February 6th, 2009
Manolo Blahnik was asked to dress another Coca-Cola Light bottle.
This is the second time for the famous Spanish designer, in fact in 2005 he added a little of his own magic to the Coke bottle and the resulting limited edition have since become a cult classic.
Mr Blahnik was inspired by the joy of “designing something that made him smile”, as he said in 2005.
February 6th, 2009
Are you thirsty just looking this stunning bottle of water?
You’re right because new Evian Haute Couture Bubble Bottle, dressed by internationally acclaimed French designer Jean Paul Gaultier, is really sublime!
But catching one of these objet d’art may be more difficult because only 5 five unique and exclusive bottles for 2009 have been created worldwide.
February 6th, 2009
A London restaurant has come up with a novel idea to drum up custom in the economic downturn: letting customers decide how much they want to pay for their meal.
The Little Bay restaurant in Farringdon is offering the all-you-can-eat deal for the rest of this month, to cater for credit crunch hit workers from the nearby City financial district.
“It’s entirely up to each customer whether they give 100 pounds or a penny,” said owner Peter Ilic. “All I’m asking is they pay me what they think the food and service is worth.
February 4th, 2009
Him and Her, two exclusive chocolate pralines handmade by Miura Naoki, celebrates Valentine’s Day in Il Cioccolato, a top quality chocolate shop in Bulgari’s Omotesando twin store of Tokyo.
Elegant and refined gift boxes includes these two different melodies for the palate: Her represents the courage to break the rules with white and extra dark chocolate blended with floreali notes and strawberries accents. Him is a small poem of taste, born from the union of the paste of cocoa with coffee and grappa.
February 3rd, 2009
On her website vikkismyth.com, Santa Monica, California-based designer Vikki Smyth promises to deliver both “table-top and luminary” designs. Her signature piece, the gorgeous Sushi-Ushi serving platform, is a grand example of both.
This award-winning, eye-catching food-presentationware platter suggests both intrigue and savoir-faire.
Sleek and elegant, this one-inch-thick, clear rectangular platter rests upon an enticing arrangement of brilliantly colored acrylic blocks.
February 2nd, 2009
After a two-day marathon of cooking and judging that pitted chefs from 24 countries against each other, the chef from Norway won the Bocuse d’Or, the cooking competition known as the Olympics of Food.
Geir Skeie, the 28-year-old chef at Mathuset Solvold in Sandefjord, Norway, will go home with a trophy of a golden effigy of Mr. Bocuse in his chef’s outfit and 20,000 euros, about $26,000.
Each chef was tasked to prepare a meat dish comprising Aberdeen Angus beef and a fish dish with Norwegian fresh cod, king scallops and wild prawns as core ingredients within 5 1/2 hours.
