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Fat facts law for fast food (source: Topix.net)

Marija Karevska eats at Hungry Jacks about once a month and usually gets a Medium Whopper Meal Deal. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Daily Giz Wiz 1041: Foodie Kits

Hosts: Dick DeBartolo with Leo Laporte Take your favorite flavors with you with the Mobile Foodie spice kits. twit.tv
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Move over fruit, meat-flavored vokdas moving in (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Prepare your palate for carnivorous cocktails. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Add fish to your grilling repertoire (source: Topix.net)

ED SUBA JR./AKRON BEACON JOURNAL Cooking fish on a wooden plank, such as this slathered salmon, is a foolproof way to grill fish without having to flip it or risk the fillet getting stuck to grill grates. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Long-running Burgundy-Beaujolais AOC disputes resolved (source: Decanter.com)

New rules resolving long-disputed Burgundy and Beaujolais appellation issues have at last been released. (source: Decanter.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Dear AHT: Teeny Tiny Baby Burger from the Fancy Food Show (source: Topix.net)

Here's an email we received today in the AHT mailbox. You can contact us at burger@seriouseats.com with all your burger findings, tiny or otherwise! [ Photograph: megamoo ] Hey AHT, Sunday I attended the Fancy Food Show and came across the most adorable bu... (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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The Chronicle Recommends: Napa Sauvignon Blanc (source: SF Gate)

What's been true for a while about Sauvignon Blanc continues to hold: If you take it seriously - but not pretentiously, oh ye oak meisters - you can make a very good wine, especially out of Napa Valley grapes. These are, or should be, wines that bask in th... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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McDonald's heir is beaten by robbers in south of France (source: Topix.net)

AN HEIR to the McDonald's fast food empire was tied up and badly beaten during a 250,000 robbery at his villa in the south of France. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Fratello's Hot Dogs in Volo, Illinos - a Good Choice for Fast Food (source: Topix.net)

Located in Volo, Illinois on Rt. 12 Fratello's Hot Dogs is a good find. For fast food, their Vienna beef hot dogs are good and done right on sesame seed buns and their burgers, Italian beef and other items are good. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Garces Trading Co. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Jose Garces has raised the bar for casual dining at this uniquely ambitious multipurpose venue - part gourmet market-cafe, part sit-down BYOB - with a State Store oh-so-conveniently inside. The market is appealingly stocked with high-end ingredients, but t... (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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France, Chile rewarded in the world's first Concours Mondial de Sauvignon (source: Decanter.com)

The Concours Mondial de Bruxelles ?? together with the ODG Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur ?? launched the first Concours Mondial de Sauvignon Blanc during the Bordeaux Fete le Vin wine fair. (source: Decanter.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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The light and dark of beer and sausages (source: SF Gate)

While I spend a good deal of time exploring the ways food and wine work together, I'm also intrigued by the way food and beer can match. I'm in good company. According to Sean Paxton, a Bay Area chef who specializes in pairing and cooking with beer, the...... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Rybread sandwich shop in Fairmount, a slice of originality (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

At the shiny penny of a sandwich shop in Fairmount called Rybread (the "Ry" is for Ryan), the creation myth begins with the Road Trip '09. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Industry roundtable delivers grapegrower accord (source: Wine Biz)

South Australia grapegrowers will continue to pay the SA Grape Growers Industry Fund after an industry roundtable was held last week to discuss the levy. (source: Wine Biz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Top picks for Calistoga wine tasting rooms (source: SF Gate)

Calistoga, founded in the 1860s by California's first millionaire, the colorful and controversial Sam Brannan, was intended as a resort spa for the rich and famous. While the area remains a popular resort destination, known for its mud baths and spa... ... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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South African Mishale Brandy (source: Spittoonbiz)

I'm not a sportsman but even I heard that South Africa were kicked out of the World Cup (they were, right? and the less said about England...) but that really shouldn't be a bar to celebrating all things SA, even if you are not really into football! A sa... (source: Spittoonbiz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Restaurant Review: Restaurant Review: Balaboosta in NoLITa (source: New York Times)

A new Middle Eastern trattoria in NoLIta draws families and neighborhood folk, all ready to mash their own chickpeas. (source: New York Times) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Paul Gibson : MP's burger king-hit (source: Topix.net)

NSW STATE Labor MP Paul Gibson was king-hit, thrown against a car and bashed in the carpark of a suburban McDonald's. The Blacktown MP claimed his American assailant repeatedly told him, "This is how we do it in America" during Sunday's attack outside the ... (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Where to Save Big Bucks on Wine in July (source: Topix.net)

