Alice Euphemia is selling these wonderfully colorful Taco Bracelets by Lucy Folk. The Melbourne based jewelry designer finds her inspiration in foods like pretzels, pasta, and of course, tacos. See more of Lucy's appetizing jewelry here. Bon appétit!
Every time I try to bake something the house almost catches on fire, but if I could bake things without possibly hurting people I would bake everything found on the blog The Pastry Affair. Written by Kristin Rosenau (who ditched her career in physics to bake delicious treats), the blog will make your mouth water with recipes like Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Banana Bread and homemade Twix Cookies. - Hazel
Deadlicious is my favorite french motorcycle and an all kinds of weird blog, but they also happen to be chocolatiers! The new chocolate skull they've produced may have been made right in time for Easter, but I guarantee I know 100 people who'd buy it year round and simply place it under a glass dome in their kitchen (including those like me who are not that into cacao). X - Jen
So you live in Brooklyn, you dream of growing kale on your fire escape and herding honeybees on your roof, and yet you can't seem to keep even a potted cactus alive. Where to turn? You, would-be homesteader, are not alone—and now, you have a spiritual home in Hayseed's Big City Farm Supply. Starting this month and running until the end of June, the pop-up store in northern Greenpoint is dedicated to the growing art of urban farming, stocking everything you need to start a city garden (organic soil, tools) and a few things you might not (heirloom tobacco seeds, rabbit feed). With classes and workshops on subjects including backyard livestock, mushroom growing, and worm composting, Hayseed's looks set to be as much social hub as supply store. Hee-haw it ain't. -Eviana
Just when I was thinking about growing my own balcony herb garden, along comes Victory Gardens, a new urban farming business by Lisa Giroday, Sam Philips and Sandra Lopuch. Their goal is to work with the community, transforming front yards for food production, facilitating workshops (“Grow Your Own Pizza”), and providing education and planning tools for the new urban farmer to grow what they eat. This Friday is their launch party and silent auction with amazing pieces donated by Collage Collage, Gravity Pope, Beth Richards, Dace, Community Vintage and more. See you there 7-11pm at Nelson The Seagull (315 Carrall St.), Vancouver. - Jennilee
Melbourne's weekends have become even more cultured thanks to The Richmond Weekender. A group of fine local folk—Right Angle Studio, Foolscap, The Thousands, Speakeasy Cinema and Fancy Hank's—have combined forces to create a multi-purpose haven inside a former television studio. The project opened last weekend with a one-off Homemaker's Market, but the delicious grits, ribs and salads at Graham Canteen and the flicks at Speakeasy Cinema (program includes Being Elmo and Girl Walk // All Day!) will continue every weekend throughout March. Hurry up Saturday. (Images by Martina Gemmola.)
Hayley McKee from Super Wild Horses can play the guitar, the drums and probably many other instruments, but let me tell you something: she also bakes—professionally. Her online bakery is called Sticky Fingers and it makes super delicious cupcakes, cakes and aprons then delivers these things to your door. We lie—it doesn't make the aprons, Oh Henry Vintage does and Sticky Fingers sells them. But one thing we'd never lie about is this cupcake subscription. - Nadia
"Eddie and I stopped at a roadside food stall on our way from Sihanoukville. There were a line of covered metal pots on the table. We took a look under each one, pointed to the one we liked best, and then signaled "2" using our fingers.
When we sat down the man who ran the place rushed over with two glasses of ice and then followed it up with a pot of tea. I’ve enjoyed this in Vietnam and Cambodia–every food stall provides free tea. The shopkeeper pulled up a chair and sat with us, smiling. He asked us some town names and we were able to let him know we were going to Phnom Penh, but the conversation stopped there. He enjoyed sitting with us, but I wish we could have said more.
There was a young guy sitting next to us, keeping quiet. He soon revealed that he spoke some English. Once we found out, we asked everyone their name, and introduced ourselves to them. I’ve been going by “John” (it's easier). The older shopkeeper man’s name was Mr. Heng.
After Eddie and I polished off another meal of bones, Mr. Heng cleared our plates promptly. He was a great host. I asked him if I could sit with him for a photo. I sat next to him and Mr. Heng took my hand.
These Dill Pickles from Plush Off are our new favorite things ever. We know it's a little weird but just look at their happy little faces pushed up against the jar! It gives us the same feeling as seeing pets in cages at the local SPCA—you just want to take them all home.
Walnut Studiolo's Bicycle Can Cage is perfect for those of us who prefer a quick caffeine pick-me-up over a bottle of water. Just watch our for bumpy roads or else you'll end up covered in sticky sweetness for the rest of your ride. (Warning: don't drink and ride!)
"The mountains sucked! There were the ups and the downs that you expect from the mountains but none of the scenery– just barren, dry, hot landscape.
I felt sick at the end of each day. I barely moved but when I did it was like a decrepit old man. I lay in bed watching HBO and feeling heavy and weak. I think it was prolonged dehydration. The skin on my arms was bubbling, and the top of my head was raw. My mouth was dry a lot and I kept needing to grab my Chapstick because my lower lip was cracking.
Greg Gallegos of the Natural Selection Studio uses woodturning and dyes to create these beautiful bowls. We love that although the colors are bright, they can all be found in nature. Just add these to the list of things we really want, thanks!
Make it look like you know a thing or two about cooking—even if you don't—with Lucile Prache's kitchen artwork. If only cooking it was as easy as hanging an amazing illustration on your wall.
Sydney's finally got off its ass and into the food truck craze. Not one, but 10 trucks will cruise the streets this year, including mouth watering vegetarian stuff (seriously) from the Veggie Patch van and a Taco Truck from Raph Rashid of Melbourne's Beatbox Kitchen. My stomach's already rumbling. - Nadia
Maybe it is because I have recently joined Instagram that I have had good food on my mind, but lately I have been looking out for simple and healthy recipes. I was really happy to find Bree Claffey's delicious and easy to make Japanese recipes (with beautiful photos to boot) on her ii-ne-kore blog! Also great to see on her blog are her fun projects and updates, especially the ones that are about her beautiful Melbourne based shop, Mr. Kitly. - Jennilee
Kinfolk Magazine teamed up with the Etsy blog to bring you this super easy recipe for classic pesto. We can't wait to try this! We started drooling as soon as she grated the parmesan. Luckily, it's time for lunch.
Honestly, we're excited about this! Most to-go mugs are a pain—they drip and spill, and they're hard to clean. This is a perfect solution, especially if you've already got a bunch of jars lying around. Cuppow! indeed.
Andie's Specialty Sweets make these surprisingly realistic mushroom candy treats! Made out of chocolate and sugar, these magical cake toppings are a sure way to make any dessert a trip.
