A SPICY SALE

Flavors From Afar — that charming Epicurean shop of all things sweet, savory, and succulent — is having a sale on its tasty collection of oils, vinegars, and spices. You can find the Snider Plaza store here.

JOHN HUTTON

The world of design lost one of the supreme talents of our times last week, John Hutton died from surgery complications in New York. For those that didn’t know John personally, you know him through the new modern look he began creating for Donghia in the ’70s and on, and the design-inspired take on outdoor furnishings that he has created for Sutherland. I had the opportunity to work with John at the furniture expo in Parisa few years ago, and although I was a bit awe-struck to be working with the equivalent of a rock star in the international design world, he was just so sweet and so much fun. I know Ann and David Sutherland are mourning a huge personal loss, and the world is mourning the loss of a true visionary.

BARGAIN SHOPPING

More stories circulating on layoffs at the Dallas Morning News. Our brother blog Frontburner has reported this sad news all month long.

So what does that have to do with good news like a giant appliance sale at Capital Distributing?

I don’t know if you caught the last editorial in Saturday’s Dallas Morning News: Northwest Airlines is laying off employees and arming them with a guide to saving money, sort of a cheapskate’s gazette for the freshly laid off including savory tips such as buying jewelry at pawn shops.

How about snagging a Viking at Capital’s annual appliance clearance?
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