving once they started to get hot… and had a perfect medium rare deliciousness for lunch. They are just adorable ~ so see a few more silly pics of them on the next page! Tempting to make new images for them with fun icons…" - notcot

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What the F*ck Should I Make for Dinner?

For those days where your culinary creativity just hits a wall...

"Unless you're in the middle of a lengthy fast or live a lifestyle that allows you to eat out for each and every meal, odds are you ask yourself this question at least a few times a week. What the F*ck Should I Make for Dinner? ($10) is derived from the website of the same name, and offers up 50 different recipes in a choose-your-own-meal style format, along with entertaining prose that helps guide you to a tasty decision. Obviously NSFW." - Uncrate

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Strawberry Sparkle Drink Recipe...

Cheers to a new year! Here's something to help keep you refreshed while celebrating...


Drink - Strawberry Sparkle from Roberto Seba on Vimeo.



"Strawberries, mint tea, and sparkling white wine come together to make a Strawberry Sparkle.  Brazilian photographer Roberto Seba directs the beautifully hypnotic video of this refreshing cocktail from Rota Do Chá." - notcot.org

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Wood Paneling Cupcake Wrappers

Give those cupcakes a woodland feel...

"Created by popular demand! I posted a photo of a rough version of these cupcake wrappers on my site, NellieCakes.com, around summer time and since then I've received more than a few emails, from many different sites and viewers asking where they could buy them!
It took me a while but they're finally finished and I'm very proud of these. They look exactly like wood paneling, down to the slight gloss of the real thing! They stand a half inch out of a standard cupcake tray (don't bake them though! I just used the tray for scale!) so they will fully cover your liners but you should still be able to see the icing and/or cupcake after wrapping them.

The wrappers are professionally printed and hand cut. I also darken the cut edges so they're not sticking out like sore thumbs... trust me on this one. It makes them look much better!

This set of twelve (12) is shipped flat so you can tailor the wrappers to fit your cupcakes exactly. I recommend using clear tape to put them together, with one piece on the outside seam and one on the inside seam for the best stability. If you're careful, the tape peels off and the wrappers can be used again!

If you need a larger amount, feel free to contact me. I cannot give a discount for quantities less than 120 though. I just can't afford it with how much the printer charges me. I wish I could though. (I actually feel guilty about not being able to... I probably shouldn't because it's out of my hands, but I still do. I'm sorry!)

**These are not safe for oven baking. They're to be wrapped around the previously baked and cooled cupcakes.**" - Etsy (NellieCakes)

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Nick Veasey x The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old Limited Edition Series

Not much of a scotch drinker, but when I do, this is choice flavor hands down...

"Scottish single malt scotch whiskey brand The Macallan recently partnered with photographer Nick Veasey to create a limited edition series of boxes for The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old. Known for shooting with an X-ray machine as opposed to a traditional camera, Veasey’s work has been widely admired and recognized for its unconventional and unique approach. Each box in the series comes emblazoned with Veasey’s interpretation of The Macallan’s Six Pillars – the unique elements that combine to make The Macallan so timeless." - Hypebeast

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ReCraft Your Table Manners: Kniggerich Placemat

Educate yourself on proper dinner placement...

"Kniggerich is a placemat, which shows the user how to behave while having an elegant dinner. Kniggerich has it’s name of Mr. Knigge. He once wrote a book “On Human Relations”, a treatise on the fundamental principles of human relations that has the reputation of being the authoritative guide to behaviour, politeness, and etiquette. The German term “Knigge” has become to mean “good manners”.
The placemat is not only a educational device, it is also amusing how strict some rules are. Enjoy your meal."- ReCraft


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Cirrus Ice Ball Press

Mmm...a perfect sphere of frozen beverage enhancement...

"If you're drinking meticulously-aged scotch but diluting it down by using traditional ice cubes, you're doing it wrong. The Cirrus Ice Ball Press ($800) chills your favorite high-end hooch in the most delicate way possible, using its single oversized sphere shape to minimize surface area and therefore the water that makes its way into your drink. Simply set a chunk of ice between the two halves, place the top half on the guide rails, and let gravity do its thing — in about a minute you'll have a perfect 2.75-inch diameter ice ball with which you can chill your drinks and amaze your guests." - Uncrate

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Royal Salute's Tribute to Honour

Hopefully this is the taste of pure perfection as it hits your palette...

"A bottle of scotch so expensive you'll probably never taste it...

Crafted by Royal Salute as a liquid homage to the oldest crown jewels in the British Isles—The Honours of Scotland—Tribute to Honour is a blend of some of Chivas Brothers' oldest and finest whiskey in an over-the-top package.

To create the Tribute, Master Blender Colin Scott selected a few casks of very well-aged whisky, all at least 45 years old. Individually, they're probably among the best you'll ever enjoy; blended, they achieve an even higher intensity.

A liquid this rare deserves more than a plastic flask, so they commissioned Garrard, "the world's oldest jewelers," to craft a bottle made from black porcelain, adorned with 413 flawless black and white diamonds, as well as 22 carats of other gemstones, set in gold and silver. (Pictured above, L-R: Colin Scott, Royal Salute Master Blender and Stephen Webster, Creative Director of Garrard)
Alas, luxury this rare—only 21 numbered bottles were created—comes at a price. The bottles run $200,000 a piece. Contact Giaia [dot] Rener [at] pernot-ricard [dot] com for more information." - Cool Hunting - Evan Orensten

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