My sister, Robin, is a big fan of Williams-Sonoma. She’s also a fan of grilling, so today when I found this cutting board, I thought of her.

Boos Reversible Cutting Board
$199
It’s made of maple and it has two sides – one is flat for chopping or dicing veggies or fruit, but when you turn it over, it has a grooved edge that catches food juices.
There is a round version that measures  16 inch in diameter, 2 inches thick,  and an oval that run 20×12×2 inches.  It’s made by the John Boos company , a company known for “fine wood furnishing for the kitchen.”  …read more

I have been making mayonnaise homemade for years but always in a blender.  Tonight for some odd reason I decided to make mayo by hand a la James Beard.  Yes my arm hurts but what was created in the bowl  was by all counts the most amazing substance known to man. Would I lie?