The Way to a Man's Heart...

is through his stomach, by way of a flirty apron and sling back heels. The LA-based designer Doll Face Aprons has created a collection of affordable, wearable, machine-washable kitchenwear to accent that LBD (or to be worn on its own) for that next special night in. Pick your favorite at the Etsy store for $32.95-$65.00. They're gauranteed to whet his appetite.

L'Artiste, $65.00
A cap-sleeved tunic smock with three pockets and a convenient button-up back

La Femme Fatale, $32.95
Vintage-inspired round-bib apron accented with a hint of lace

La Provocateur, $34.95

The clean-and simple waist-down style with a hint of grosgrain ribbon

La Mademoiselle, $49.00

A sweetheart bodice with three tiers of flirty ruffles in ladlylike toile

Le Cherie, $32.95

Sweet-as-pie red and white polka-dot with a heart-shaped neckline

Cockfight

 

 

 Joseph L. Griffiths, Cockfight

need we say more.

Domestic (Punk) Goddess

Believe it or not, but your devoted Miss Emma Emerson was once a wee gal, yes it is true. Back in those days wee Miss Emerson was ever so obsessed with paper towels. Not for their magical powers of absorbency, but instead for their wonderfully charming patterns.

Today your Emma has found other passions in her paper towels.

1. The Brawny Man. No explanation necessary.

Then and now - still making ladies swoon in grocery stores nationwide.

2. Tattoo Art Paper Towels. Making us domestic goddesses feel a little bit more bad-ass.

£5.50 a Tattooed roll from rockettstgeorge.co.uk

Nachos are for Lovers

Nachos are delicious, but you already knew that. Good thing Nachos NY will tell you again.  Yum.

What Kind of Man is Your Beer?

Beer, rap moguls, men... all communities we know and love, but those which can seem like overwhelming swirls of chaos and information, and which would do well to be codified and organized for easy understanding. Thank you to the book editing and graphic design team behind PopChartLab, for breaking it all down in your handsome and handy way.

Let's take a closer look at the Very Many Varities of Beer:


In the Northwest of the chart, we've got our classic American Ales, those reliable, hard-working manly beers that could rescue you in a wildfire in the woods, like "Mendocino Eye of the Hawk" and "Sierra Nevada Bigfoot." Of course, there's the smooth and luscious Victory Old Horizontal, known for his favorite way to lounge around. Admittedly, some of these guys get a little out of hand - not the least of which are The Arrogant Bastard and The Dirty Bastard.

Traveling Easterly, we move on over to Europe, with those fancy, kind of fruity, kind of heady brews. They've got their finesse, they are besotted in their fineries, and they hail from so many monied histories. The Leffe Blonde, the Petrus Oud Bruin, the Unibroe Blance de Chambly, the La Trappe Quadrubel... they've got their appeal for the right kind of girl.

A little further on down the way, we hit the great lagers of Germany and their many loyal compatriots, those hearty standard-bearers with high expectations and mildly mainstream mantras: Grolsch, Heineken, Harp, Peroni. European Football session masters.

And then as far away as possible from the old Euros are the American Adjunct Lagers, those insipid, bland, fratty losers, Bud Ice, Natty Ice, Coors Light, Keystone Light, suitable enough for a late night college bender, but despicable company at any other moment.

We wonder what camp the designers behind PopChartLab fall into, but we think we'd happily canoodle in any corner with them.

For $25, you can order a copy of the 18" x 24" poster yourself, printed by digital offset press on 80# card stock by Precise Continental Corp of DUMBO, Brooklyn.

A Fruitful Fall

The fall brings so many intimate moments: hot apple cider sips on greenmarket mornings, little gusts of cool wind that make us pull our new jacket closer to us, the footsteps of our favorite weathered leather boots crunching over fallen leaves, the comfort of sleeping with the window open with the covers nestled up around us.

As fall saunters in, we get to say hello to apples and figs, squash and sage and brown butter. But there's no reason to bid farewell to the end of summer's favorite fruits. As Melissa Clark reminds us today in the New York Times, just drown your plums, Concord grapes and pomegranate seeds in brandy, and then all Fall, you can stuff them in your muffins, cozy them up alongside a rack of venison, or bake them in a custardy clafoutis.

All photos and recipes via NYT

Wondering what to do with all those pomegranate seeds and all that extra gin you have lying around? Why not make...

Pomegranate Gin Preserve

Time: 5 minutes, plus at least 3 weeks to macerate.

- 2 cups pomegranate seeds (from about 3 pomegranates)

- 1/4 cup sugar

- 3-inch strip orange zest

- About 2 cups gin.

In a large jar, stir or shake together pomegranate seeds, sugar and orange zest. Pour in gin; cover seeds by about an inch. Cover jar and let sit in a dark, cool place (but not the refrigerator) for at least 3 weeks. Yield: About a pint.