It's the eighth annual half-off wine promotion at ~LARK CREEK RESTAURANT GROUP~ 's Bay Area restaurants. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Whoopie pies becoming a West Coast sensation (source: SF Gate)

Not too long ago I was eating at Bruno's in San Francisco with a couple of pals. For dessert we ordered whoopie pies. None of us really knew what a whoopie pie was, but the name sounded too fun to pass up. "I'm pretty sure it's like a moon pie and it's... ... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Wine Buy of the Week: Underwood Cellars Pinot Noir 2009 abounds with floral, berry, wood notes (source: Topix.net)

The bottle: Underwood Cellars Pinot Noir 2009. Price: $12.99. Varietal: Pinot noir. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Students Grow Oysters in New York Harbor (source: New York Times)

On Governors Island, high school students form a relationship with the city's marine environment. (source: New York Times) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Beers of The Times: Sampling American Pale Ales (source: New York Times)

With sudsy thoughts of red, white and blue, the beer panel gathered to taste 20 domestic pale ales. (source: New York Times) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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The World Goblet Round 3: Australia vs. United States (source: Topix.net)

While scanning the World Cup groups in order to plan our daytime drinking over the next month, Gut Check noticed that most of the great wine-producing nations are represented in the tournament field, including all of those with a reputation for crafting go... (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Koch vs Acker case 'should not affect auctions' (source: Decanter.com)

Auction houses and wine lawyers are looking closely at the recent Koch vs Acker case to see if a dangerous precedent has been set. (source: Decanter.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Remodeled Bistro Aix still stands out (source: SF Gate)

It may have taken nine months for Jonathan Beard to reopen Bistro Aix, but it's almost as if the months were merely days. Regular customers have come back in force, as has some of the staff. It's as if the restaurant never closed. After the extensive remod... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Barber's surprises with rindless, tart cheddar (source: SF Gate)

Looking for new items at the Oxbow Cheese Merchant in Napa recently, I spotted a cheese that surprised me on two fronts. First, it was really well priced, at under $13 a pound. Second, it was a rindless block English cheddar, not an artisan traditional... ... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Beers of The Times: Sampling American Pale Ales (source: New York Times)

With sudsy thoughts of red, white and blue, the beer panel gathered to taste 20 domestic pale ales. (source: New York Times) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Fast food operators forced to declare calorie content (source: Topix.net)

Mr Brumby says a burger and fries from one fast food outlet contains 60 per cent of your daily kilojoule allowance. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Vineyards hit by storms (source: Wine Biz)

(First appeared in La Journ�e Vinicole, edition 223, June 24.) In the aftermath of freak flooding and landslides that devastated parts of Provence, Northern Italy also suffered the wrath of dramatic weather conditions. (source: Wine Biz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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The light and dark of beer and sausages (source: SF Gate)

While I spend a good deal of time exploring the ways food and wine work together, I'm also intrigued by the way food and beer can match. I'm in good company. According to Sean Paxton, a Bay Area chef who specializes in pairing and cooking with beer, the...... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Central Coast: Like trendy bar with punk streak (source: SF Gate)

Serious wine snobs probably won't find much to like about Four Vines tasting room in Templeton (San Luis Obispo County). First off, they serve their wines in Riedel tumblers - yes, stemless (oh, the shame). Most are etched with catchy monikers, some named.... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Industry roundtable delivers grapegrower accord (source: Wine Biz)

South Australia grapegrowers will continue to pay the SA Grape Growers Industry Fund after an industry roundtable was held last week to discuss the levy. (source: Wine Biz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Personal Trainer Calls BS On Healthy Fast Food (source: Topix.net)

Will Denyko is a local Katy, Texas personal trainer and fitness boot camp instructor. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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The Chronicle Recommends: Napa Sauvignon Blanc (source: SF Gate)

What's been true for a while about Sauvignon Blanc continues to hold: If you take it seriously - but not pretentiously, oh ye oak meisters - you can make a very good wine, especially out of Napa Valley grapes. These are, or should be, wines that bask in th... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Over half of AOC Bordeaux producers 'suffering serious financial difficulties' (source: Decanter.com)

The high prices of the 2009 en primeur campaign have further widened the gulf between Bordeaux's top estates and the ordinary winemakers who produce the bulk of the region's output. (source: Decanter.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Decanter sends out first Chinese Bordeaux 2009 coverage (source: Decanter.com)

