TRENDS: Eat Well For Less

You don’t need to buy a “top cut” to have a great steak experience.   In these belt-tightening times, how can you eat like a king on a knight’s salary? Justin Marx, CEO of gourmet food purveyor MarxFoods.com, offers three tips on how to eat well in a down economy: 1) Dried mushrooms are a…
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NEW PRODUCT: “Cheese Slices” Teaches Cheese Via DVD

Cheese Slices is the first television series to explore the rich traditions and skills behind many of the world’s best loved artisan and farmstead cheeses. The 21-part series, now available on three DVDs, has been shown in dozens of countries around the world, but never in the U.S. It’s now available on DVD to American…
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PRODUCT REVIEW: O’Coco’s Organic Chocolate Crisps

Very chocolatey, very crispy and just 90 calories per package. Low in fat, organic and just 90 calories per single-serve (.7 ounce) package, O’Coco’s are a real find. When you want a chocolate cookie snack, the dozen or so thin, half-dollar size cookie crisps hit the spot. At 79¢ per bag, the price is right,…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Mary’s Gone Crackers

A quick glance at the Mary’s Gone Crackers package can make a serious foodie apprehensive: wheat-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, no hydrogenated oils, no trans-fats, non-GMO. The litany of what’s not in these crackers is so extensive, you start to wonder what is in them that makes them taste so vibrant and delicious. (See the answer…
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GOURMET NEWS: EAT-JAPAN Sushi Awards

The winner: a sushi made of seven different treatments of rice. Last year’s winner, Golden Shooting Star, was also a vegetarian sushi. Award-winning chefs from Japan, Russia, Scandinavia, the U.K. and the U.S. competed on October 6th at Sushi Awards 2008 for the Sushi Of The Year Award, a unique creation developed for the event.…
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