TRAVEL: California’s Artisan Cheese Festival

Award-winning Mount McKinley chevre from California’s Cypress Grove cheesemaker.   Still have money for gourmet travel? Need a spectacular gift for that cheese-loving someone special? Head to four days of turophile revelry at California’s Artisan Cheese Festival, held in Petaluma (Sonoma County) from March 20-23, 2009. The third annual festival, held at the Sheraton Sonoma…
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TRENDS: Per Capita Beer Consumption Increases

Gordon Biersch Märzen. Read our full review of this American craft brew.   After declining annually since 2002, per capita beer consumption in the U.S. rose slightly last year. In 2007, total beer volume in the U.S. increased by 1.4%, returning to 2002 levels, according to recent research. We’re talking about domestic mass-marketed beers, the…
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CONTEST: Submit The Winning Grill Recipe To Win A Backyard Makeover

“At-home grillmasters” now have the opportunity to put their skills to the test and win a $5,000 backyard makeover. The Crisco Sprays Grilling Hall of Fame contest is inviting grillmasters to share their favorite recipe for a chance to be one of the first inductees into the new Hall Of Fame and win a backyard…
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NEW PRODUCT: Dry Soda Introduces Juniper Berry & Vanilla Bean

  DRY Soda Co. has unveiled the first new flavors since the line’s August 2005 debut: Juniper Berry and Vanilla Bean. The new flavors join DRY siblings Kumquat, Lavender, Lemongrass and Rhubarb. Vanilla Bean DRY is aromatic, lightly sweet and delicate—a sophisticated relative of cream soda. Juniper Berry DRY is crisp with a pine essence…
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TRENDS: Hot Flavors For 2009

Each year, industry experts predict the hot flavors of the following year. With the first predictions for 2009, international research firm Mintel forecasts that manufacturers and restaurateurs will reach for the following exotic fruits and flavors to tempt jaded palates (astute eyes will notice that some of these have been on annual lists for several…
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