Subscription box, Japan edition: Bokksu. This snack food-filled subscription box of salty, bright, fishy and funky crackers and crisps, cakes and a jellied dessert of red bean paste, brings a little bit of Japan’s flash to this side of the Earth.
Subscription box, kiddie edition: Little Sous. Get aspiring chefs in the kitchen and they can learn to love cooking from a young age. The monthly box comes with activities, lessons, recipe cards and a kid-friendly kitchen gadget.
I’m a convert: I carry an oversized, brightly-colored silicone straw everywhere I go.
Shrub & Club, a ready-to-drink sparkling vinegar in flavors like cranberry hibiscus and honeydew jalapeno from Element Shrub, will see shelf space this month at Fresh Markets along the East Coast, and the company is in talks with other major retailers. It’d be a boon for the Arlington company and the up-and-coming sipping-vinegar sector.
Even my toothpaste needs to taste good, so now I use Weleda Salt Toothpaste for a refreshing zing that makes me feel like I’ve been swimming in the ocean.
Why are caraway seeds, so earthy and aromatic, rarely included in so-called “everything” seed blends? Looking at you, Trader Joe’s.
