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Store ambiance is essential to the shopping experience. I am very aware if a store has poor lighting, unorganized racks and crappy customer service. I am turned on when a store has awesome music, a functional layout and helpful salespeople. But I do pay little attention to store fixtures - unless they look like this. These Rick Lee Design Sutra Suspension Racks, price upon request, are way Fab. I Read more
Award season is officially around the corner, which means the nominations are coming in droves now. The Critics' Choice nominees feature some of the same contenders we've been expecting, like The Descendants and The Artist, but also has a few surprises. Namely, Martin Scorsese's Hugo has emerged as a force to be reckoned with, leading the pack with 11 nods. Brad Pitt's got not one but two movies Read more
The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) are currently gathered in Austin, TX, for their annual weeklong conference. Last night, Dave Arnold, the director of technology for The French Culinary Institute and Chris Young, the co-author of Modernist Cuisine, hosted the 2011 Cookbook Awards Gala. Among the winners? The New York Times and Food52's Amanda Hesser and French Read more
