Keep It Casual in Earth Tones

Checked tablecloths and napkins are common in your neighborhood bistro, red sauce joint or summer picnic basket. But at Morrow Soft Goods, a Los Angeles company owned by Michelle Toney and Stephanie Cleary, the gingham for its line of 100 percent linen table wares is subtler than the typical red, in tones like honey and…

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Champagne Wishes and Climate Change Dreams

A new documentary, “Sparkling: The Story of Champagne,” is a lush valentine to the French bubbly, with history, profiles of many of the producers, pithy quotes about the wine, its celebrity connections (notably Winston Churchill) and tidbits about Champagne in the United States. But perhaps more compelling is its coverage of English sparkling wines, a…

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Add Green to Your Salt Lineup

Your salt wardrobe may already include black and pink. But what about green? A new naturally green salt substitute produced from salicornia, a halophyte, has hit the market. Decades ago, José Ramón Noriega planted salicornia on salt-affected farmland in northern Baja California, Mexico. Now his sons, Paul, Erick and Irving Noriega, and another partner, Chris…

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A Book to Inspire in the Kitchen

Through a series of profiles, reminiscences, essays, interviews and recipes, “Why We Cook” explores many facets of women in the world of food. More than 100 chefs, writers, entrepreneurs, farmers, wine experts and educators contributed to this lively book. The bright illustrations are by the author, Lindsay Gardner, who seeks to understand exactly why she…

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