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Everything goes on pizza. It's just one of those happy coincidences in life. While some people have never met a topping they don't like, others have shied away from some of the more nontraditional toppings. Luckily, pizzerias are happy to oblige, dedicating menu real estate to everything from artichoke hearts to zucchini. But no matter the combo desired, one mustn't forget the finishing touches.

Grated cheese, garlic powder, oregano, and red pepper flakes have long stood guard over pizzeria counters, silently waiting until they are called into service. However, the standard set of pizza personalizers has always … Read more

Food has always been about a communal experience. From the earliest times, dinnertime was always an event. Nowadays, hunting down the evening meal may not require much more than a trip to the supermarket, but that in no way makes our meals any less reliant on others. While unseen individuals may be responsible for getting our food to the table, our instinctual desire to share food is hard to ignore. With family, friends, and fondue, of course.

The Trudeau Alto Electric Fondue Set offers a convenient and modern way to enjoy a communal eating experience. The set is around $140, … Read more

There are any number of ways things can get messy when cracking open a bottle of wine. For the purposes of this discussion, however, we shall limit the conversation but to one: the ice bucket. When chilling wine in a soupy bath of cold water, inevitably drips and drops progress from bottle to bucket to everywhere else. Though there may be no getting around the occasional spill of the wine, the wine bottle, however, can be safely ensconced in place as it rests in its chiller.

Like a guardian watching over the proceedings, the Trudeau Blink Wine Chiller keeps an … Read more

Every party needs cheese. From little cubed varieties stuck onto the end of toothpicks to spreadable creations waiting for crackers and toast pieces, cheese is king of the party. With an endless assortment of cheeses out there, it comes as no surprise that not everything is for everybody. But melt that cheese, and it's another story altogether.

Designed not just as a cheese accessory, but more as a centerpiece for enjoying cheese with family and friends, the Trudeau Mini Party Grill Set offers an easy way to provide always-popular cheesy-melty goodness to your guests. The self-serve indoor grill, modeled … Read more

Enjoying a bottle of wine with friends automatically makes any bottle a good one, but it's even better if it's properly chilled.

The Trudeau Digital Wine Thermometer makes it easy to determine the temperature without opening the bottle. An LCD readout coordinates with a sensor that determines when the gadget is in contact with a bottle, and then automatically reads the temperature. Featuring a stainless steel cuff that slips on to the neck of the bottle, the portable thermometer goes wherever a bottle of wine can go.

With recommended serving temperatures printed directly on the cuff, the easy-to-use … Read more

I'm a big fan of silicone cooking gadgets. I'm also a fan of healthy eating--I love to steam vegetables to serve alongside whatever we're eating for dinner.

I'm less of a fan of steaming things on the stovetop, what with the Houston humidity and all. So the microwave is my method of choice, but that means I have to find a steamer basket that's microwave-safe.

The Trudeau silicone vegetable steamer is flexible, so it'll fit into most microwaveable bowls (and pots, if you live in a more temperate climate). It's also heat-resistant to … Read more

Finally, it is time for the Super Bowl. The flip side to Thanksgiving, where delicious homemade full meals are served, Super Bowl Sunday is another great food day, albeit with less, shall we say, wholesome foods. Gone are the turkey and potato dishes with vegetable sides, replaced instead by greasy and fatty snackable treats. If Thanksgiving is the true start of the holiday season, perhaps Super Bowl Sunday is a fitting end.

Even though the Philadelphia Eagles lost and won't be appearing in this year's game, the Philly cheesesteak is still a timeless success. Deconstructed, its constituent ingredients … Read more