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Top Food Trends From the Winter Fancy Foods Show

YumSugar — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:50:58 -0800

The Winter Fancy Foods Show, which takes place every January, is always fun to visit after making the year's predictions for foods that'll go mainstream. While both PartySugar and yours truly tasted some stellar new selections, we also got to size up the patterns that will soon hit the food and beverage market. Here are the products that we're betting we'll see more of on supermarket shelves.

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Get the Look: 2010 Bedroom Trends

CasaSugar — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:00:25 -0800

British shelter magazine website House to Home recently made note of which bedroom decorating trends are on the rise for the year 2010. If you're looking to bring your bedroom up-to-date and à la mode with the new decade, the piece offers plenty of inspiration from patterns to wall treatments. To help you get the look, I thought I'd select a few products that are on trend with the tips.

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10 Great Tech Trends of 2009

GeekSugar — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:47:43 -0800

As the year comes to a close, it's the perfect time to take a look back at some of the best innovations and trends that made their mark in 2009. I've already been getting a feel for what your favorites were in my Best of 2009 series, but no matter which trend you favored, there were some standout stars. Check out some of the great tech trends of 2009 in this slideshow.

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Custom Blends: Frozen Yogurt's Newest Trend?

YumSugar — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:57:52 -0700

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Trend Setters: Furry Streakers

PetSugar — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:04:56 -0700

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This (New) Home: Cool Pet House

PetSugar — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:06:02 -0700

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What's Your Take: Are Pup Belly Warmers the Next Big Trend?

Angelica — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:48:53 -0700

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This (New) Home: Sustainable Pet Design

PetSugar — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:00:32 -0800

Perfect for an ecotastically-pampered pup, this (new) home is topped with a top-of-the-line garden of its very own! Each of the Greenrrroof animal houses are carefully created with a special vertical extension to hold plants and flowers. This roof system can provide insulation against chilly temps and annoying sounds as pup tries to sleep as well as filtering runoff water and dust. These sustainable pet designs attract butterflies along with those pet owners that want to have the best (dog) house on the block. The concept homes start at $1,000 and range up to $6,000, so check them out close up when you read more.

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This (New) Home: Dog Is a God

PetSugar — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:00:05 -0800

High-concept design has gone to the dogs! First up in the series of This (New) Home, is the Nomad's Dog House. Now, I don't know that much about nomads, but I can't imagine them traveling in fur-lined caravans. This little glorified poochie wagon comes with wheels (obvs), a lockable door, interior carpeting, and coordinating wallpaper (not so obvs). All touches your pet is sure to notice as he rolls around town. And what a retro road trip it will be, too, as this motor home reminds me of a camper from decades past.

In addition to this item, Italian designer Marco Morosini has designed nine others as part of the Dog Is a God project . . . each ringing in at $5,000 a pop. If you want to see a couple more of these canine-luxury dwellings, then you should definitely read more.

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PartySugar Behind the Bash: Dining By Design

partysugar — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:15:33 -0800

On Monday night I was lucky enough to attend a preview of DIFFA's Dining By Design. The fundraising event, sponsored by Elle Decor, invited designers and corporations to create one-of-a-kind installations of dining tables set for dinner and the surrounding room. While the food was practically non-existent, the four floors were filled with over 40 incredible tablescape designs. From the avant garde to the extravagant, each table represented a different design concept. Here are some trends I noticed in table designs:

Table tops made of anything but tables. A piece of a wall, a door, glass, mirrors, even a stove top were some of the objects that replaced the ordinary table top.
If you didn't have an alternative table top, the table was definitely covered. Fur, moss, fabric, and paper were popular choices.

Creative napkin rings. Rope, fake diamonds, strands of stems, and even disco ball reflective mirrors were used instead of your average napkin ring.
Bold prints - paisley, animal, Moroccan - were present everywhere as plate designs, placemats, tablecloths, and chair covers.
Nothing was minimal, everything was over the top and detail oriented.
Interesting chairs were all the rage. The ones with fur were Medieval-esque, while the tree stumps and open hands conversation provoking.
Favors were an important piece of the table setting with books, gift boxes, and candles being the most popular. One table even had a gold fish in a bowl at each seat!

If your looking for inspiration on how to create a gorgeous Thanksgiving table - or wedding table- look no further! Check out a huge gallery of the tablescapes when you read more

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Kirsten Dunst Loves pinkberry, But Will You?

YumSugar — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:00:00 -0800

In case you haven't heard, "real" frozen yogurt is all the rage now. In fact it's so hot that there's not one, but two franchises that cater to the new trend. FitSugar wrote about the differences between the two celebrity hotspots, and it seems like Kirsten Dunst prefers pinkberry. I found this photo of her keeping cool with pinkberry this past October.

So, what's the big deal with pinkberry and why does everyone love it? Unfortunately I don't live in LA or New York (where their franchises can be found), so I have yet to taste it. However, since I knew you guys would be interested, I sent my YumSugar undercover reporter (aka my brother) out to do some investigating.

To read what he had to say and see more pictures of pinkberry, read more

First of all, pinkberry only comes in two flavors: original and green tea. My brother, who has a pretty good palate, says that the green tea was terrible and sour and the original is "less terrible and less sour, but still terrible and sour." It was after his first taste test that he realized it was made with live yogurt (like the kind you have for breakfast) and so he decided to try and not compare it to other frozen yogurts. He said it was decent, however he wasn't sure that the sour flavor made up for the health benefits.

"I ordered the medium with 3 toppings: Coconut, Chocolate Chips, and Granola.

I don't know how anyone would ever be able to muscle down pinkberry without any toppings but I guess it is possible.

Overall the combination I picked was semi-ok. The sweetness battled the sour yogurt, but still the sour prevailed. I cannot begin to imagine what the green tea would have been like.

With fruit it would have been excellent. It would probably be like a parfait that way."

Hrrm.. doesn't sound so promising. And yet I'm still intrigued. Even if it is another overrated trend (complete with celebrity endorsements), I'd still like to try it for myself. I think that the sour factor might be a love it or hate it sort of thing. Looks like I'll just have to muster up a visit to LA to find out for myself.

Kirsten Source: X17

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