The Food Section: Appetizers

Breaking: MUJI to Open May 30

Breaking: MUJI Times Square, the new 4,350 sq. ft. U.S. flagship store of MUJI will open at 12:00 p.m. noon on Friday, May 30, in the New York Times Building at 620 Eighth Avenue. From the press release: "The store will offer over 1,750 household items and 420 apparel items at the opening." Earlier: MUJI Mania.

Eat an Internet Sensation

Wedginald, the 44 pound English cheddar cheese that has matured live on the Internet (at cheddarvision.tv), is up for auction at eBay, with the proceeds going to the charity BBC Children in Need.

Go Dutch

Not Martha's guide to Dutch ovens.

Bread by Mail

House & Garden provides an international guide to buying artisanal bread that can be shipped to your door.

Imaginary Candies

Shopping List: What if? Nestle Crunch with Ketchup, Snickers with Bacon, and other imagined confections. Via sf.

Bling for Your Bubbly

Shopping List: Bling for your bubbly.

Holiday Gift Guide Update

Shopping List: Two more for the TFS Holiday Gift Guide: Nerd chic for oenophiles and mugs for literate coffee drinkers.

More Holiday Gift Ideas

Shopping List: Two additions to the TFS Holiday Gift Guide: Soup cans for pop art fans and brownies glazed with bubbly.

Matzo Smackdown

Shopping List: Old (but still good) Bread of Affliction Smackdown rates every matzo on the market, from plain to "everything," not to mention apple cinnamon and "saltine."

Foldable Dishware

Shopping List: This picnic set (cup shown here) from Orikaso folds completely flat, bringing a new standard to portable dining (the entire set, when flat, is less than 1 cm thick). Via ch.

Champagne Brownies

Shopping List: Blogger/baker Kelli at lovescool is making Champagne Wishes brownies which are shipping just in time for Valentine's Day. The sweet treats are also available at several New York shops.

Organic Food

Shopping List: Consumer Reports evaluates the current state of organic food products and produce. Also: "When buying organic pays (and doesn't)."

Fine Felted Donuts

Shopping List: Sewdorky makes and sells the finest in handstitched felted donuts. Each faux donut is the same size as the real things, but without any sugar, fat, or calories.

Egg Nog Taste Test

Shopping List: In New York Magazine, an eggnog taste test.

Haute Chips

Shopping List: Famed chef Ferran Adrià teams up with Lay's to create a special brand of potato chips, currently only available in Spain.

Tomato Gear

Shopping List: Gear for growing and eating tomatoes.

Hot Stuff

Shopping List: A new pure capsaicin hot sauce, 8,000 times hotter than Tabasco, is potentially deadly: "Medical experts fear it could kill asthmatics or hospitalise a user who touches a sensitive part of the body afterwards." Via bb.

CUP-A-CAKE

Shopping List: Introducing the CUP-A-CAKE, for all of your individual cupcake containering needs. Via ds.

Bacon Bandaids

Shopping List: Patch up your next kitchen wound with these bacon bandaids. Not Kosher for Passover. Via unbeige.

Garden-in-a-bag

Shopping List: Grow a garden in a bag and harvest your own produce section from your office window. Basil, chive, Alpine strawberry, and mini-tomato kits are available.

Free Knife Sharpening

Shopping List: Cookware retailer Sur La Table is offering free knife sharpening (limit three knives) at its stores through April 30.

Menu Organizers

Shopping List: Tidy up your sprawling takeout menu collection in style with Knock Knock's Menu Organizer and Menu Files.

Drinkable Chocolates

Shopping List: 101 Cookbooks rounds up and reviews the best sources for drinkable chocolate.

The Wisecracker

Shopping List: With its "Slim Shim" splitter, the Wisecracker turns the art of crab-cracking into a surgical discipline. You also have to admire the gadget's nifty crustacean-like design. Via ch.

Cats Dress up for Dinner

Shopping List: These Japanese plush toys feature cats in various states of gastronomical dress, from crêpes to cream puffs to french fries, among other foods.

Tangy 12

Shopping List: "The Tangy 12": March madness for mass-produced salsa.

Build a Better Easter Basket

Shopping List: Build a better Easter basket with these chocolate filled eggshells or these egg-shaped JELL-O molds.

Chocolate Online

Shopping List: Where to buy chocolate online.

Best in Show

Shopping List: 101 Cookbooks curates the best stuff from San Francisco's Winter Fancy Food Show.

Best Food Catalogs

Shopping List: The Hedonista rounds up the best food catalogs.

Challah Baby

Shopping List: The Challah Baby -- "a unique soft cotton cloth doll, with a 'braided' challah body for children of all ages." Via daddytypes.

Halloween Gadgets

Shopping List: A round up of tools to cook up Halloween mischief.

Grill Pan Round Up

Shopping List: The Los Angeles Times rounds up grill pans.

LikeUms

Shopping List: LikeUms, "a tasty vanilla cookie shaped like Hollywood's brightest stars." Via NewYorkish.

Mortars of the World

Shopping List: Choosing among the world's mortars.

Burr Grinder Roundup

Shopping List: The Los Angeles Times offers a roundup of burr coffee grinders, essential for producing the proper grind for espresso.

Toaster Shopping Online

Shopping List: In the New York Times, tips for buying a toaster online.

Scooter Sale

Bid on Jamie Oliver's scooter.