What I’m into this week:
Are we facing the Death of the Mircowave [1]? (We don’t own one, do you?)
Who is to blame for the obesity epidemic? Fed Up [2], released in theaters today, goes for the jugular.
I am majorly coveting this happy patio umbrella [3].
Do you guys know about Mouth [4]? They hunt down the best indie foods (think small-batch gins, artisanal coffees, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate) then group things together in gift boxes. Their selection looks divine.
Five ways to deal with dinner guest [5]s who won’t put down their phones [5]. (Can someone please write the companion piece: How to deal with 12-year-olds who won’t put down their phones at a birthday party?)
My friend Tara — whose food photography [6] you have no doubt drooled over many millions of times — is launching a magazine called Wild Apple, dedicated to gluten-free living. Please support her kickstarter campaign [7].
Local peeps: This new market [8] looks promising! Anyone have intel on it for me?
10 Cakes for Mother’s Day [9] (I’m all over the olive oil.)
A whole new way to think about chicken [10].
A little too much rang true to me here [11].
Is it June 6 yet? [12] (Please do yourself a favor and read the book [13] before you see the movie.)
Get ready for the World Cup [14]! (And yes, I shazamed, then bought the song playing in the background.)
What to make for Mother’s Day Brunch: A Slideshow. [15]
Lastly, my friend Marcie [16] might be the most talented person I know. She turns vintage curtains into princess crowns for my daughters; she runs the school garden program at her kids’ elementary school; as a trained biologist, she can tell her plovers from her willers, her zooplankton from her daphnia; and legend has it that on a camping trip once, she caught and gutted a fish with her bare hands. But all that? Child’s play compared to the projects and adventures she’s assembled for her new book This Book Was a T [17]ree: Ideas, Adventures, and Inspiration for Rediscovering the Natrual World [17]. Ever wonder how to make a pinhole camera out of household objects or a sundial out of a tree stump? Make felt out of a thrift shop sweater? This is your manual. Check it out!
Happy Mother’s Day Everyone!