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Explore - Food
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Bialetti Pasta Pot
Italian cooktop and cookware company Bialetti is best known for its Moka Express stovetop espresso maker. It has, however, been bolstering its line of pots and pans over the recent years. Among its...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake10.03.11 -
Naoto Fukasawa's Pork with Eggs
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa recently collaborated with Alessi for a new cooking collection called Shiba (yes, after the dog, which Fukasawa describes as iconic and a breed that "expresses...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.30.11 -
Chicken Chapel
Architect Keith Moskow grew up doing grunt construction work. His dad was a builder and after his first year of college, he helped build their family's summer home. "I was doing lowly work,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.20.11 -
kMix by De'Longhi
This month, kitchen and home appliance company De'Longhi is launching its new kMix breakfast collection. The foursome—which includes a two-slice toaster, coffee maker, pump espresso maker,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.14.11 -
Modern Bite
Modern graphics have been applied left, right, and center—to posters, textiles, t-shirts, and more—but at a new business in Los Angeles (with an architect as a cofounder) has affixed...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.13.11 -
Pasta Pot by Patrick Jouin for Alessi
French designer Patrick Jouin and famed Michelin-starred French chef Alain Ducasse spent three years working together to create their recent product for Alessi: the Compasso d'Oro-winning Pasta Pot.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake08.29.11 -
Q&A with Black+Blum Founder
For more than a decade, London-based design company Black+Blum has been cranking out beautiful, sometimes quirky or humorous, and always functional products for the home. From its elegant tabletop...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake08.18.11 -
Egg Press Recipe Cards
When you make a good meal, you want to share it (or at least keep the recipe on file for future dinner parties). Portland, Oregon-based letterpress company Egg Press has designed a new series of...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake07.22.11 -
Avocado, Mango & Fennel Salad
Nearly all high-end kitchen appliance manufacturers invite celebrity chefs to their showrooms to make epicurean magic on their respective products. Bosch takes another interesting approach: having...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake07.21.11 -
Spicing Things Up
Chipotle’s recent approach to restaurant design aims to transform the traditionally tasteless experience of eating fast food into something more refined.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake07.20.11 -
Products for the Fourth of July
Our favorite holiday weekend is here so it's time to fire up the grill and get patriotic. Here are three of our favorite products for celebrating the summer and the good ol' U. S. of A.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake07.02.11 -
New from OXO
OXO has always been one of our favorite product companies: it has been at the forefront of universal design and seamlessly integrates function into the form of all its products. Here we spotlight...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake06.30.11 -
Cityboy Picnic Grill
For our June 2011 Beach Houses We Love issue (now on newsstands!), we rounded up seven mini grills. One we loved but weren't able to include in the mix was the Cityboy Picnic Grill by designer...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake06.12.11 -
Grills Gone Wild
They’re hot! They’re mini! They’re full of coal! These seven portable barbecues will help you get the summer started.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Jason Madara06.07.11 -
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet Grills
For our new June 2011 Beach Houses We Love issue, I set up shop in a backyard with seven mini grills for an afternoon of barbecuing and product testing. These little charcoal cookers are great for...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake06.06.11 -
Beer Craft: A Guide to Homebrew
William Bostwick and Jessi Rymill's new book Beer Craft: A Simple Guide to Making Great Beer is like Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything—just for homebrew hobbyists. In the book, the writer...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.19.11 -
Grow Bottles
If you live in an apartment or otherwise lack a patch in which to plant a garden, Potting Shed Creations' Grow Bottles (also available at sustainable-living shop Branch) might be your answer to...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.16.11 -
Bertazzoni Family Recipes
At Bertazzoni, it's all about—and all in the—family. The high-end Italian cooking appliance company was founded in 1882 and today is helmed by Paolo Bertazzoni, a fifth generation...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.16.11 -
Paolo and Valentina Bertazzoni
This week, Italian kitchen appliance manufacturer Bertazzoni introduced its new line of built-in ovens designed for the U.S. market and unveiled its newest cooktops as well. We sat down with Paolo...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.11.11 -
Three Days in Austin, Texas
Last week I flew down to Austin, Texas, to report two stories for our upcoming modern-across-America-themed issue (stay tuned!). I met with several architects, enjoyed coffee at the home of a soon...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake05.10.11




















