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We Want This Hugely Unnecessary ‘Mon Oncle’ Briefcase BBQ

We’re a pretty satisfied bunch, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t covetous. Sometimes we see things out there that we just must have. Cool Things We Want is an archive of those earthly desires.

Cuteness factor aside (it comes in several colours), we like the form and size of the stainless steel Mon Oncle briefcase BBQ, which we easily can envision cooking on by the beach or…overlooking Barcelona’s Sagrada Família.

Mon Oncle is a reinterpretation of the classic concept of a barbecue. Closed, it’s an elegant briefcase with character and a vintage feel. A briefcase with a surprise. As open, it is a portable tabletop barbecue innovative, hard wearing and very useful. It can be used at home, on the terrace or balcony, or take it to a picnic. It is easy and quick to dismantle, clean and storage. The whole structure is perforated with tiny holes that are designed not only for aesthetics. Those holes allow the air to flow making it more powerful and the grill hotter and making sure that the case doesn’t overheat.

Sold here for the ridiculous price of $418 USD.

UBC Farm’s Spring Workshops Make a Strong Case for Getting Your Hands Dirty

A full run of practical, well-built sessions that move from soil to kitchen, giving you a reason to start something new.

2026 CSA Guide: The Best Produce Box Programs in Vancouver. Score Before It’s Too Late!

Looking for a CSA in Metro Vancouver? Our 2026 guide breaks down the best produce box and farm share programs, with pricing, pickup details, and honest recommendations.

We Want to Jetset to Montreal for the Menu Extra & Dan Climan Pop-Up This July

This summer the Montreal artist, who sports cred as an Emily Carr School of Art + Design graduate, is growing his food-art relationship with a series of lux, collab pop-up we can only dream of attending. Time to buy a lottery ticket!

We Want to Quench Our Thirst for Spring with KPU’s New 桂 Reverie Beer

Our appetite for tasty and creative craft beer is bottomless. So the moment news of what students enrolled in the Diploma in Brewing and Brewery OperationsKwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) have been brewing up lately landed in our inbox, we got awfully thirsty...