THE SAVVY SHOPPER

Many skin care products in today's market can leave you broke, especially those claiming to have anti-aging properties. A line I ...

Last week I walked into The Walking Company , a shoe store and was approached by a salesman. He asked, "Can I help you find your s...

Chocolate dates back centuries -- to 1100 BC. It was treasured like gold from the beginning of recorded history. The Latin name for the c...

Do you wake up each morning and reach for a fix of vitamins, minerals and other dietary supplements? I know I do. Right after breakfast, ...

When it comes to wine , you can talk about appearance, sensations and finish. Dwell on aroma, complexity and character, if you wish. Bu...

Recently I stepped into Uniqlo , * an innovative Japanese clothing store for men and women, which opened in Soho in 2006. What I fou...

I work for a magazine. In early May I brought home a tiny bell pepper plant from a photo shoot, transferred it into a big flower pot, be...

Nashville's Loveless Cafe opened its doors in 1951. That's when Annie Loveless first served a batch of her prized scratch biscuits ...

Okay, it finally happened. The inkjet printer I happily used for 8 years needs to be put out to pasture, not because it no longer prints, m...

You are the first to know. I'm turning a little bit green . Lately instead of using commercial cleaners with a long list of undes...

Journalist Michael Pollan recently published an interesting book called “In Defense of Food.” In it he argues we could maximize health by ...

This week I'm celebrating a birthday.   Well actually, I celebrate birthdays in small ways with treats all month long. Already my Mo...

Summer is here. It officially arrived on June 21, the summer solstice, a turning point in the earth's journey towards the sun. So unl...

Photo by Natalie Kimball My Father … perhaps like yours … had many attributes. He was smart, funny, creative, patient, a gentleman; t...