Vintage Internet Ads
(August 26, 2010 from http://www.designmom.com) I saw these posters on Unplggd and they are fabulous. They were designed by a Sao Paulo ad agency called Moma. Someday it will be fun to be grandmas and grandpas and see vintage ads for things like the iPhone and feel nostalgic?
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Simply sweetly herbalicious
By Jackie Flaten Inspired by the EatAtBurp site (great find, by the way!), I am compelled to experiment with simple syrups infused with herbs. The garden is gloriously overgrown and the herbs are in danger of going to seed. Trying to find creative new uses for basil, sage, thyme, rosemary, lemon balm and, my […]
MoreSilver Moon, California Country: Here’s to Spirited Partnerships!
Silver Moon Desserts, the San Francisco Bay Area’s hottest new ice cream and sorbet (liqueur-infused, intensely flavored with all natural ingredients and Real California Milk), was featured on California Country! Check it out, click on “Over the Moon” link below: Over the moon for new ice cream.
MoreWhat do you want to be when you grow up?
By Jackie Flaten Growing up in the 1970s in a traditional small town I heard, over the howling North Dakota wind, the tantalizing phrase “Women’s Lib.” You don’t hear this anymore because the terminology is considered old-fashioned, embarrassing even. Probably because the words were usually spoken in a tone of disparagement with lots of eye […]
MoreTop Tastes from the Winter Fancy Food Show
By Angela James Since I have attended this show in the past, I was able to learn from my previous mistakes, which included: feeling obligated to try everything, struggling to see everything, and not staying focused on the products that the press would see as distinctive and newsworthy. Armed with experience, I was able to roam the floors with a […]
MoreWinter Fancy Food Show: Tales from the Cornucopia
By Jackie Flaten Resting my tootsies as well as my alimentary system after spending Sunday meandering through the almost never-ending aisles of the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. This is the premier national food and beverage showcase sponsored by the National Association of the Specialty Food Trade Association, a twice yearly event held […]
MoreWalking amongst the Foodies – tales from the SF Professional Food Society
By Jackie Flaten Aaah, sampling delectable food… My first encounters with the delights of sampling was when the folks took us to cavernous Sam’s Club when we were kids. Even if it was not clearly identifiable or even tasty, if attached to a toothpick, it was free and had to be eaten. My tastes have […]
MoreHigh Times & Hijinks on the High Plains circa ‘69
By Jackie Flaten Then they Zipped to Zap, visions of brawls & freakouts in their heads… In the spring of 1969 an estimated 3,000 young people descended on the tiny prairie town of Zap, N.D., for a spring break blow-out. What started as an off-beat idea for a party ended with National Guard troops routing […]
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