talbotlucas.org: a word to the wise is sufficient

Not everything at Ikea floats my boat, but I really like their Grundtal line of kitchen accessories. We've used several of the rods and shelves in our kitchen and office, and they're durable, well sized, and very cost effective. Our new additions are an extra rod (at top) and magnetic knife rack (at bottom), two pieces which will help us free up counter space but still keep what we often need within reach. Since we use our counters for preparation and plating, having a few extra inches helps.

We've also added to the cookbook collection this holiday season. As gifts (thank you!) we received Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook, James Peterson's Glorious French Food, the new Gourmet cookbook, and on their way are Thomas Keller's Bouchon and the new edition of Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking. Plenty of reasons to keep our knives honed and our taste buds happy this year. We've already been paging through Anthony Bourdain's book, chuckling out loud and marking pages, so I think that one (and Bouchon, of course) will have to go on the special shelf just outside the kitchen.