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Savory will be a collection of gourmet memoirs, essays and articles about real experiences with particular foods. The magazine will also include recipes, recommendations...
...there because the two guys that started the place are really friendly and engaging,” says Megan E. Carey ’08, an early fan of the Hoxallari brothers’ restaurant. The casual get-your-own-utensils-and-food atmosphere may appear more buffet than gourmet, but those who eat there know the truth: In the end, Basta Pasta is all about the food. The open-kitchen, situated directly behind the food counter, is the focal point of the restaurant. With its pizza ovens and stoves in view, customers can watch the Hoxallaris cook their meals...
...worry about being able to put any kind of food on the table, the sales of specialty foods are up 17% over the past two years (compared with 4% for overall food sales). "The financial situation hasn't hurt us," says Andy Arons, CEO of New York City's Gourmet Garage stores. "I don't think that people necessarily skimp on eating well in hard times. Maybe 10 years ago, splurging on food seemed foreign, but when you are in a world where people pay $4 a day for a Starbucks coffee, an expensive butter doesn't seem that extravagant...
...there's at least one Thai gourmet who may wish he'd stayed away from street food and stuck with pricier fare. Thailand's recently elected Prime Minister, Samak Sundaravej, boasts a famous palate; before he assumed the P.M. post, Samak hosted his own TV cooking show. But during a trip to neighboring Laos earlier this week, Samak sampled a chili-paste-and-fermented-fish concoction at a local market, and found to his considerable discomfort that the dish disagreed with him. On April 1 - and, no, this was no April Fool's joke - local newspapers put coverage...
...According to the WSL Strategic Retail survey, spending on food showed a net gain of 34 percentage points between those spending more versus those spending less compared to 2006, mostly because food prices have gone up. It has less to do with people buying more or trading up to gourmet items. Kroger's fourth quarter same-store sales at those open at least a year increased...