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Shabuway Restaurant Review, San Mateo
Foodnut.com | November 11th 2009 by Foodnut
Shabuway is a Japanese hot pot restaurant in San Mateo and Mountain View. You cook vegetables and thinly sliced beef at your table in a your own boiling pot of water. The decor is stylish and modern with LCD tvs on the wall. The place has several ta read more
The Boathouse Shrimp Boil Returns
STL Meal Deals | November 9th 2009 by KMCA
It's hard to believe, but the Thursday night shrimp boil at the Forest Park Boathouse was one of the first deals I covered on this site, almost 8 months ago, and now this deal is back again and will be available every Thursday through April 29th.For read more
what the snood are you talking about?
style observer | November 9th 2009 by Jean Voute Pratt
Saturday night, we went out to dinner with my sister and her family. Chatting over pizza, she suddenly remembered: “Jean, why didn’t you tell me about the Snood?” “Uh … I’ll tell you why, if you tell me what the read more
Nexxus Botanoil – Perfect for Dry Hair
My Beauty Bunny | November 7th 2009 by Jen Mathews
Being a woman of color, I have a difficult time finding products for my hair that I really love. It’s made more complicated by the fact that I am a mix of ethnicities: white, black and Native American. My hair is naturally curly; so much so it read more
it’s all twisted and braided this Holiday season
style observer | November 6th 2009 by Jean Voute Pratt
The pieces that add punch to your Holiday wardrobe are big, braided, and seriously twisted. It’s as simple as popping on a twisted gold necklace with your LBI. Poof, you’re reinvented! While I love gold at a Holiday party, gunmetal is read more
vintage goes mainstream
style observer | November 5th 2009 by Jean Voute Pratt
Illustrations by ARTURO ELENA For lot of us, buying vintage can be a little scary. It hasn’t been a very easy area to navigate. Where do we go to find ‘good’ vintage? How do we know if the vintage shop is reputable? Who do we tru read more
Deluxe Cruelty Free Lip Balms
My Beauty Bunny | November 4th 2009 by Jen Mathews
So, the weather’s getting cooler and your lips are starting to peel? Am I right? Are you looking for quality lip protection without feeling guilty about using products that have been tested on animals? Well, look no further. I bring you – read more
the Louis Vuitton bag that cruises into Summer
style observer | November 4th 2009 by Jean Voute Pratt
This is it! The bag that you can take to St. Barts in February, and then whip out again in the Summer. I love the rope detail on the handles. It’s reminiscent of the classic Jackie O style, when she used to kick around Martha’s Viney read more
Sinbad Bar and Grill Restaurant Review, San Mateo
Foodnut.com | November 4th 2009 by Foodnut
Sinbad Bar and Grill serves Mediterranean food in downtown San Mateo. They used to have a market in back but it closed. Sinbad’s serves kebobs, shawerma, salads, and sandwiches. Decor, Vibe – Big open kitchen lines one side of the room read more
the sexy style of Litter SF
style observer | November 2nd 2009 by Jean Voute Pratt
Litter SF was brought to my attention twice on Friday. First on TheFind, and then over on Rachel Zoe’s blog. I was immediately attracted to the designs, which made me research them even more. TheFind referred to the collection as “beaut read more
Product Review – Princereigns Ingrown Hair Serum & Bump Fig…
My Beauty Bunny | November 1st 2009 by Jen Mathews
Quick, name the worst part about shaving your underarms and bikini line? That’s right, the razor bumps. Those irritated red bumps that make it impossible to achieve smooth, beautiful skin. Ever thought about what causes them? Well, those bumps read more
Happy Halloween
style observer | October 30th 2009 by Jean Voute Pratt
If you’re like me, you love to go all out for Halloween. This year, I’m thinking of going as Pocahontas. I usually pick a costume that requires a wig, I like to see myself in different hair colors! Not all parents share my freaky love f read more
hardware included
style observer | October 30th 2009 by Jean Voute Pratt
We saw chains attached to tops early last Spring, and now we’re seeing them on everything that can handle it. Sweaters, blazers, bags, and shoes. It certainly simplifies things for us. It’s one less step we have to take while getting re read more
Spiedo Restaurant Review, San Mateo
Foodnut.com | October 28th 2009 by Foodnut
Spiedo Restaurant is located in downtown San Mateo, across the street from Draegar’s supermarket. The restaurant, open in 1991, specializes in fine Italian cuisine and Daily Specials from the Venitian region. Their sister restaurants are Porte read more
Silver House Restaurant Restaurant Review, San Mateo
Foodnut.com | October 26th 2009 by Foodnut
Silver House Restaurant is a long standing Cantonese Chinese restaurant on El Camino Real in San Mateo, just south of Highway 92. Decor, Vibe – A step up from plain jane Chinese restaurant decor. Red Lanterns on the ceiling, some Chinese art. read more
Argentine Fare in Pasadena - Malbec
The Thirsty Pig | October 22nd 2009
