Have you ever seen an espresso set so creative and so unique? I went totally gaga when I saw this.
$84, Quelobjet.com
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Thursday, April 05, 2007
Stunning espresso set
Have you ever seen an espresso set so creative and so unique? I went totally gaga when I saw this.
$84, Quelobjet.com
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
What is a suzani, anyway?
I'm in the grip of suzani fever. Suzanis are traditional embroidered textiles. Historically made by Uzbek women for their dowries, the earliest surviving suzanis date to the 18th century. Suzanis are still created by hand in Central Asia but are generally produced in workshops using mostly synthetic dyes. All the same, older doesn't necessarily mean better. Tips: look for small stitches and careful embroidery work, and stay away from pieces in which one dye bleeds into the next. That means cheapo.
Great sources: Bukhara-carpets.com and yurdan.com have generous selections of vintage and new suzanis.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Jin Patisserie
1202 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA 90291
Tues-Sun 10:30am-7:00pm
Asian cities have some of the best bakeries in the world, where pastry artisans spin creations so fine it's 
as though an angel breathed on your plate. So when Kristy Choo, of Singapore, opened Jin Patisserie tea garden in Venice, California, the trendy locals came to relax in a modern landscape and nibble on homemade chocolates with surprisingly tasty flavors like Caramel Clove, The des Concubine, Mango Kalamansi, and Earl Grey Feuilletine.
Such delectables—along with a signature Tangerine Marmalade pound cake and ridiculously first-rate cookies—are now available on Jin's new website.
The chocolates are perfect for gift giving, delivered in a silk box. The cookies have a surprisingly light texture.
Cookies include: Ye-Yek shortbread, Chunky Cornflake (containing the real thing from Kellogg's); Diamante; Sesame Peanut Butter; and chocolate chip.
Chocolates include: Sea Salt Caramel, Lemon Grass, Jasmine, Black Roasted Sesame, Lychee, Earl Grey Feuilletine, Mango Kalamansi, Passionfruit, The des Concubine, Red Caramel Clove, Mango Basil, Lavender, Ginger, cinnamon, Grand Manier Truffle, Chrysanthemum, The du Hammum, Cafe Rum, Mango Kalamansi, Lychee; and more....
Bags of cookies are $6.75. Chocolates range from $18.50 to $55.00.
Tues-Sun 10:30am-7:00pm
Asian cities have some of the best bakeries in the world, where pastry artisans spin creations so fine it's 
as though an angel breathed on your plate. So when Kristy Choo, of Singapore, opened Jin Patisserie tea garden in Venice, California, the trendy locals came to relax in a modern landscape and nibble on homemade chocolates with surprisingly tasty flavors like Caramel Clove, The des Concubine, Mango Kalamansi, and Earl Grey Feuilletine. Such delectables—along with a signature Tangerine Marmalade pound cake and ridiculously first-rate cookies—are now available on Jin's new website.
The chocolates are perfect for gift giving, delivered in a silk box. The cookies have a surprisingly light texture.
Cookies include: Ye-Yek shortbread, Chunky Cornflake (containing the real thing from Kellogg's); Diamante; Sesame Peanut Butter; and chocolate chip.
Chocolates include: Sea Salt Caramel, Lemon Grass, Jasmine, Black Roasted Sesame, Lychee, Earl Grey Feuilletine, Mango Kalamansi, Passionfruit, The des Concubine, Red Caramel Clove, Mango Basil, Lavender, Ginger, cinnamon, Grand Manier Truffle, Chrysanthemum, The du Hammum, Cafe Rum, Mango Kalamansi, Lychee; and more....
Bags of cookies are $6.75. Chocolates range from $18.50 to $55.00.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Susina Bakery
7122 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA (323) 934 7900
Situated right next to a Starbucks coffee, Susina Bakery may seem to have some competition. But Susina is no competition for a franchise.
As you enter, to your left you see candies, vanilla marshmallows, chocolate covered sunflowers seeds, and other sweets on a table each prettily packaged in cellophane and tied with ribbon. Behind the the table is seating for about 15 people. The bathroom smells like vanilla. A major plus when it comes to public restrooms.
To your right you see a display case with all sorts of small delicacies you'd have to get close up to find out about. The cookies! From fairy-sized pipings of marzipan dotted with fruit, bitty almond flaked balls bursting with Amarena cherries, fig and apricot tarts, mini banana cream pies, to even pear and brie pressed panini sandwiches. The coffee is delicious and they have a soup of the day written on a chalkboard behind the register. One downside is that the display of cakes are mostly not by the slice. Also, there's a lack in berry-filled delicacies than I would like, but the chocolate dipped strawberries sprinkled with gold sugar dust are irresistable!
Situated right next to a Starbucks coffee, Susina Bakery may seem to have some competition. But Susina is no competition for a franchise.As you enter, to your left you see candies, vanilla marshmallows, chocolate covered sunflowers seeds, and other sweets on a table each prettily packaged in cellophane and tied with ribbon. Behind the the table is seating for about 15 people. The bathroom smells like vanilla. A major plus when it comes to public restrooms.
To your right you see a display case with all sorts of small delicacies you'd have to get close up to find out about. The cookies! From fairy-sized pipings of marzipan dotted with fruit, bitty almond flaked balls bursting with Amarena cherries, fig and apricot tarts, mini banana cream pies, to even pear and brie pressed panini sandwiches. The coffee is delicious and they have a soup of the day written on a chalkboard behind the register. One downside is that the display of cakes are mostly not by the slice. Also, there's a lack in berry-filled delicacies than I would like, but the chocolate dipped strawberries sprinkled with gold sugar dust are irresistable!
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