Sammy Lin, a coffee shop in Vancouver takes its coffee with art. See how dressed up a latte can be! Playing with your food is so passé.

So, for a long time, we at Cut & Sewn didn’t want to admit that a recession was happening all around us. We thought that Circuit City and Linens & Things shut down because of artistic differences, not a lack of sales and lack of being a good store. But, fine, we’re finally breaking down after the closing of the Virgin Megastore (we really loved those Flight of the Conchord T-shirts), we’re in a recession.

Today, we noticed this lovely list of free food at bars at Black Book Magazine. We like food and free is charming enough for us to check it out. (Free Nachos gets me everytime.) Other than that list and freeganism, our best recession suggestion is to take advantage of our free shipping coupon on purchases over $40, VDAY09, before 2/28. (more…)

A few days ago, we showed our interest in sMACdown, the upcoming Mac ‘n Cheese competition in Brooklyn. Midge Pingleton wrote us answering some questions we had on our minds about it.

Cut & Sewn: How did you get into food blogging?
Midge Pingleton: I started the food blog when I started culinary school mainly as a way for showing my family back home in Buffalo and friends who might be curious some of the stuff I was learning in school as well as what I was discovering for myself.   It’s funny for me to look back now at my very first blog to see how much more interesting my dishes have become and how my photography has continued to suck all the way throughout.

More questions after the jump. (more…)

sMACdown is one thing I’ve marked down in my calendar for 2009. I will be fully at this event hosted by Midge Pingleton. I love contests and I LOVE mac n’ cheese, just not that gross Target Buffalo Blue Cheese Macaroni stuff. It will be in Williamsburg on January 21, for more details click the picture above or go here. See you there.