Archive for September, 2008
« Previous EntriesLocal produce stars at Tomasso - MetroWest Daily News
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
As the days turn cooler and shorter, and the kitchen reclaims its place as the heart of the home, cooks turn their attention to hearty, steaming dishes made with the season’s bounty of locally grown New England squash. Justin Melnick, executive chef …
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Wine brokers, importers find affordable, well-made selections in South … - Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008More than 20 years’ hard experience has taught Pittsburgh-born Jess Peters respect for the murky, fine line between passion and folly in the wine business. Nonetheless Peters’ relentless passion for brokering wine from high-quality, innovative …
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Local produce stars at Tomasso - Daily News Transcript
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008As the days turn cooler and shorter, and the kitchen reclaims its place as the heart of the home, cooks turn their attention to hearty, steaming dishes made with the season’s bounty of locally grown New England squash. Justin Melnick, executive chef …
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Community Care Clinic gives thanks - Summit Daily News
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Summit Community Care Clinic is thrilled to announce that our recent fundraiser event was successful beyond our expectations. Hearthstone donated all proceeds from the event to assist the uninsured working class patients served at Summit Community …
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Copia cuts back hours, staffing - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Copia, the food and wine mecca launched by Robert Mondavi in downtown Napa, is scaling back again in a quest to become financially sustainable. The oft-changing center laid off 24 of its 80 full-time employees Thursday and is cutting back its hours …
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Aussies drinking cheaper booze: survey - West Online
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Tougher economic times might put a bottle of Grange out of reach, but they haven’t stopped Australians drinking cheaper booze more often, a new survey indicates. The national survey of 1,300 retail liquor employees found tighter budgets have not …
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Bocuse D’or rocks Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival - The Cooking Gal
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Bocuse D’or rocks Epcot’s International Food & Wine FestivalThe Cooking Gal, FL - 1 hour agoThe Epcot International Food and Wine Festival continues through Nov. 9. The Bocuse d’Or USA winning team was selected by prominent chef judges and will …
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Boulud and Keller: What it Takes for American Chefs to Compete in … - Huffingtonpost.com
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008While many of Chicago’s leading chefs gathered this past weekend in Millennium Park to inaugurate Chicago’s gourmet food and wine festival, restaurateur Charlie Trotter headed south to Orlando to help support another fledgling effort. Summoned …
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Aussies plump for cheap plonk - News.com.au
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008TOUGHER economic times might put a bottle of Grange out of reach, but a new survey shows they haven’t stopped Australians drinking cheaper booze more often. The national survey of 1,300 retail liquor employees found tighter budgets have not reduced …
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WEINBERG’S WINE NOTES: Let pros pick some pairings - Rocky Mountain News
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008I often pair food with the wines I recommend. To me, they are inseparable. One quenches hunger, the other thirst - the yin and yang of satiety. Most of the time, a wine lover has to do his or her own pairings when eating out, often because the …
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