TIP OF THE DAY: Wood-Planked Seafood

How delicious: oysters lightly cooked on a cedar plank. Photo courtesy Bleu Northeast Seafood | Burlington.   Simple yet sophisticated, cedar planking is an easy grilling technique. The wood plank adds a smoky and woodsy flavor to meats, vegetables and especially seafood. Executive Chef Doug Paine of Bleu Northeast Seafood in Burlington, Vermont is currently…
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RECIPE: Asian Cobb Salad

This delicious salad is dramatically plated on an oval platter, but we had to cut the photo in half. Photo courtesy Yotel New York.   We love East-West fusion food, and there’s no better source for it than East & West at Club Lounge in the Yotel New York. RECIPE: ASIAN COBB SALAD Ingredients For…
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PRODUCT: Sun Dried Tomato Ketchup

Ketchup with richer tomato flavor, thanks to sun dried tomatoes. Photo courtesy Traina Foods.   Traina Foods says that they produce “the world’s finest sun dried fruit,” which they sell to manufacturers, ingredient companies and distributors. But they’ve taken some of their lush California sun dried tomatoes and turned it into ketchup. The sun dried…
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