I say '70s, based on: --the style of the coffeemaker --the wallpaper on the staircase wall --the wood face trim on the dishwasher And it's hard to see, but I think that's a ...

Oh, definitely a big hearty beef en daube -- followed soon by a big hearty oxtail stew!

I don't think the secret to good cooking is memorizing recipes -- it's learning a few basic techniques , and then applying those to your ingredients at hand. If you learn the basics of egg c...

I want to know where he got the world's teeny-tiniest blender! (And it looks like it's even a Waring.)

"Alice, Let's Eat" by Calvin Trillin. For my money, the most hilarious book ever written about food & eating. (And it's part one of a trilogy too, so there's second and third helpings if you like ...

You're so lucky to have a mom like that! That little pitcher is gorgeous. I adore vintage serveware and dinnerware. I think every dish in my kitchen is vintage, except a set of pasta...

It's definitely cool! Classic menswear textiles like argyles and stripes NEVER are out of style! I've been thinking of going to a menswear pinstripe bedding with argyle pillows for a ...

Hands-down winter favorite for me: Osso Buco! With that rich, wine-y sauce it makes while slow cooking, and plenty of gremolata on top when it's served. And nothing's better for cooking it than ...

I would play Foodie Fight with Tony Bourdain and Michael Ruhlman (well, at least I'd invite them to play) because they're the two snarkiest food writers on the planet, and because Ruhlman in...

On the other hand, we owe a debt to the term "Carbon Copy" for introducing us to the gorgeous young Denzel: http://tinyurl.com/2rr3fk

Right on, Wende! Anyone who remembers carbon paper will get a kick (or maybe a shudder) out of this little item:

I had miracular success getting utensil marks off my vintage Franciscan white Metropolitan china with that new Bleach Pen that Clorox makes. It has a wide tip and a narrow tip, like a giant Sharpi...

I have a big collection of House Beautifuls and House & Gardens from the late 1940s through early '60s, and it's mostly true their rooms are ones I'd be thrilled to live in today. (With the except...

It really could be your own Mahbul Cahlum! I'll bet there's a stencil or decal kit somewhere that you could use to turn it into your own little Tara. Maybe make one side of it a Doric column, one...

I like to change to darker sheet colors in winter. In summer, pale green and peach colors; this winter, I'm going with an oxblood striped damask set from Macy's (found at half price during a summe...

I don't think $3300 was out of line. You'll be handing this pair down to YOUR kids in time.

Yay! Not a TV, but a shirt's still welcome! Since our profiles don't seem to contain our email addresses, do we need to send you addresses, shirt sizes, whatever?

This would be so nice on one or two walls of a small bathroom.

This television would improve my home by permitting Jonathan Adler to contact me. I'm pretty sure Jonathan has been trying to reach me through the cathode ray tube to entice me to join him in his ...

Egad, those flower-eyed skulls are hideous! Look like the worst kind of floral-chintz kitchen curtains my mother had.