TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Foie Gras Cubes, Bargain Foie Gras

If you’re a fan of seared foie gras: Why pay a restaurant a $20 supplement for one little piece when you can buy an entire pound for $30.99 and sear it at home in a minute? Our Top Pick Of The Week is bargain foie gras: $30.99 a pound for the trimmings of the lobe,…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Honey Goat Cheese

At a recent trade show, we tasted hundreds and hundreds of products. Our favorite was honey goat cheese. Fresh goat cheese logs and tubs of honey goat cheese spread are available in supermarkets nationwide. Producers from Coach Farms to Montchevre make it. While these products mix honey into the milk during the production process, you…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Eat Well Enjoy Life Hummus

Hummus made from red lentils, not chickpeas. Photo courtesy Eat Well Enjoy Life.   The impressive hummus line from Eat Well Enjoy Life is like a horse of a different color: made not from chickpeas, but from black beans, white beans, red lentils, yellow lentils and edamame. The result: a whole new way to enjoy…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Japanese Cone Crepes

Pick your crepes. Photo courtesy Eight Turn Crepe.   If you get excited by the thought of crepes, take a look at Eight Turn Crepe and get out your crepe pan. The take-out restaurant concept, which originated in Tokyo, has just opened in New York City. The gluten-free, rice flour crepes are packed with fresh…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Jif Whips Peanut Butter & Chocolate Spread

Style your own cookies with Jif Whips. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   We focus on specialty foods, so rarely name a mass-marketed supermarket product as a Top Pick. But Jif’s new Whipped Peanut Butter & Chocolate spread is just so yummy, special and, well, welcome, that it takes this week’s top honors.…
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