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Our Cooking Class Instructors
Mary Aebischer, a native of Mexico City, is presently living in New Mexico. Aside from teaching at UNM, she continues to teach cooking classes while finishing her book on Regional Cuisines of Mexico.
John Bryant attended Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, SC, earning 2 degrees in a three year span. He has worked with some truly talented chefs, most notably James Burns (of J. Bistro and James Burns Catering in Mt. Pleasant, SC), and
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We enjoyed this article by Deborah Needleman which appeared in the Wall Street Journal. Our store is known for crafting many of the trends mentioned in this aricle, including tips 1 and 9. The porcelain monkeys she praises are by Mottahedeh ($145).
10 Odd, Yet Essential, Elements of Style
Decorating today may be more relaxed, but that means it's up to you to give your home spirit and charm
The era of the perfect home has passed. This is
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I liked this article by Matt Ridley in the WSJ about the innovation of reducing prices. We often think of entrepreneurship as inventing something new; there are also those that find ways to make what exists but with a new twist that brings the price down and brings the item/service to the masses.
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A feature of innovation is that the greatest impact of a new idea comes not when the light bulb goes on over the geek's ...
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From CNN.com today:
Cyber Monday: A lot of clicking and shopping
Report says sales rose 14% over last year and shoppers on average spent more online than they did on Black Friday.
By Parija B. Kavilanz, CNNMoney.com senior writer
Last Updated: December 1, 2009: 10:27 AM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Did Cyber Monday outshine Black Friday this year?
Early reports suggest that Americans shopped more enthusiastically online for holiday bargains than they did in ...
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The hand-painted china of Arlington's Anna Weatherley made history last week when it was chosen as the first "informal" White House china.
First lady Laura Bush showed off the custom Magnolia Residence China Service to reporters on the table of the Family Dining Room. The dishes, made by Pickard China in Illinois and hand-painted by Weatherley's artisans in Budapest, are meant to be used in the private quarters of the White House. Weatherley says Bush had seen her work on several friends'
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An article in today's Wall St. Journal sheds light on home goods manufacturers' ability to fight discounting.
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Blocking discounting used to be clearly an anticompetitive practice, but a Supreme Court ruling last year changed things. The court said it wasn't illegal for manufacturers and retailers to agree to minimum prices, but that such agreements must be examined case by case for possible antitrust violations. ...
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When Domino Magazine announced its top table and flatware picks for 2007, I was excited to check out the websites for the selected brands. Since these brands are the 'top' picks, I thought the websites would be easy to use and smart. Sadly, most of these websites are not. These are my grades for each brand's website:
Kate Spade tabletop website: D
John Derian Company website: F
Michael C. Fina website: B
Nautica website: C-
Nicole Farhi ...
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