The National Restaurant Association’s recent annual beverage survey, which tapped an exclusive chef audience, revealed that 65 percent of participants believe that locally produced spirits will be the year’s top trend, followed by house-roasted coffee (51 percent) and brewed-on-the-premises beer (50 percent). Broken down by gender, 73 percent of women and 63 percent of men […]
Redecorating your space in 2019? Hold onto your paint swatches. According to all the design gurus “in the know,” this is what you want to search/ask for when you head over to Home Depot. Here’s what they have to say: Floral fabrics and wallpapers. “The traditional beauty of floral patterns, either abstracted or straight […]
Trying to “detox” after the holidays? Feeling bloated, stiff and achy? Daily exercise is absolutely essential for keeping your whole body in good working order, and physical activity stimulates your body’s major detoxification organs, including your intestines, urinary tract, sweat glands, circulatory system, and lymphatics. New research shows that as little as 20 minutes of […]
The amount of data we produce every day is truly mind-boggling. Over the last two years alone 90 percent of the data in the world was generated. There are 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created each day at our current pace, but that pace is only accelerating with the growth of the Internet of Things […]
If you’ve visited Who What Wear UK in 2018, you know that the 80’s are back in a big way. Not only does that mean wearing Quality Street purple, white shoes and double-breasted jackets with XXL shoulders, but it’s also bringing the return of puff sleeves. In case you’re harkening back to the hideousness […]
Did you know that roughly 18% of adults have non-mobile smart cameras? And the experts are predicting that number is about to increase dramatically, as over the next four years, the average American will have at least 12 smart camera devices in their lives. This goes beyond that high quality camera in your smart […]
The National Restaurant Association’s annual “What’s Hot” survey taps into the hive mind of nearly 650 chefs. You may be surprised to learn that 69% of those asked, and this was the highest rank in the survey, agreed that “globally inspired breakfast” will be the year’s leading trend. Last year, Datassential, a supplier of trends, […]
If you’re in the “bike shorts aren’t real legwear” mindset, you need to get over it. Even if you only halfway paid attention during the spring 2019 runway season, you couldn’t escape the feeling that you’d just walked into a Spin Class, as bike shorts cropped up everywhere from Maryam Nassir Zadeh to Chanel to […]
Sustainable living has been on the uptick for several years, and it’s finally infiltrating home design. “Sustainability is finally starting to scale, and is not just for liberal do-gooders or eco-conscious warriors,” says trend forecaster Lisa White, director of lifestyle and interiors at WGSN as well as head curator at Biennale International in Saint-Etienne in […]
Every single day, we are exposed to toxins. Air pollutants, heavy metals, mold, and airborne pathogens are around us all the time – without us even knowing it. Many of our foods are full of toxins too, like pesticides, antibiotics, and even added sugars. These toxins are serious contributors to inflammation. They ‘turn on’ genes […]