GOURMET TRAVEL: Beaujolais Wine Tourist Route

If you love a glass of red and aren’t limited to a stay-cation these days, Inter Beaujolais and Destination Beaujolais have developed the first-ever Beaujolais wine tourist route to help you explore France’s Beaujolais region. Discover the “real” Beaujolais—it bears little resemblance to the fresh juice that is Beaujolais Nouveau. You can even start your…
Continue reading “GOURMET TRAVEL: Beaujolais Wine Tourist Route”

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Sonoma Farm Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Lemon-infused olive oil is one of six spectacular flavors. Gertrude Stein may have espoused that a rose is a rose, but to us, an infused olive oil certainly is not an infused olive oil. All of them suffice, but Sonoma Farm Olive Oil is one of a handful of brands that we’ve tried where the…
Continue reading “TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Sonoma Farm Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil”

PRODUCT: Hershey’s Extra Dark 60% Dark Chocolate

When it comes to chocolate, is your type tall, dark and handsome? Then Hershey’s extra dark chocolate might just have you swooning. O.K., it may not be tall, but it’s definitely dark (if you’ve checked out our Chocolate Glossary, you know that “dark chocolate” contains 50% or more cacao content). And its glossy packaging is…
Continue reading “PRODUCT: Hershey’s Extra Dark 60% Dark Chocolate”

PRODUCT: Light Ice Cream ~ How Light Is It?

Half the fat doesn’t mean you can eat twice as much! Be sure to check the calories, too— some brands of “light” ice creams have more calories and sugar than other brands of “regular.” Our friends at Consumer Reports have been dipping into the light ice cream to give you the scoop on light ice…
Continue reading “PRODUCT: Light Ice Cream ~ How Light Is It?”