Decanter has sent out the Chinese translation of its Bordeaux 2009 coverage to the first subscribers on the Chinese mainland. (source: Decanter.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Introducing FindWine.co.uk (source: Spittoonbiz)

Like connect 4 on steroids - the view you are presented with on the FindWine website is a grid of coloured circles that bouncing and swivelling into play as the page loads. Roll the mouse over and they twirl in an attractive way to reveal a little bottle. ... (source: Spittoonbiz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Garces Trading Co. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Jose Garces has raised the bar for casual dining at this uniquely ambitious multipurpose venue - part gourmet market-cafe, part sit-down BYOB - with a State Store oh-so-conveniently inside. The market is appealingly stocked with high-end ingredients, but t... (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Healthy Grilled Burgers (source: Topix.net)

The great American burger has been gaining weight like a cartoon sumo wrestler lately. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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More chef stories: Zack Northcutt of Mulberry (source: Topix.net)

All other forms of entertainment considered, going out to eat is the one ticket everybody buys, whether it's fast-food cheap seats, big-steak luxury boxes or the chicken-fried arena seating in-between. Let American-Statesman and austin360.com restaurant cr... (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Rasteau promoted to AOC (source: Decanter.com)

Rasteau in the southern Rh??ne has been elevated to AOC status, appellations body the INAO announced this month (source: Decanter.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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TASTING ROOMS / Top picks for visitors to Calistoga (source: SF Gate)

This story is exclusive to the Chronicle's Sunday print edition and will not appear on SFGate.com until 2:00 AM on Tuesday, June 29. To buy an electronic version of the Sunday paper now, go to http://sfg.ly/9hZRui. Print subscribers can go to http://sfg.ly... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Riesling - a first in 222 years (source: Wine Biz)

A book dedicated to only one variety of grape and wine - a first in the 222 years of the Australian Wine Industry - was launched in Canberra on June 28 by ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope. (source: Wine Biz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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South African Mishale Brandy (source: Spittoonbiz)

I'm not a sportsman but even I heard that South Africa were kicked out of the World Cup (they were, right? and the less said about England...) but that really shouldn't be a bar to celebrating all things SA, even if you are not really into football! A sa... (source: Spittoonbiz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Finger Lakes wine pioneer remembered for kind spirit (source: Topix.net)

Stanley A. Wagner, who played a major role in building the Finger Lakes wine industry, died Saturday at his home in Lodi. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Humble pisco may find spot on top shelf (source: SF Gate)

Some booze is made for the top shelf. Vodka, for instance, can have its image buffed regardless of what's in the bottle, so long as the bottle is heavy and dramatic. But pisco, the grape brandy that is Peru's national drink (and Chile's, to some extent),..... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Off-duty, plainclothes cop thwarts fast food robbery (source: Topix.net)

SAN DIEGO A would-be robber wielding a chain at a San Diego Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant didn't count on one of the customers being an armed, off-duty, plainclothes police sergeant. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Grapes & escapes; These Air Canada flight attendants are also award-winning Okanagan vintners (source: Topix.net)

Twenty years ago, Denise Brass was at a show in London where a psychic was entertaining. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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McDonald's Corners World Market on Liquids [Fast Food] (source: Topix.net)

McDonald's saw you, the consumer, purchasing coffee at Starbucks . Therefore , McDonald's introduced its own coffee-like beverages to lure you, the consumer, back into McDonalds. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Heist: Thieves assault McDonald heir (source: Topix.net)

GEOFFERY McDonald, a 60-year-old heir to the US fast-food chain fortune, was violently assaulted when thieves broke into his villa in Provence and snatched A 300,000 , his lawyer said overnight. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Food: Food: Making Charcoal, Not Lemonade (source: New York Times)

Lemonade is so last summer. What's next for a hungry young entrepreneur? (source: New York Times) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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More on Bisol's Dorona Vineyard (source: Spittoonbiz)

I've just been sent a vastly improved photo of the Bisol Dorona vineyard I was lucky to visit a couple of weeks back (click for a full sized view). The Venissa hotel is the cream coloured buildings at the bottom - recently restored old buildings, well wort... (source: Spittoonbiz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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McDonald's threatened with Happy Meal law suit (source: Topix.net)

The Centers for Science in the Public Interest is waging war against McDonalds. This group has announced to McDonalds that they will be sued if they continue to use toys as part of a promotion with their meals for children. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Retail Success Stories During Recessions and Depressions (source: Topix.net)

