The Flavor Of The Year For 2024 Is Ube. What Is Ube?

Experts at one of the world’s top food and beverage flavor companies have officially identified the official 2024 Flavor of the Year. It’s Ube (OO-beh). The “Flavor of the Year” was recently introduced in the 2024 Food and Beverage Flavor Trends Report, an annual publication by California-based T. Hasegawa USA, one of the world’s top…
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Galette Des Rois, Epiphany Cake, A Delight Throughout January

[1] Galette des Rois from the acclaimed French pastry chef Raymond Blanc. Here’s his recipe (photo © Raymond Blanc). [2] Many bakeries provide a gold paper crown so the person who gets the slice with the fève (charm) can be crowned king or queen. You can buy this cake and crown from Goldbelly (photo ©…
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Clif Family Wine Jelly, With Fine Wine You Can Taste & Smell

We have always enjoyed a nice jar of wine jelly, but no matter which brand we tried, we were always left with the thought: Shouldn’t “wine jelly” taste more like wine? After 20-some years since tasting our first wine jelly, our question has been answered by Clif Family, and it’s no surprise why: Clif Family…
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Sfoglini Pasta, Premium Artisan Pasta From The Hudson Valley

  With National Pasta Day on October 17th, our Top Pick Of The Week is Sfoglini Pasta, a brand of fine artisan pasta that’s Italian in heritage but all-American, made in the Hudson Valley of New York State with the finest organic golden semolina* and three specialty grains from North American farms: einkorn, hemp, and…
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Yaza Labneh: A Thick, Delicious Lebanese Spread & Dip

[1] Start the day with a bowl of labneh, fruit, and granola (photos #1 through #7 © Yaza Labneh). [2] Spread labneh on your bagel. Here, it’s layered with sliced mini cucumbers and pitted olives. [3] Blend labneh and olive oil for a creamy salad dressing. [4] For a snack, top labneh with chopped cucumbers,…
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