Home sweet home.
There's a ridiculously nouveau riche home on the market for $22 million near Napa Valley that in addition to six bedrooms, eight full and three half baths, guest quarters, and an indoor swimming pool, has a 24,000-square-foot "auto barn" with an antique gas station, a fake "town street," and a fully equipped diner. It's exceptionally weird: bordering on Neverland Ranch bizarreness. But to each Read more
Check out the cover of Lucky Peach issue 3 — Grub Street SF Dip versions of your favorite Super Bowl dishes — So Good Wolfgang Puck will get the 2012 James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award — Diner's Journal We're loving these Swiss measuring spoons — Baking Bites Game day fare from around the world — Epicurious New Tabasco Buffalo: How does it stand up to Frank's RedHot? — HuffPost Read more
The geography of binge drinking — The Atlantic Savory hand pies: so hot right now — Yahoo! Shine Coffee shops are ripping off tea drinkers — Chow Want to crash a wedding? There's an app for that — The Daily Meal Temple oranges have a short season — Diner's Journal How to lighten up cake — Eating Our Words Why the USDA should be marketing MyPlate — Civil Eats Use your phone to Read more
If you believe everything you see on television, most people spend a majority of their time hanging out at diners, and for teenagers, retro diners are the hottest spots in town. CBS's new sitcom 2 Broke Girls follows two Brooklynites (one sassy waitress, one former rich girl) who work at a diner, but it's hardly the first greasy spoon to nab a starring role on TV. Click through for 10 of our Read more
As the parent of a 12-year-old Parson Russell Terrier, I've been fortunate to watch Lily age gracefully into her twilight years while maintaining much of her spunk and agility. But each day I encounter clear signals that she's achieved senior citizen status: the onset of cataracts makes her timid around now-blurry strangers, and bathroom breaks are a frequent necessity (or so our carpet has Read more
Sometimes when I'm indulging, the last thing I want to think about is how much calories and fat are on my plate. Other times, though, I still want to have my (unhealthy) cake and eat it, too, but I'm willing to swap a decadent dish for something with a slightly less horrifying nutrition label. This is especially true at a place like a diner, where it can be hard to find anything that can be Read more
One of the hardest thing to budget in the past year was eating habits, according to SavvySugar readers. Of course, there is always the simple solution of just eating at home more often, but you can still cut your food bill here and there when you're eating out. We've given you plenty of tips in the past on how to save when eating out so we're rehashing some of the best ones as well as throwing Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! There are little tricks businesses use to get us to buy. Some are pretty obvious, like sales and coupons. Others are more subtle and nefarious, and may prey on the very good spirit of our human nature. A tad dramatic? Maybe not. Recall those free address labels from the Disabled American Veterans? In the 1970s, they decided to Read more
Nigella Lawson covered in caramel. That is all — Eater Holiday traditions in the White House — The Daily Meal Burger King will be offering free Whoppers for the holidays — Nation's Restaurant News Two hangover cures to get you through the holidays — Grub Street SF Parisian dining-in-the-dark restaurant Dans Le Noir is coming to New York — Diner's Journal Doner kebab is always better Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Recently, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote an op-ed piece about the “Haimish Line.” The Haimish Line is an invisible line sometimes crossed when you go from spending less to spending more — in doing so, Brooks contends, you often sacrifice warmth and connection to attain luxury and space. According to Brooks, Read more