Having concerns about how to survive recessionary climate are not unusual in the business world. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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South African Mishale Brandy (source: Spittoonbiz)

I'm not a sportsman but even I heard that South Africa were kicked out of the World Cup (they were, right? and the less said about England...) but that really shouldn't be a bar to celebrating all things SA, even if you are not really into football! A sa... (source: Spittoonbiz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Food: Food: Making Charcoal, Not Lemonade (source: New York Times)

Lemonade is so last summer. What's next for a hungry young entrepreneur? (source: New York Times) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Monday, June 28, 2010

Whistleblower's WellCare Health Plans Complaint Unsealed (source: Topix.net)

In the next 30 days, Holland Construction expects to be hiring. Don't get too excited, it is just one or two positions. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Now a mango wine to take you 'high' (source: Topix.net)

If the several mango drinks available in the market are not enough to give you a kick, a group of scientists here have developed wines made of mangoes that can take you really 'high'. This unique product is a success story of the Lucknow-based Central Inst... (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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The Chronicle Recommends: Napa Sauvignon Blanc (source: SF Gate)

What's been true for a while about Sauvignon Blanc continues to hold: If you take it seriously - but not pretentiously, oh ye oak meisters - you can make a very good wine, especially out of Napa Valley grapes. These are, or should be, wines that bask in th... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Barber's surprises with rindless, tart cheddar (source: SF Gate)

Looking for new items at the Oxbow Cheese Merchant in Napa recently, I spotted a cheese that surprised me on two fronts. First, it was really well priced, at under $13 a pound. Second, it was a rindless block English cheddar, not an artisan traditional... ... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Decanter sends out first Chinese Bordeaux 2009 coverage (source: Decanter.com)

Decanter has sent out the Chinese translation of its Bordeaux 2009 coverage to the first subscribers on the Chinese mainland. (source: Decanter.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Diageo in major sale of Napa operations (source: Decanter.com)

Diageo has sold 2,000 acres of vineyards in Napa Valley, plus the majority of of two major wineries. (source: Decanter.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Garces Trading Co. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Jose Garces has raised the bar for casual dining at this uniquely ambitious multipurpose venue - part gourmet market-cafe, part sit-down BYOB - with a State Store oh-so-conveniently inside. The market is appealingly stocked with high-end ingredients, but t... (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Genetically Altered Salmon Set to Move Closer to Your Table (source: New York Times)

The first engineered animal for people to eat, salmon that grow faster than normal, may be approved by the F.D.A. (source: New York Times) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Maine's newest winery opens (source: Topix.net)

Last month, 50 lucky guests were the first to sample and purchase the wines of Salmon Falls Winery in its inaugural commercial release. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Vineyards hit by storms (source: Wine Biz)

(First appeared in La Journ�e Vinicole, edition 223, June 24.) In the aftermath of freak flooding and landslides that devastated parts of Provence, Northern Italy also suffered the wrath of dramatic weather conditions. (source: Wine Biz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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The light and dark of beer and sausages (source: SF Gate)

While I spend a good deal of time exploring the ways food and wine work together, I'm also intrigued by the way food and beer can match. I'm in good company. According to Sean Paxton, a Bay Area chef who specializes in pairing and cooking with beer, the...... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Industry roundtable delivers grapegrower accord (source: Wine Biz)

South Australia grapegrowers will continue to pay the SA Grape Growers Industry Fund after an industry roundtable was held last week to discuss the levy. (source: Wine Biz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Remodeled Bistro Aix still stands out (source: SF Gate)

It may have taken nine months for Jonathan Beard to reopen Bistro Aix, but it's almost as if the months were merely days. Regular customers have come back in force, as has some of the staff. It's as if the restaurant never closed. After the extensive remod... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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France sees advent of new controlled appellations (source: Wine Biz)

(First appeared in La Journ�e Vinicole, edition 223, June 24.) The national board responsible for overseeing controlled appellation products, Institut National des Appellations d'Origine, has voted in favour of a series of requests for new wine appellatio... (source: Wine Biz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Butlins launches fine wine list (source: Decanter.com)

UK budget holiday company Butlins has launched its first fine wine list. (source: Decanter.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Central Coast: Like trendy bar with punk streak (source: SF Gate)

