Andy and Andrew make a living finding cool mid-century and industrial furniture pieces for their store Ampersand Vintage Modern, so it's no surprise their home, and especially their kitchen, would have a distinctly vintage vibe.

Thinking about renovating your kitchen? If so, then our Sink Spotlight series will help you. Up today: undermount sinks.

Browse any blog or magazine even tangentially related to food this time of year and you're likely to find an article touting the titillating effects of aphrodisiac foods—oysters, asparagus, bananas, chocolate, and cucumbers frequently make the list. But do these foods really produce, ahem, particular sensations and longings? Maybe not.

Pale pink refrigerators, as we saw last week, are subtle enough to fit seamlessly into an otherwise neutral kitchen. But amp it up and you get something much more striking. Be still my heart.

Imke and Thorsten's neat, airy kitchen is situated five stories above Prenzlauer Berg's oldest neighborhood bar in what was formerly East Berlin, and it serves as a hub for an active family of four.

Due to the high cost of certification, eight major salmon buyers in Alaska (accounting for 72% of the market) are declining to renew their support for the Marine Stewardship Council's sustainable seafood certification beyond October 2012, when the current certification ends. This move, should it hold fast, essentially renders the certification worthless.

In the February 2012 issue of Dwell magazine, Tasting Table—the Daily Candy of the food and wine world—shows off their new 2,200 square foot test kitchen and dining space in Soho, New York. The space is huge (it's much larger than many apartments!), but the gut renovation is still inspiring.

Happy weekend! Popular posts this past week included a look at the 40 most common cooking mistakes, the deceptive cost of single-serve coffee, Valentine's Day cards for foodies that made us laugh, and a few (or 20!) of our best chocolate recipes.

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12. Essential Weeknight Recipes: Two Soups My Kid Will (Almost) Always Eat
11. Quick Recipe: Healthier Zucchini and Carrot Fritters
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What strikes you first about Yiming Wang's renovated kitchen in her pre-war apartment is the black. Black paint? Nope. Floor to ceiling black tile, which makes for one easy-to-clean backsplash! The cabinets, faucet, stainless steel racks, and stovetop are all IKEA, while the black floor tiles were purchased for $3/each at Home Depot.

Last month I had the pleasure of spending two days with my friend and colleague Faith Durand at her home in Columbus, Ohio. I landed in Columbus at the beginning of what would end up being one of the coldest weekends of the season thus far, and as I waited for Faith outside the airport terminal, the snow was just beginning to fall.