Converse Rogger (Chuck Taylor) x Sonic Lab

Converse has recently teamed up with Japanese Brand Sonic Lab to produce this pair of Converse Rogger (Chuck Taylor).The designis sort of a hybrid of the Chuck Taylors and a pair of hiking boots, as they feature metal lace loops, round boot laces and even an extra patch of fringed suede to protect the toebox.Two versions are available one a low top (OX) and the other, a high top. Unfortunately, they are only available in Japan, and are available now at Futura’s Japan based FL Shop. Via Kicks On Fire


Photos: Futura Laboratories

Guess what Chuck's serving up

Chuck Taylor All Star Diner

By Hali Felice

Eggs over easy? Or scrambled? Would you like that with bacon? Or sausage? Remember the good old days when diners were on every corner and we could just about find anything and everything our taste buds craved? Well, the diners might be on the extinction list, but that doesn’t mean that the menus of great food are! Restored on another true classic, the Chuck Taylor All Star Diner sneaker, these high tops remain a mystery to me! How’d they get the menu to fit onto the shoe?! They are actually made from the paper that used to accompany fries. Makes you crave a basket of those crinkly wonders, doesn’t it? No matter how you order your eggs, breakfast or fries, we sure hope that you will still enjoy the classic nostalgia these sneakers bring to everyone.

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Flight Club Reopens for Liftoff in NYC

Flight Club Greene Street, the original location of Flight Club, has reopened.

Located on 254 Greene Street in Manhattan (just south of 8th street, to the north east of Washington Square Park), this redesigned FCNY Greene Street now accepts both new and used footwear of the highest quality and exclusivity.

The reopening of this store also represents Flight Club having four brick and mortar stores (2 in NY, 1 in LA and one in Japan) to compliment its world-famous online specialty shop.

Source: Rico/LacedMagazine

Flight Club
254 Greene Street | Map
New York, NY 10003
(between Eighth and Waverly Streets)
http://www.flightclubny.com/

Coffee that's "good to the last dropping"

British department store Peter Jones in Sloane Square is selling a gourmet coffee “Caffe Raro” blended from Jamaica’s highest region the Blue Mountains. The Kopi (Indonesian for coffee) Luwak (civet cat) bean grows in dozens of countries around the world, “Some varieties have earned a special reputation, often based on a combination of rarity, unusual circumstances and particularly good flavor. These coffees, from Jamaican Blue Mountain to Kona to Tanzanian Peaberry, command a premium price”. The Kopi Luwak could sell for $60.00 + by the cup, $75.00 per quarter pound, to $450.00 USD per pound and up to $600 per pound in Canada, which I’m sure most would consider ridiculous for some crappy coffee, but if you have deep pockets give it try. My arms are too short right now to dish out the money for it besides; I’m a tea man myself.

The process for this unique coffee is a natural one at that, go figure! The fermentation process takes place in the stomach of the civet cat “musang”, in high Javanese it’s “Luwak”. The Kopi Luwak beans are processed by these meticulous Indonesian mammals that climb among the coffee trees eating only the best and ripest coffee cherries. Enzymes in their digestive system break down the flesh of the fruit and then excreted by the animals to be gathered by workers and locals. The excrement is washed away so that the seed (bean) is clean enough to roast and produce this exotic coffee. It’s not so much that the coffee itself is expensive but the process alone that puts this luxury blend in the high priced gourmet coffee category.

I’m pretty sure you’re wondering how it must taste, right? Some have said that it has a chocolate taste to it, funny! I would assume so if it looks like a chocolate bar with peanuts…hah! Alas this same animal has also been blamed for causing the SARS epidemic in Asia. According to Peter Jones reps. All Profit from sales will go to Macmillan Cancer Support and are being sold at London, for £50 per cup and £324 a kilogram.

Photo by: miscpix

Photo by: miscpix

2008 Wine Trade "Buzz"

People, (directed to friends and those who think otherwise) I don't care what you say about wine and it not being your preferred social drink of choice but, I'm French and my family has instilled the wine conosuier in me since day one. Wine is the move in my book! Not only do I have an acquired taste for it, but I can't get enough of it.

An almost estimated 25 cultivateurs de vin (wine growers) will be attending wine trade tasting events in Chicago on Monday, April 14th and New York on Tuesday, April 15th as well as a series of consumer events that will run throughout the week in New York. Expect to catch me and the misses at some of these events looking for new wines to add to our collection. Mom will be proud!

The growers will include:

• Matthieu Baudry from Domaine Bernard Baudry in Chinon
• Pierre Breton from Catherine & Pierre Breton in Bourgueil
• Jean-Paul Brun from Terres Dorées in the Beaujolais
• Nathalie & Christian Chaussard from Domaine le Briseau in Jasnières
• Evelyne de Jessey from Domaine du Closel in Savennières
• Georges Descombes from Morgon
• Claude-Emmanuelle & Louis-Benoit Desvignes from Domaine Louis-Claude Desvignes in Morgon
• Fredrik Filliatreau from Domaine Filliatreau in Saumur-Champigny
• Grégoire Hubau from Château Moulin Pey-Labrie in Canon-Fronsac
• Olivier & Cécile Lemasson from Les Vins Contés in the Touraine
• Jean Manciat from the Mâconnais
• Marc Ollivier from Domaine de la Pépière in Muscadet
• Franck Peillot from Montagnieu in the Bugey
• François & Suzanne Pinon from Vouvray
• Thierry Puzelat from Clos du Tue-Boeuf
• Suzana & Sasa Radikon from Friuli
• Elie Renardat from Domaine Renardat-Fâche in the Bugey
• Luca Roagna from Barbaresco
• Catherine Roussel & Didier Barrouillet from Clos Roche Blanche in the Touraine
• Pascal & Annick Quénard from Chignin in the Savoie
• Michel & Françoise Tête form Juliénas
• Laurence & Eric Texier from the Rhône
• Gautier Thévenet from the Domaine de Roally in Clessé
• Jean-Paul Versino from Domaine Bois de Boursan in Châteauneuf-du-Pape

For more info check out Louis/Dressner