Nudo Cioccolatini

Olive oil chocolates made by a local Italian community (nuns too)

With chocolatiers known simply as “Ivan and Michele” and packaged by local nuns, Nudo‘s new olive oil Cioccolatini are a community project from top to bottom. Based in Italy’s Le Marche region, Nudo (a family-run operation itself) tapped Ivan and Michele to take their astounding olive oil in a sweet direction—but not without a few road bumps along the way. Because the word nudo translates …

Poilâne Forks and Spoons

Sweet and savory edible utensils by a favorite French bakery

Using what they call a “retro-innovation” approach to baking, French boulangerie and patisserie Poilâne combines old-world techniques with today’s thinking to make delicious bread and tarts. On a recent trip to Paris I was happy to discover their latest clever concept, a set of utensil-shaped crackers and cookies—perfect for hors d’œvres and desserts. The curry-flavored forks are made from rye flour and parmesan and pair …

Superheroes Art Prints

A Rube Goldberg photobooth, superhero art and craft-brewed ginger beer in this week's look at the web

Society6 commissioned a group of artists to compose their “Superheroes” series, a collection of portraits inspired by classic exceptional characters. The work will be shown 6 May 2011 at San Francisco’s D-Structure gallery.