Luonto is a family-owned Finnish company whose name means “nature” (more about that later). Since 1970, they’ve been building fine furniture in Finland; since 2012, they’ve been bringing their sofas to the U.S. Luonto’s philosophy emphasizes simplicity, functionality, Scandinavian design, and envrionmental responsibility. The Nico sleepers, like the one shown in the video above,…

Adventures with our bakeware buyer Carolynn as she tests products in her kitchen. Time to make the doughnuts! One of my sales reps, representing a food line, brought a box of Stonewall Kitchen’s Apple Cider Doughnut Mix to me, triggering childhood memories of the apple cider doughnuts my mother would bring home as fall came…

Vitamix doesn’t make the every-once-in-a-while margarita mixer that’s stored away nine months out of the year. They make use-mine-every-day, can’t-live-without-it, commercial-grade blenders, all backed by a 10 year warranty. Every machine in the line offers the same power and versatility you expect from Vitamix. There really isn’t a wrong choice in the bunch. Just choose…

QUALITY COOKING MADE EASY Fagor produces quality kitchen appliances that save energy and make cooking easy, giving you more time to enjoy your meals, family and friends. We LOVE these multicookers and are so excited to hear that Good Housekeeping named them Winner of the best multicooker on the market!  

In West Virginia, Gat Creek builds classic dining furniture out of solid cherry and maple. Each piece is custom made to order, and signed on the bottom by the person who built it. For a very limited time, you can order Gat Creek furniture to your specifications, and take 40% OFF the list price. It’s…

  Mike Whitehead says that there are three Dos and two Don’ts when it comes to cleaning cast iron: Don’t: Soak it in the sink overnight. Soaking cast iron overnight will only lead to rust, which is the physical breakdown of the surface metal. Once rust forms, the seasoning your cast iron has taken on…