Category: Food Holidays & More

ON OUR RADAR: Interesting Nibbles From The Past Week

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– The Los Angeles Times tastes 23 dark chocolate bars. While we agree with quite a few of their choices, their last-place bar, Theo’s 75% Ivory Coast, to which the Times ascribed “flat, chalky texture; there’s little chocolate flavor and no finish,” was ranked “phenomenal” by THE NIBBLE tasters earlier this year. We also liked…
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NEWS: Jamón Ibérico (Pata Negra) Arrives In The U.S.

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People who have eaten jamón Ibérico (Iberian ham) in Spain have waxed poetic about the artisan dry-cured ham of southwestern Spain that has been called the “Rolls Royce of ham.” But it has not been available in the U.S., because of a USDA concern about the processing conditions. After USDA officials inspected and approved specific…
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PRODUCT WATCH: Kettle Chips 100-Calorie Packs

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Keep your potato chip snacking under control with Kettle Chips’ 100-calorie packs.   Starting January 1, Kettle Bakes Lightly Salted Potato Chips will be available in 100-calorie packs, at delis and supermarkets nationwide. The bags contain 18 chips with 65% less fat than regular potato chips. As part of a movement by manufacturers to provide…
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NEWS: Artisan Chocolatier Pierre Marcolini Goes Corporate With Nestlé

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From left: Peter Brabeck-Lethmathe, Chairman and CEO, Nestlé S.A., Lars Olofsson, CMO, Nestlé S.A. and Pierre Marcolini, pointing to Marcolini’s Holiday Star And Truffles, coincidentally one of our recommended chocolate holiday gifts. A nice-looking group, but can’t Nestlé photographers do better than these “natural” point-at-the-goods shots?   One of our favorite artisan chocolatiers on earth,…
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CONTEST: Win Solomon’s Gourmet Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Chocolate peanut butter chip cookies (or your favorite chip flavor) are this week’s prize.   This week, THE NIBBLE’s Gourmet Giveaway is giving away two dozen of America’s favorite cookie—chocolate chip! These yummy cookies are from Solomon’s Gourmet Cookies of Chicago (certified kosher by CRC—read our full review). The jumbo cookies are available in regular…
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