“‘Tis the season of indulgence,” Jay Ducote writes. In a recent post from his Bite and Booze website, Ducote and his team tackled the best sweets in town. “Blame the holiday spirits, the super rich egg nog, or my favorite excuse: testing all of the fudge so no one in the family gets poisoned.” His suggestions include The Ambrosia Bakery, Strands Cafe and Les Amis Bake Shoppe. Read the full story.
Yahoo! almost hired Gwyneth Paltrow as a food editor
Key word: almost. The Oscar-winning actress could have had the job over the past year, however Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer “disapproved of the fact that Paltrow did not graduate college,” an executive told New York Times Magazine. Ah well, at least Paltrow has her shop/wellness site/blog, GOOP, which is home to this $52 pair of boxers.