Did you grab an extra few bunches of those aromatic grapes from the farm stand and don't know what to do with them? Solution:

Boozy Concord Grapes

Time: 5 minutes, plus at least one month to macerate.

- 1 quart (about 1 1/4 pounds) Concord grapes, washed, stems removed and deseeded (optional)

- 1 cup sugar

- 2 to 3 cups brandy.

1. Place grapes inside a large jar and, using a wooden spoon, break the skins. Stir in the sugar.

2. Pour brandy over the grapes to cover by an inch. Cover and store in a dark, cool place (but not the refrigerator) for at least one month. Yield: 1 quart.

We love Clark's quick list of go-to solutions for what to do with all of that excess tipsy confiture...

BOOZY FRUIT TART Line a tart pan with sweet tart dough and fill with frangipane. Top with pieces of fruit and bake until golden.

CAKE GLAZE Mix the liqueur with enough confectioners’ sugar to make it thick and creamy, but still runny enough to pour, then spoon it over simple cakes.

CLAFOUTIS Use preserved Concord grapes in place of cherries.

COBBLERS, CRISPS AND PIES Add pieces of boozy fruit to fresh fruit.

DRUNKEN FOOL Purée the fruit and gently fold into whipped cream, to taste. Chill before serving.

FRUITY APERITIF Put a piece of fruit and a little of its liqueur in the bottom of a flute and top with sparkling wine.

HAIR OF THE DOG MUFFINS Add diced fruit to your favorite muffin recipe. If you are planning to serve these for breakfast, note that much, but not all, of the alcohol will evaporate.

ROASTS Warm brandied plums or Concord grapes and serve with roasted pork, chicken, duck, quail or venison.

TIPSY TRIFLE Use pieces of fruit in a traditional custard-and-cake trifle.

UPSIDE-DOWN TIPPLE CAKE Sprinkle a well-buttered cake pan with brown sugar, then layer with slices of drained fruit. Cover with your favorite butter cake batter and bake until done. Serve with cream whipped with a little of the fruit liqueur.

Land, Sea, or Air?

You know, when we are getting ready to go to an event, we always ask ourselves, what to wear..hmm...Land, Sea, or Air?  And from Miss Gaga we have seen Sea: the infamous Phillip Treacy Lobster hat, the Bubble dress, and Air - 2009's Feather Headdress she wore to the VMAs.

Miss Gaga chose Land for the MTV VMAs.  We know she likes her some carpaccio  - we never knew she liked raw meat this much.  Designed by Franc Fernandez, the dress is to be a statement against the military's "don't ask don't tell" policy.  The dress weighed somewhere between 40 and 50 pounds.. that's a lot of meat for a little lady.  Lady Gaga, you complete us.

Also see her cover for Vogue Japan - shot by the one and only Terry Richardson.  We thinks we see a trend coming..

Read more here.

Le Bling Bling Poulpissime

One day we were wondering, what would happen if you coated octopi and squid in gold, photographed them, and digitally overlayed them? It turns out you get magical Medusan medallions -- strange and elegant bling art worthy of P. Diddy's stark white walls.

A while back, we brought you Mangez Moi, the decadent chocolate body parts created by the French "design gourmand" group, Bouchees Doubles. These artists are the ones behind the crazy cepholopods, and they also play around with charcuterie rosettes and cream puff mosaics. Let's take a deeper look at the gorgeous goldies...

Happy 9/02/10...

On this spectacular day, a date that comes only once every one hundred years, a moment that could pass us by like a rare comet silently careening across the sky, we have the chance to commemorate the greatest show in television history, and the diner that made so many memories possible. Break-ups, shake-ups, shake-downs, milk shakes, burgers, and fries. The Peach Pit was where it was at.

Remember when Brenda was robbed at gun-point in the heart of Hollywood?

Remember when Brenda and Dylan "studied" at the Peach Pit?

Best of all, remember when the girls made the hearthrobs of Color Me Badd sing for their supper? Those hotties with their coiffed mops, their double hoop earrings, their skinny mustaches, their hunger for hamburgers... oh, they made us so very weak in the knees! Boys... they just don't make em like they used to.

Booze + Science = Art?

Another pop quiz dear readers! Doesn't everything look a little better after a glass of rose? Doesn't the sky seem just a little bluer, the New York City granite just a little bit...sparklier? Well, no wonder. Florida State research scientist Michael Davidson shows us booze looks as beautiful as it makes us feel.

These images are created by crystallizing the drink on a lab slide, then passing a polarized light through the crystal. It's time to play guess the booze!

anyone who enjoys this drink knows these dangerous bubbles do lead to a vortex!

no, this drink is not made from feathers but can be served frozen or on the rocks

part city map, part android shower, goes well with a twist

looks like an infrared day at the beach from space, but this drink is perfect for summer.

For the answers, plus more pictures of booze under the lens, check out Time Magazine.