Serious wine snobs probably won't find much to like about Four Vines tasting room in Templeton (San Luis Obispo County). First off, they serve their wines in Riedel tumblers - yes, stemless (oh, the shame). Most are etched with catchy monikers, some named.... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Sunday, June 27, 2010

KFC forced to ditch halal-only menus after disappointing sales (source: Topix.net)

KFC has been forced to ditch their halal-only menus at some of its stores after disappointing sales. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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More on Bisol's Dorona Vineyard (source: Spittoonbiz)

I've just been sent a vastly improved photo of the Bisol Dorona vineyard I was lucky to visit a couple of weeks back (click for a full sized view). The Venissa hotel is the cream coloured buildings at the bottom - recently restored old buildings, well wort... (source: Spittoonbiz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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More Uchiko: Behind the scenes (source: Topix.net)

All other forms of entertainment considered, going out to eat is the one ticket everybody buys, whether it's fast-food cheap seats, big-steak luxury boxes or the chicken-fried arena seating in-between. Let American-Statesman and austin360.com restaurant cr... (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Going to NYC in about three weeks....need suggestions please (source: Topix.net)

I am thrilled to be going to NYC for the third time and this time my hubby is coming with!!! We are both from Texas and we love to eat!!! We are arriving on a Thursday and leaving Tuesday. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Joe Sixpack: New Draft Master lets you pour beer yourself (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

FIRST THEY made us fill up our own gas tanks, and I didn't speak up because I ride the bus. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Barber's surprises with rindless, tart cheddar (source: SF Gate)

Looking for new items at the Oxbow Cheese Merchant in Napa recently, I spotted a cheese that surprised me on two fronts. First, it was really well priced, at under $13 a pound. Second, it was a rindless block English cheddar, not an artisan traditional... ... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Barranc Dels Closos Negre 2006: Full-bodied red with Old World roots (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

You can't get much worth drinking for $20 a bottle on most Philadelphia restaurant wine lists. It's little wonder we're big on BYOs. But when the State Store is inside a BYOB, as it is in the Garces Trading Co., buying wine at retail prices feels like an e... (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Humble pisco may find spot on top shelf (source: SF Gate)

Some booze is made for the top shelf. Vodka, for instance, can have its image buffed regardless of what's in the bottle, so long as the bottle is heavy and dramatic. But pisco, the grape brandy that is Peru's national drink (and Chile's, to some extent),..... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Pactiv adds new products (source: Topix.net)

Corsicana - In the last two weeks, the City of Corsicana, Navarro County and Navarro College have all granted new tax abatements to Pactiv, a Corsicana plant that makes disposable dishes for both consumers and the fast-food industry. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Vineyards hit by storms (source: Wine Biz)

(First appeared in La Journ�e Vinicole, edition 223, June 24.) In the aftermath of freak flooding and landslides that devastated parts of Provence, Northern Italy also suffered the wrath of dramatic weather conditions. (source: Wine Biz) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Garces Trading Co.: Tasty Euro classics and a State Store, too (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)

A slow-stewed legal mess finally hit the Common Pleas Court fan last week as a coalition of disgruntled restaurateurs, a neighborhood association, and a state representative filed a lawsuit in their quest to wrench a Pennsylvania-owned wine boutique out fr... (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Barnelli's & Portillo's - a Winning Chicagoland Combination (source: Topix.net)

Searching for great restaurants in Lake County Illinois can be a challenge. Although the area is less than an hour north of Chicago, the selection is quite limited unless you want Neighborhood: fast food or national chains. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Choice Tables: New Variety in Oakland's Restaurants (source: New York Times)

Chain restaurants have moved out of Jack London Square in Oakland, and some top-name chefs have moved in. (source: New York Times) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Detroit's Eastern Market gets new life, reinvents (source: Topix.net)

Going to Eastern Market this morning? So many are. Teeming with shoppers each weekend, the 119-year-old public market on Detroit's near-east side now draws up to 40,000 visitors on a busy Saturday. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Genetically Altered Salmon Set to Move Closer to Your Table (source: New York Times)

The first engineered animal for people to eat, salmon that grow faster than normal, may be approved by the F.D.A. (source: New York Times) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Also opened: Roam Artisan Burgers; Sons & Daughters (source: SF Gate)

Also opened Roam Artisan Burgers: San Francisco's Union Street makeover is in high gear, with the burger spot from first-time restaurateurs Josh Spiegelman and Lynn Gorfinkle. Beef, turkey, bison and veggie burgers are available with classic toppings ($4.9... (source: SF Gate) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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