Word: gourmet
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Under cover of darkness, a band of environmental activists last week went straight for the gourmet table. They raided a foie gras farm near Stockton, Calif., and "rescued" four ducks whose livers were headed for posh restaurants. The operation was not a total success; one duck died during the raid. But the effort, the fourth attack against the foie gras business in California since July, represents the latest campaign by animal-rights activists. The expensive delicacy is produced in the U.S. only in California and in New York's Hudson Valley...
...Second, it needs to overcome its location on the oft-neglected stretch of Mass. Ave. between the Yard and Porter Square, which is usually frequented only by the most curious gourmands and Quadlings. After a Friday night visit to Di Mio, however, it quickly became apparent that the new gourmet pizzeria has what it takes to overcome these obstacles...
Unlike Noch’s and Tommy’s, who have cornered the market on late-night greasy snacks, Di Mio offers a slightly more upscale take on pizza, serving up gourmet Neapolitan-style pies in a sit-down setting. But despite the abundance of menu items such as Fiore di Latte mozzarella and fire-roasted fennel, Di Mio is as unpretentious as it gets, and thus far it seems to have established a niche for itself as a friendly, laid-back neighborhood pizzeria. It is filled with (gasp) actual Cambridge residents and offers sanctuary from the touristy Harvard...
...Mio’s specialty pizzas are unusual and generally successful, and while they won’t break the bank, they certainly come at gourmet prices. A 20 note will buy you an 18” Pollo Diablo and the right to dictate the level of “Diablo” that you receive. The colorful pizza is smothered with grilled chicken, jalapenos, pineapple, Monterey Jack cheese and a chipotle barbeque sauce that certainly packs a punch. The heat is manageable, but there are too many competing flavors and the chipotle eventually becomes overpowering. The specialty Shrimp Scampi...
...Europeans have made the biggest investments. In England retailer Marks & Spencer has spent the past two years rolling out RFID tracking of its gourmet take-home foods, supplied to 200-plus stores by 300 providers. The RFID tags are embedded in some 3.5 million food trays and dollies, allowing the company to track the trays and reducing employee hands-on time 80%. While setup costs for a large company can run from $100 million to $200 million, the efficiencies can amount to 1% of revenues (that's theoretically around $100 million at M&S), says TI's Slinger, which supplied...