Located in between the shopping areas of Lake Avenue and Old Town, sits a nice little restaurant, Malbec. An Argentinian restaurant that, as most others do, they specializes in beef. My only other experience, an unfortunate one, was with Gaucho Gri read more
lalola Restaurant Review, San Francisco
Foodnut.com | October 22nd 2009 by Foodnut
lalola is a Spanish tapas bar on Russian Hill right next to the cable car tracks. It opened in early 2009 and focuses on small plates and wine. Happy Hour 5:30-7 has $2 Sangria, $2 Beer, and 2 for 1 cocktails. Decor, Vibe – Compact location w read more
Amazon: Windows 7 is 'the biggest pre-order product of all time'
five drive | October 21st 2009 by henry
Windows 7 has beaten boy wizard Harry Potter to become the biggest pre-order product of all time in the UK, says Amazon.The UK arm of the retail behemoth adds that the new operating system sold more copies in the first eight hours of its release in J read more
LIVE: Yahoo Beats Q3 Earnings Forecasts; Q4 Outlook Up
five drive | October 21st 2009 by henry
Yahoo managed to beat third-quarter profit forecasts easily on slightly higher-than-expected revenues. Shares rallied in after-hours trading by about 3% 6% (the higher number coming as the conference call proceeds). Here's the press release. www.busi read more
Prime Rib Shabu Restaurant Review, San Francisco
Foodnut.com | October 21st 2009 by Foodnut
Prime Rib Shabu is a new hot pot or fondue restaurant in San Francisco’s inner Richmond district. You cook raw meats and veggies by dipping them in a boiling pot of chicken broth. It is run by Luke Sung, who also runs Isa and Domo. All you can read more
Ted Cooks 19th Hole BBQ
Minneapolis & St. Paul Restaurant Reviews | October 19th 2009 by MSP Foodies
2814 E 38th StMinneapolis, MN612-721-2023http://www.tedcooks19thholebbq.com/Category: BBQRating (Scale 1-10, with 10 being the highest):Food: 9Service: N/A (pick-up only)Ambience: N/A (pick-up only)Recommendation: Excellent. This take-out only place read more
Cruelty-Free Picks for Dry Skin
My Beauty Bunny | October 18th 2009 by Jen Mathews
If you have perpetually dry skin, or you live in a cold or windy area, we think you will love these cruelty-free, dry skin beauty picks! Nurture My Body – Cleansing Milk or Cream Cleanser The gentle Cleansing Milk facial cleanser has seaweed e read more
Burger Bar San Francisco Restaurant Review
Foodnut.com | October 16th 2009 by Foodnut
Burger Bar: Build Your Own Ultimate Burgers – This book is full of Burger Bar insight as well as recipes for making your own awesome burgers. Burger Bar San Francisco is Hubert Keller’s gourmet burger joint that opened in October, 2009. He read more
Lolita Jaca Spring 2010
style observer | October 15th 2009 by Jean Voute Pratt
Lolita Jaca gives us one more reason to look forward to Spring. The pieces in the Collection are easy going, breezy, light, and airy. That’s exactly what we want during the hot Summer months. You can wear one of her tunics to the beach, and the read more
Shanghai 1930 Restaurant Review, San Francisco
Foodnut.com | October 15th 2009 by Foodnut
Shanghai 1930 is a fancy Chinese restaurant and bar in the Embarcadero area. They focus on Shanghainese Chinese food and try to replicate Shanghai China in the 1930’s. They have free live Jazz Monday through Saturday evenings. We’ve eaten read more
Andria's Discounted $19.95 8 oz. Filet (10/15 - 10/30)
STL Meal Deals | October 14th 2009 by KMCA
If you've been craving a filling steak dinner, forget the Australian themed Outback, and start thinking locally. Currently Andria's Steakhouse, located in Chesterfield, is discounting their 8 oz. filet mignon down to $19.95.If this deal looks famili read more
New 2010 San Francisco Michelin Guide
Foodnut.com | October 14th 2009 by Foodnut
Another new Foodie bible Michelin San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country Restaurants 2010 Available October 20, 2009 for $12.14 from Amazon. Michelin released a list of 2010 Bib Gourmand restaurants (two dishes and a glass of wine or dessert) for read more
Product Review – Terra Firma Eco Fabulous Fragrance
My Beauty Bunny | October 14th 2009 by Jen Mathews
When I think of “natural” fragrances, I usually think of something earthy and patchouli-ish. But Juicy Eco Fabulous Fragrance from Terra Firma Cosmetics couldn’t be farther from the hippie scents of the drum circles of my youth. In read more
how to wear sequins – 2009
style observer | October 13th 2009 by Jean Voute Pratt
Spotted: Sequins Everywhere! This is not the sequins of the 80’s, it has a whole new feel. Sequins used to be about dressing up, parties, and clubs. Now, we’re dressing it down. You can wear it with jeans, and you should! Pair it with a read more
Guest Post: Product Review of MAC Foundation
My Beauty Bunny | October 11th 2009 by Jen Mathews
Being a total makeup junkie, I’ve been around the block in my quest for the perfect product that gives a good result and is kind to my sensitive skin. M·A·C cosmetics has ended my search. When I’m preparing myself to face the world, I can†read more
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