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Test Kitchen Trials: Talenti Gelato and Sorbet Tasting

Friday, May 20th, 2011
by Michael Tyrrell

Test Kitchen Trials: Talenti Gelato and Sorbet Tasting As food editors and test kitchen professionals we are often faced with very difficult, challenging tasks. We recently had to sample 18 varieties of gelato and sorbet in the test kitchen and I am pleased to say that we sampled all 18 and survived the mission. Talenti Gelato produces a line of gelato... Read More >

Categories: Food & Recipes, What We're Eating

Drift Off For Weight Loss

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
by Megan Bingham

Drift Off For Weight Loss May is National Better Sleep Month, and it couldn’t have come at a better time for me. As my calendar has filled up with warm weather outings, visits from friends and various work projects, the one thing I’ve let slip is my zzzzzs. I know—bad news given the research I blogged about last week that connects lack of sleep with weight gain.... Read More >

Categories: Health

Gilt Taste Launches

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
by Melissa Knific

Gilt Taste Launches Feeling Gilt-y? Nothing says "I'm sorry" more than a $549 cured Spanish ham, complete with its own carving stand. Gilt Groupe launched its newest discount shopping website today, Gilt Taste, a luxury online market that gives members access to artisan producers and ingredients once only available to chefs. I'm obviously using the word "discount" loosely here,... Read More >

Categories: Food & Recipes

Starting Young: The Next Generation of Makeup Artists

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
by Dori Katz

Here are a few fun makeup tutorials from Mollyana and Madison, two youtube beauty sensations. These girls know their stuff! Happy watching! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NIpIr1X9Kc&feature=channel_video_title

Categories: Beauty

Products We Love – A Cute Doorstop

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
by Kate Doherty

Products We Love – A Cute Doorstop I used to have a fantastic "become a billionaire live on Easy Street" plan: I was going to design a doorstop that looked great and (here's the important part) actually worked. In my experience doorstops are either A) cute and useless or B) functional and oh-so-ugly And then I came across this clever device from the MoMA Store.

Categories: Family Life