Category Archives: food & dining

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Alphabet Ice

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will shape the alphabets for you.

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All 26 of them.

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For which you’ll need all 3 trays.

Food grade silicone rubber is what it’s made of so that aspect is fine. gizmodiva and wellsphere

Paris Halles

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La Vagenende is well known for its mirrors.

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Le Procope, Paris

It;s been serving coffee for centuries!!!  As long ago as the 1600’s!

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Cafe Concert is near the Pompidou Center.

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Modigliani, Picasso and Soutine used to sip coffee at this cafe as well.

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VivoCity is the newly opened largest mall in Singapore with over 1 million square feet of retail space.

  • a 300m waterfront promenade
  • rooftop play pool, the size of 4 Olympic swimming pools

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  • Singapore’s largest multiplex cinema
  • a brand new concept hypermarket
  • an open-air courtyard on Level 2 with interactive water features
  • virtual tour of VivoCity
  • the mall’s official launch will be on Dec 1 2006

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  • more info
  • feedback from someone who was there for all of 7 hours!

  • Cos Mark Bittman of NYT says…..”it’s the best sandwich I’ve ever had.”

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  • Café Viena, La Rambla del Estudis

Designed by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi, the Agreste is a very modern kitchen with a sleek and clean design that comprises :

  • a single-block island
  • several wall-mounted column storage units
  • all produced by Valcucine
  • island is all stainless steel
  • column storage units are ebonised wood with leaf-shaped inlays
  • matching ebonized wood counter is partially overlapping the island to outline a breakfast area
  • round stainless steel Foster sink is sunk into the countertop
  • Oras 8520 faucet designed by Stefano Giovanonni
  • Foster pyroceram cooktop is curved to repeat the shape of the island
  • Valcucine hood
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Zoom in and it looks like this …

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more info here


Eaterbest burger south of 14th Street is the Lure Burger at Lure Fish Bar in Soho…..at $16 it’s not the cheapest burger around. a hamburger today :
cooked to a perfect medium-rare; was juicy and flavorful with a loosely packed, pleasingly salty patty; and was sandwiched on a soft, pillowy brioche bun that hungrily soaked up the burger’s juices.lure-burger.jpg