The History Of The Cobb Salad & A Cobb Sandwich Recipe

The Cobb Salad endures on restaurant menus, decades after once-popular luncheon salads such as Allerton Salad, aspics, Russian Salad, spinach salad (with mushrooms and bacon), stuffed tomatoes and Waldorf Salad have faded into obscurity. And thank goodness it’s still here, because it’s one of our favorites. > The history of salad. > The 40+ salad…
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FOOD FUN: A New Type Of Ice Cream Sandwich—On Brioche, Croissants & More

Aside from a constant stream of delicious things to eat, the nice thing about working in the specialty food space is that the “discoveries” never end. Just in time for National Ice Cream Sandwich Day (August 2nd), we came across something new at Dolce Gelateria in Greenwich Village (33 Barrow Street, just east of Seventh…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National IPA Day

In the 19th century, the British living in India drank ale from England—largely because the Indian water supply had microbes that caused digestive problems to foreigners not raised on it. But not all beer could withstand the long journey to India in a hot ship’s hold. A style evolved—India Pale Ale or IPA—that had higher…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try A New Sandwich For National Sandwich Month

While the Earl of Sandwich is credited with “inventing” the sandwich in 1762, he actually only introduced the concept to western Europe. The principle of bread and a filling likely dates back to around 9000 B.C.E., when man first harvested grain and created unleavened flatbreads. Flatbread rolled with a filling became common to early cultures…
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PRODUCT: Lindt HELLO Chocolate Collection

Have you ever thought about chocolate with a personality? Lindt’s new HELLO Assortment actually reaches out to you: “HELLO, here I am! Nice to sweet you!…Let me sweeten your day with yummy chocolates.” “Take me. taste me. Love me!” it beckons. It’s hard to say no to an offer like that. Lindt is the world’s…
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