offers sweet chocolates, sweet beverages and. . .sweet deals.
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Elegant Entertaining Special Valentine Packages *
Some great last-minute Valentine's ideas!
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Famed Parisian chocolatier Michel Cluizel unveils ultimate hangover antidote (hint: it contains chocolate) *
Chocolat Michel Cluizel, Manhattan's new outpost of the legendary Parisian chocolatier, has introduced a signature chocolate cocktail to remedy hangovers, the Mocha Avec Cognac Choctail.
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Food stuff: Ellen's Original Gourmet BBQ Sauce: Honey & Garlic (Garber review) **** 1/2
Ellen's Original Gourmet BBQ Sauce® is the first of a number of heritage recipes under development by chocolatier (really!) George Graham.
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Food Stuff: Hickoryworks Pure Brown County Shagbark Hickory Syrup (Garber review) ****
We really liked this truly unique flavour, and will be recommending this product to our friends: Four stars.
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Gastro Globe-Trotting to over 100+ Destinations at EAT Vancouver *
The 3rd World Culinary Travel Expo is back with more exhibitors, destinations, incredible deals and prizes at this year’s EAT!
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Globe-Trotting Gourmets Wanted for World Culinary Tour *
Is culinary tourism your passion? If you live in the Lower Mainland, you'll find a TASTE of it all -- close to home, this May!
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Gourmet online shopping (orders from Canada) *****
Since 1957, The Qualifirst Group has provided the highest quality food products to chefs and retailers across Canada.
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Gourmet online shopping (orders from USA) *****
Locate the hard-to-find -- truly the best quality goods in the world!
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Hédiard and Fauchon grocery stores, Paris *
At the north end of the Place de la Madeleine, there are two delicatessens: Fauchon and Hédiard, face to face. Hédiard gets sun in the morning and Fauchon gets it in the afternoon, and the church of Sainte-Marie Madeleine sits in the middle, getting sun all day if it's shining.
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Kudos to Hills Foods *
With Hills's motto: "Our Business is Going Wild" -- they're not kidding!
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La Grande Epicerie de Paris *
Once merely a section on the main floor of Le Bon Marché off the rue de Bac, La Grande Epicerie de Paris now occupies the entire ground floor of the revered department store.
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Taste of the Nation 2004 *
Vancouver, BC: 50 of Vancouver’s finest restaurants and beverage companies, will be laying
out their fare at the 14th annual Taste of the Nation on Thursday, May 20, 2004.
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Ten ways to get to EAT! Vancouver *
Here are the ten top things you need to know to get the most out of EAT! Vancouver.
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Thai Away Home *
Stop in for a bite at Vancouver's first Thai deli, or take-away all the fixings for a Thai feast at home.
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The Qualifirst Group Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence *****
Fifty years ago, a young couple moved to Canada from France and started a small fine foods company in Vancouver. . .
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Weston gains control of Selfridges: report *
Billionaire Galen Weston has gained control of retailer Selfridges PLC after his 628-million-pound ($1-billion U.S.) offer was accepted by enough shareholders to give him more than four-fifths of the stock, according to a media report.
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You Really are What you Eat: 2004 report on the Fancy Food Show in New York *
evalu8.org's Associate Editor -- Agnes Chung -- recently attended the 50th Anniversary of the Fancy Food Show in New York. Here are some of her discoveries.
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Secondary Sites:
* Lotus Foods Forbidden Rice (Garber new food product review) *****
Here's a product with a worldwide reputation for excellent quality standards and a commitment to supporting the environment. Company is family-run and certainly deserves our five-star rating!
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* Spice Your Buds – Malaysian Style *
Come, Experience Malaysia -- Truly Asia through your Tastebuds with Spicy Steve at the Malaysian Booth at the 2005 EAT!Vancouver show from April 22 to 24 at B.C. Place Stadium. (Vancouver, BC)
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* Umberto's own bottled olive oil *****
Never one to do thing by half-measures, Vancouver's Umberto Menghi creates his own Tuscan Olive Oil.
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Amazon.com cooks up gourmet food store *
Have a craving for Le Cochon d'Or smoked ham from Cap-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec? How about some Yarmouth Island lobster hors d'oeuvres or Mama Africa's Zulu lemon, garlic, jalapeño relish?
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ANUGA 2003 PREVIEW *****
Anuga is the German doppelganger of France's SIAL. These are two massive and extraordinary food trade shows held in Cologne and Paris, in October on alternating years, so as not to compete for the same audience. Extraordinary is an oft-abused word, but not here...
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Champs-Elysées Baguette Ltd. *** 1/2
A new bakeshop promises Paris-fresh baguettes.
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Convenient Pyramid Nylon Bags Make the Perfect Cup of Tea *
Exclusive Compagnie Coloniale teas from France are now available in Canada! Find out where. . .
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EAT! Fraser Valley 'snapshots' (Anne Garber comments) *
Perfect weather, enthusiastic crowds and wonderful food-related entertainment were the hallmarks of the premier EAT! Fraser Valley, 2008.
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France sets table for good-food week *
For one week each year, France celebrates its rich gastronomic history with an event called La Semaine du Goût. In its honour, top chefs, farmers and restaurateurs unite to deliver good French food to the French public (and visiting foreigners, of course).
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Le Groupe Qualifirst célèbre 50 ans d'excellence *
Il y a cinquante ans, un jeune couple quittait la France pour venir s'installer au Canada, à Vancouver, où il allait démarrer une petite entreprise d'aliments fins.
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Valrhona Confectionary: Grand Cru Chocolate (Garber gourmet food product review) ****
A very high-quality chocolate earns four stars.
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Where wine brats worship *
Picnics are perfect for California's Sonoma County, where local wines and gourmet food go hand in hand
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What makes a successful business really succeed? Well, number one on my list would have to be great word-of-mouth.