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This, another of those quirky little online stores I love so much, is run by twin brothers Antony and Richard Joseph. While specialising in toughened-glass kitchen ware the design duo offer a whole range of products via the Joseph Joseph website.

There are mugs and a specially designed hanging rack, pastry boards and funky clocks, chopping boards and dish drainers. All 'designer' but all reasonably priced. Pictured here is one of three different glass serving dishes. It costs just £12. Optical patterns are printed on both sides of the glass giving a stunning visual effect.

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Saveur magazine just released its "100 list" for 2006. 100 what? Since any explicit label would be too restricting, the annual list is simply described as Saveur's "favorite restaurants, food, drink, people, places and things", which certainly covers a lot of ground.

Making the eighth list this year are restaurants from India to Mexico City, as well as a variety of restaurants and chefs from Las Vegas, including Daniel Bouloud, Bouchon, Alex and Joel Robuchon. Favorite foods included Costco birthday cakes, Crispy Buffalo Wontons from Ruby Tuesdays (a US chain) and Rich Man's Purses at Gundel Restaurant, Budapest, in addition to duck eggs, spicy Thai kettle chips and Japanese freshwater crabs, while favorite drinks included California dessert wines, Hendrick's Gin from Scotland and cointreau.

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