If you have a deep-chested dog—particularly a pointer or Lab—you know how abraded or irritated the skin of its chest can be after a hunt. Short-legged dogs such as spaniels can also have burr-belly problems. Why not protect your pooch's undercarriage with a Chest Protector?Read more

A cutting board is certainly utilitarian in that its main purpose is to protect your counter surfaces, but it doesn't have to be a drab block of wood—choose one with style, like those from Blackwater Timber Company in Georgia. Select one made from hard maple, sapele (an African wood), African wenge, or walnut—or a combination of any of these. You might also ask the company about other woods—they take requests!Read more

Chef Dean Fearing, owner and chef of Fearing’s says of his Dallas restaurant, “Texas cuisine without borders. Our mainstay is definitely a strong Texas cuisine with bold flavors, but I love Asian, curry, French food, Spanish food, Mediterranean, Lebanese. So whatever we feel like doing, we do that also. It opens up the menu a bit, and gives people different items with combinations of flavors.”Read more