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‘A whimsical and childlike look for a premium Vodka’

Bottle design by Talia Cohen.

Found via TheDieline

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‘Horseradish vodka – Natsionalnaya Traditsiya – is distilled and bottled in Russian Saransk (Mordovspirt)’

I just think of it as another way to get pickled.

Found via Popsop

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Waitrose pickled products.

Package design by Pearlfisher.

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‘Rick’s Picks artisinal pickles – all natural, award winning, hand-packed pickles’

From NYC. Snag a bottle here.

And – here’s the recipe (with video).

Photo found via Sodium Girl

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Food trend alert: Edible ‘dirt’ has made its way on to menus – added to dishes to give them an ‘earthy’ feel. Article here.

Photos of Justin Bogle’s spring salad with mushroom ‘dirt’ found via Star Chefs

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Found via Meiko

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‘Each one of these paintings is five or six feet tall and takes Pamela two months to finish.’

The work of Pamela Michelle Johnson. Interview here. Website here.

Found via Bit Rebels

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David Rose: Holiday For Strings

Found via Pleasant Valley Shopping

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Vintage architectural renderings of storefronts by an anonymous artist. These were found in a photo album.

It’s amazing how many of these appear to be prototypes for stores that did exist. Wonder what the story is behind them (one agency created facades for many major chains)??

More here.

Sir Julian Gould: Movin At Midnight

Found via Justin Panson

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Old Safeway (and other market) footage, with a version of Charlie Barnet’s Skyliner (1944) – performed by Gloria Tracy.

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‘the ‘Marina’ type, named after San Francisco’s Marina Boulevard store  . . .  The mosaic murals were created by John Garth. They depict food being transported from the four corners of the globe.’

Though abandoned by the company, this ‘googie-style’ seabird facade (above and below) was THE brand for the Safeway supermarket chain.

The Marina market even made an appearance in one of my favorite films, Bullitt (1968). It was part of the famous car chase thru San Francisco (clip below).

More on the ‘Marina’ style here.

Marina-style Safeway in Millbrae, 1963; click for larger image/jump

Millbrae Safeway interior, 1963

The chase from Bullitt; Safeway at 5:02 and (closeup) 4:45

Images found via Pleasant Family Shopping, Romleys, Grocetria

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