Riki Altman

Normal 0 0 1 58 333 2 1 408 11.1539 0 0 0 It's November. That means, before you know it, you'll be beating past snotty-nosed kids waiting to sit on Santa's lap and perfume-spraying models on your way to Williams-Sonoma in an attempt to start holiday shopping for your...

​If you thought you'd be spending the evening with a DVD, a protein drink of some sort, and your cat, Fluffy, we've got some better ideas for you.Sugar rush: Hit some area restaurants after the dinner rush is over and go on a dessert around-the-world tour. They've all made some...

OK, so we're suckers for flashy packaging. That's why we set aside this bag of New York Delhi chilli [sic] lemon-flavored "VIP" nuts when we got them in a gift basket over Christmas. And we nearly forgot about them until the silver bag caught our eye during a pantry reorganization.We...

​The can with the camouflage wrapper announcing "Army Brand Officer's Pork Loaf" sat in our cupboard for what must've been at least four months. But we just couldn't bring ourselves to crack it open.We never read the ingredients. Just the words pork and loaf together gave us dry heaves. Even...

​Have you seen these felons? Be on the lookout -- they're impostors. They look like tasty, unique snacks, but really they're just boring, flavorless sugar bombs.We found them at an Argentine market and were filled with hope. Those bright, shiny wrappers! The cheap prices (they ranged from 39 cents to...