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Your photos remind me so much of a cafe in Alexandria, Virginia called Buzz. They have a cute, though purely decorative, display of antique kitchen tools mounted to the wall. Photos here and here.

I just came back from a holiday in China, which leaves me thinking that Shanghai or Beijing might make for some very interesting Food Guides. For that matter, how about Tokyo?

Paris has been suggested above and I think that would be excellent.

Glad you are doing D.C. - great food town!

We have the Utby as a dining table in our house. It has worked out just fine. It looks great with a variety of textiles (the industrial/colorful contrast is very appealing). For entertaining in particular, the bar height works very well.

The biggest problem with the stainless-top Utby is that it was not easy to assemble, so do have an experienced Ikea-builder on hand when you tackle that.

oh, the s'more gadget is hilariously real.

thank you for coming to the DC area! I am excited for the new blog.

I know this is probably not the best place for comments about cities to cover, but I would like to add to the calls above that The Kitchen expand beyond the NYC/SF blinders.

When it launched, it seemed this blog would be different from (better than?) some of the Apartment Therapy blogs, in that it would draw writers and inspiration that was not confined by geography. After all, it is about cooking and home-life, not about restaurants and going out.

As time has gone on, things seem more and more localized. New York-centric in particular.

Do the vast majority of the readers really want more articles about such topics as new grocery stores that open in New York or SF? Either we have them in our towns already, or we cannot shop there anyway! Similarly, why should a person being hired to do recipes and tips be from any place in particular? It seems like, if anything, that would be a great job to bring in some diversity.

Sorry to seem like such a complainer, but it is something that has troubled me a bit about this blog for some time. That said, I like The Kitchen and hope it continues to grow and flourish (I just hope those of us elsewhere will not be left out.)

I think people would still be laughing about music or movies, personally - if not as much so.

My boyfriend once worked in a record shop and tells a story of a man who came in to "buy a record collection" for his wife. Not records he cared about or thought she would enjoy, mind you, just things he was told were "classics" everybody should own.

The man spent several hundred dollars, just so they could own these things most people collect because they love and mean something to them and about them - and CDs are not even as pretty as books!

We use Ikea "Lack" shelves (standing vertical) for our records. They fit just right, with enough space to easily pluck out what one wants. They have been stored this way for several years now, with no bowing or other issues.

I have a batch, and like to think I am using them to help bring back the personal/social calling cards of old. or something like that. they are cute, which is what really matters!

I do also know people who had some made up as regular buisness cards, with a couple different versions of the corporate logo for all the images. it was cheaper than getting standard color cards made and looks cooler.