May 2, 2012 | Cool Travel | by The Urban Grocer |
There’s a lot to be said about Marou, Faiseurs de Chocolat, the first single-origin, artisanal chocolatier in Vietnam. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Marou, Faiseurs de Chocolat is one of the only bean-to-bar chocolatiers in the world to produce chocolate at its place of origin. Read more
May 2, 2012 | Cool Travel | by The Urban Grocer |
An oven-baked pancake with soufflé tendencies drizzled with lemon juice and dusted with sugar. Ah, the dutch baby. Thanks to an inspired brunch from Ottawa’s tiny but potent Edgar’s, this old school favorite is making a modern-day coming back. Here, chef/owner Marysol reinvents this classic, turning it into a masterpiece of the sweet and salty persuasion. First, the dutch baby is baked in a skillet greased with duck fat, then filled with tender, salty pork belly, nestled beside chunky apple compote and dotted with knobs of aged cheddar. It’s topped off with a splatter of maple syrup (this is Canada, after all) making it the best new brunch in town. Here’s hoping this is a trend that takes off.
May 1, 2012 | New Food and Packaging | by The Urban Grocer |
Though I’ve yet to visit SnoBar – a natural “shaved ice” spot that’s opened shop in West Hollywood, – one look at that paper-thin texture makes me want to hop on a flight direct to California. Based on a traditional Taiwanese dessert, SnoBar’s shaved ice claims to have the creaminess of ice cream in a ‘feathery, cotton candy-like texture’. (Yes please!) In flavors like green tea, taro, honeydew, and rose, it’s gaining rave reviews from Los Angelinos, hailing it the next big trend. To quote one local blogger, ‘If ice cream could whisper, this is what it would say’. I think a little on-hands research is definitely in order.
April 20, 2012 | New Products | by The Urban Grocer |
Nothing says ‘Recession? What recession?’ quite like champagne flavored lollipops sprinkled with real gold flakes. From the posh London-based department store, Harvey Nichols, comes this grown-up take on that much-loved childhood sweet. Except this one is 18 GBP and gold-covered. Bling!
April 20, 2012 | New Food and Packaging | by The Urban Grocer |
Sydney is home to a thriving, mind-bending pastry scene that is turning out some of the most innovative sweets anywhere. Gelato Messina is no exception. First, there are their house-made natural gelatos in flavors like peanut butter with banana jam and fried brioche (aptly called Elvis the Fat Years). Read more
April 19, 2012 | New Food and Packaging | by The Urban Grocer |
Like a good pop-up or closed-door restaurant, there is a bit of mystery around Bob’s Bitters. But the clandestine nature only adds to the appeal, of course. Hailing from the UK – or so it seems – this newly re-designed range is a throwback to classic flavors made from a culinary perspective. Rather than mashing-up spices and botanicals, Bob’s focuses on one single ingredient of elixir-like tastes from lavender to ginger, cardamom to grapefruit. Mixologists are wild for the bottles – and have taken to requesting bespoke flavors, too – which are making their way into stellar cocktails at London’s hottest bars. Or so we hear.
April 5, 2012 | New Food and Packaging | by The Urban Grocer |
Move over pop-up dinners, guest chefs, and test kitchens. One restaurant in Ottawa is exploring yet another creative spin on the traditional dining-out experience. The small and stellar Fraser Café is introducing family dinners every Monday night. Held in the cafe’s newly opened space, Table 40 is especially designed for convivial, communal dining. Read more
April 5, 2012 | Cool Travel | 
by The Urban Grocer |
Curiositas is a cutting-edge restaurant in the center of Geneva, Switzerland where traditional European cuisine is given an updated, contemporary twist. The Urban Grocer’s Caitlin Zaino sneaks into the kitchen to get the low down. Frogs legs with parsley emulsion anyone?
April 4, 2012 | Cool Travel | by The Urban Grocer |
Get ‘em if you can. The Toronto Underground Market is back and tickets are going faster than you can say ‘foie gras dumpling’. Better known as simply TUM, this underground market is a successful monthly food festival where hungry patrons sample tasty treats from amateur chefs wanting to make it big. Read more
March 28, 2012 | New Food and Packaging | by The Urban Grocer |
Handsome Coffee Roasters’ new company headquarters in LA’s up-and-coming Arts District is our cup of tea, or coffee, as it were. Top-notch green beans are roasted in-house seasonally, then turned into stellar drips and espressos by expert baristas. Read more
March 22, 2012 | New Trends | by The Urban Grocer |
Airplane food. Even the words conjure up images of mystery meat or the mushiest-pasta you’ve ever had, paired with old lettuce leaves and factory produced dressing. Well, British Airways is hoping to change your mind: on the ground, at least. Read more
March 22, 2012 | New Film | by The Urban Grocer |
Watch director PES transform familiar objects into Fresh Guacamole. Mmmmm, nothing says “eat me” like diced dice. Very tasty. We love.
March 20, 2012 | Cool Travel | by The Urban Grocer |
From an art studio-cum-cafe to a Spanish wine bar to a butcher shop turned local watering hole, The Urban Grocer’s co-founder, Caitlin Zaino, explores the most innovative spots to quench your thirst in Geneva, Switzerland.
March 16, 2012 | New Products | by The Urban Grocer |
There are pin-up calendars, and then there are pin-up calendars filled with chocolate. From Danish design studio, Bessermachen, come these limited edition 1950s-inspired vintage belles, adorning tantalizing tins of Brandhouse chocolates. Read more
March 16, 2012 | New Food and Packaging | by The Urban Grocer |
If you’re lucky enough to live in the maple belt, March can mean only one thing: the sugaring-off season has begun. And if maple syrup equals pancakes, then it’s time you met Martin Picard. Hailed as Montreal’s master chef of ‘cabane’ cuisine, he has just released his much-anticipated cookbook Sugar Shack: a literary and culinary ode to maple syrup. Read more
Artist Julia Randall has been making the internet rounds with her amazing photorealistic color pencil drawings of disembodied lips, tongues, and spit bubbles.
Many of Michael Lierly’s canvases seem to communicate, through a brash oil technique and vibrant colors and figures, a kind of primal confusion of mood. I’ve been wanting one of his gigantic, enfuriated babies on my wall for over a year now.
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
Cheese and Burger a great site to check out, with about 30 different burger options. Here you can find a selection of States with different burger recipes from each, along with a voiceover of a man who sounds like Mike Buffer. Fun.
With Lungfish guitarist Asa Osborne’s latest project, Zomes, he continues to explore loops and cycles with endlessly repeating musical phrases, this time played on circuit-bent keyboards. The resulting tracks sound at times like medieval court music at others like the soundtrack to a Hal Hartley movie.
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Highly unwearable but aesthetically riveting, Nova Dando is making killer waves in the notoriously hard to crack London fashion scene. Perhaps the reason she is so visible is that her collections are consistently outrageous, exceptional and innovative showstoppers. Read more
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