SuperSize This: Babystyle Lounge Wear


Updated 01/08/08 6:34 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 4 comments

SuperSize This: Babystyle Lounge Wear

Browsing in Babystyle the other day, my daughter and I came across this darling "Take a Bow" poplin shirt ($14) and matching pants ($14). Sold as separates, but paired together the 100 percent cotton pink pieces are perfect lil lounge wear for around the house or slumber party ready pajamas. The mandarin collared top with piped details and frog closures is also a showstopper with a pair of Read more

In Praise of Zapp's Voodoo Chips


Updated 03/02/12 10:16 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

Zapp's Voodoo Chips

From Cheerwine soda to Del's Lemonade, I'm a sucker for regional food products. For years now, I've been hearing about Zapp's Chips, the famous kettle-style chips that hail from Louisiana — and for years, they've eluded me. That is, until yesterday, when I happened upon them at the bodega below our office. I stopped in to buy a pre-workout energy bar. There, amongst a sea of sallow yellow Read more

India Hopes to Feed the Poor by Banning Lavish Weddings


Updated 02/23/11 2:04 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

India Considers Banning Lavish Weddings

If you think the American wedding-industrial complex is out of control, consider India's. In the midst of rising food prices, some say 15 percent of the country's food grains are being wasted at over-the-top nuptials. As its growing middle class feasts on extravagant, yet traditional, wedding banquets, India's poor struggle to eat enough thanks to rising food costs. The country's Food and Read more