GOURMET TRAVEL: Truffle Camp, January 2009

Foodies with funds can give themselves a nice holiday gift: a 3-day trip to Truffle Camp with Chef Ken Frank, executive chef and owner of the Michelin-starred La Toque restaurant in Napa, California, who features a truffle menu at his restaurant. For three days, eight truffle fans will have the rare opportunity to immerse themselves…
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RECIPE: Pumpkin Mousse

Don’t want a traditional pumpkin pie for dessert this Thanksgiving? Try our glamorous pumpkin mousse recipe. Other pumpkin recipe favorites: –Bourbon Pecan Pumpkin Pie–Cranberry Pumpkin Crumble Cheesecake–Pumpkin Cheesecake–Pumpkin & Habañero Cheddar Soufflés –Pumpkin Cocktail And these Top Picks Of The Week: –Rossi’s Pumpkin Fettuccini –SuperSeedz Flavored Pumpkin Seeds –Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale Pumpkin mousse combines…
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NEW PRODUCT: We’re Juiced For Organic Biotta Juices

A glass of Biotta’s Beetroot Juice is pure beet heaven. One of our favorite finds at Expo East, the huge natural and organic products trade show that was held last weekend in Boston, was the beautiful line of juices from Biotta, an organic beverage company founded in 1931 in Switzerland (the company was a pioneer…
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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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CONTEST: Compose A New Chant For Beans

Cannellini beans, also known as white kidney beans, are one of the many nutritious, delicious beans that are also beautiful. Do you remember the classic schoolyard chant, “Beans, beans the musical fruit?”* For years, children have recited variations of this memorable chant, even though beans are a vegetable, not a fruit. (But then, what rhymes…
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