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Cornish Flavor: Padstow Farm Shop
Padstow, England

The small fishing port of Padstow, Cornwall, has become known as one of the food capitals of England, with gourmet restaurants and specialty shops offering fresh fish, seasonal produce, Cornish pastie...

The Best Place to Buy Quality Copper Cookware in Paris

Everyone is always asking me where to buy copper pots in Paris. And while internet shopping and the fallen dollar mean that buying copper cookware in Paris is not the bargain it once was, the act of b...

Truffle Tree Adoption
Gascony, France

If you're looking for a gift for that beloved gourmet Francophile in your life or just feel like owning a bit of French soil, check out this truffle tree adoption scheme in Gascony, France. ...

Recycled Wine Box Kitchen Cabinets
Paris

Marianne's Paris apartment didn't come with cabinets. "I didn't want to get an IKEA like everyone else," Marianne says. A DIY kind of gal, she started collecting empty wooden wine crates from supermar...

Champagne Beakers from Pieter Stockmans
Belgium

These elegant, clean-lined Champagne Beakers from Belgian designer Pieter Stockmans have the tall, thin frame of a flute without the fuss. ...

Biodegradable Green Chalkboard Stickers
Paris

These new stickers made in France by Coco Boheme are made from biodegradeable potato starch and make an easy and guilt-free memo pad for your grocery list. They are available in this clover or a choic...

Online Vintage Kitchen and Tableware Minus the International Shipping

If you love French vintage kitchenware from 1900-1960 but can't make it to Paris, D.O.T. (Diffusion d'Objets de Table) on rue Saintonge in the Marais has an affordable solution for you. Their online U...

Vintage-Inspired Kitchen Goods from Cath Kidston
London

British designer Cath Kidston’s vintage-inspired patterns include kitchen goods like retro aprons, tea towels, oven mitts, paper napkins, tea cosies and more in florals, stripes and woven checks to ...

Kitchen Finds from LuLu Living
Krakow, Poland

If you happen to be in Krakow and looking for modern kitchen items -- like these colorful dishes -- in a town filled with old-fashioned tourist shops and shopping mall chain stores, duck into LuLu Liv...

The Spice Shop in London

Bleinhem Crescent is a fabulous little London oasis for the home cook, with the Books for Cooks bookshop/café and The Spice Shop right across the street. ...