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PREPARING DINNER for her husband and two kids after work each night was just another chore on Kriston Feldpausch's daily to-do list until she picked up a flyer in her son's cubby last spring for My Girlfriend's Kitchen, a meal-assembly parlor where busy moms get together and make tasty food for their families over upbeat music and nonstop chitchat. "It's like a night out," says Feldpausch, who lives in Midlothian, Va. "It's fun; you always meet somebody...
...companies like My Girlfriend's Kitchen are trying to improve lives with a retail experience that's personally rewarding. Why crank out dinner alone when you can whip up something delicious and make new friends? Inviting consumers to join an in-store social network is proving so appealing that meal-assembly kitchens are popping up across the country. Corporate giants such as Nokia and Ikea are also creating retail communities, offering shoppers services and entertainment that mesh into their lives, at times blurring the boundaries between retail and reality...
...When we first opened, people would walk out with tears in their eyes, saying, 'You've saved my marriage,' because now they can put a good meal on the table," recalls Jennifer Jackenthal, president and co-founder with Marcia Hales of My Girlfriend's Kitchen, which they started in Utah and expanded to 31 franchises in 16 states...
...dream of a culinary life in which you step outside your kitchen door to snip some fresh herbs while making a meal but are instead stuck with slimy supermarket packets in an apartment kitchen, the new AEROGROW AEROGARDEN is here to help. This "aeroponic" system--a sort of electronic hydroponic garden, in which the roots of plants grow in water without soil--makes even the darkest kitchen counter a fertile plain. Using the AeroGarden is foolproof: plug it in, fill the basin with water, pop in the seedpods and watch things grow. The unit has a lighting system that cycles...
...managing director at Spa Synergy, a Singapore-based spa consultancy. They're fast becoming hotel alternatives, too. An extra $17 at LaQua, for instance, lets you stay overnight in a fully reclining chair. Factor in the $23 entrance fee, as well as the costs of a massage and a meal, and you still have a bargain when it comes to lodging in Tokyo. Just don't expect a mint on your pillow...