FOOD HOLIDAY: International Cachaça Day

Celebrate International Cachaça Day by mixing up a Caipirinha, made with cachaça, lime and sugar (photo courtesy Leblon Cachaça).   Cachaça (kah-SHA-sah), Brazil’s noble spirit, was invented nearly five hundred years ago, one hundred years before the founding of its Caribbean cousin, rum. Here in the United States, cachaça is considered “Brazilian rum,” but don’t…
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EVENT: Third Annual NYC Food Film Festival, June 13-19

Foodies & Filmies Alert: The Third Annual NYC Food Film Festival is right around the corner. From June 13-19, a series of films based on food, screened in various locations in New York City, will offer attendees a variation of “dinner and a movie”—you’ll get to taste the foods inspired by the films. Debuting June…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Dressing The Cheeses

Dress up your cheese plate with cheese condiments. See our list of the many different ones, from the familiar like nuts and dried fruits, to mostarda and wine jelly. It’s National Cheese Day, so invite a few friends over for a cheese-tasting party. Many people dress up the cheese tray with fruits and nuts—but why…
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CONTEST: Spend a Night at the Smithsonian

Spend the night with Amelia Earhart and Napoleon Bonaparte. An important message for all fans of “From The Mixed–Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler”: The Hershey Company wants to make your childhood dream come true. To promote its sponsorship of the newly released movie, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Hershey is…
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