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Unlike other food festivals, such as the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival takes place primarily in tents that are located right on the beach. Festivalgoers slip off their sandals — it's hard to walk in the sand with them — and traipse barefoot around the tents. Of course we did the same: as they say, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. There's no Read more
An inside look at how rum is made in Guatemala. — Alcademics Ten cocktails inspired by this year's best picture nominees. — Chow Have you sipped the flavored fermented tea known as Kombucha? — Serious Eats Gross! A woman has found a finger in her food at IHOP. — Eater Would you carry your produce in reusable cotton totes? — The Epi-Log Q&A with Spanish chef José Andrés. — Read more
Who would have ever thought that Dutch designer Tord Boontje would be inspired to create a mirror based on Guatemalan tribal masks? The Dog Mask Mirror ($2,200) is just that: one big woof of Guatemalan inspiration. I'm a big Boontje fan but I'm kind of thinking there's a reason why the Atlantic separates Europe and Central America; maybe Boontje should consider making some mirrored klompen Read more
Guatemala is following in the footsteps of Vietnam as it is the latest country to suspend adoptions from America. Behind China, Guatemala is the second highest source of American adoptions. According to MSNBC, the reasons behind the ban are similar to those that led to the Vietnam ban, Guatemalan lawmakers are concerned with fraudulent adoptions — even requiring DNA tests to prove that the Read more
We wholly support FEED organization's mission to feed children in need around the world. American Eagle partnered with FEED to create their FEED Guatemala bags ($39.50), where $10.50 of each bag sold goes to supplying micronutrient supplements to three Guatemalan children for a year. That these brightly woven ikat bags provide such a positive service to children, whilst filling our more mundane Read more
We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Betsy Shaw about being late for school. If I were to wear a scarlet letter it would be T. T for tardy. T for turd ball. T for totally inept mother. We are late for school with such alarming Read more
