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BBQues Smoke Shack Hosts New York City First Holy Holy Habanaro Wing Championship
Finalists competed for a $500. cash prize. BBQues Smoke Shack first annual New York City Hot Wing Contest, took place Saturday, May 4th, at BBQues Smoke Shack, 668 6th Avenue New York, NY. Over 50 semi finalist from throughout NY participated. The event brought together, New York City's best Spice... - May 07, 2013 - BBQues Smoke Shack
BBS, Inc. Boston Employees Get Cosi with Free Lunch
Cosi Catering of Boston sponsored free catered luncheon for BBS, Inc. Boston. - May 05, 2013 - BBS, Inc. Boston
Rocky Top Hospitality Named 2012 Top Corporate Philanthropists
North Carolina Restaurant Group Ranked as Leading Philanthropic Organization by Triangle Business Journal For Charitable Efforts. - May 05, 2013 - Rocky Top Hospitality
Expansion of Digital Advertising Networks in Arkansas
Fly-N-Hog Media Group, a digital advertising company is excited to announce the sale of their Central Arkansas territory to MLW Advertising. Fly-N-Hog Media Group is the sister company to Aurora Technologies, a digital signage software and hardware provider. - May 03, 2013 - Aurora Technologies
Celebrity Chef to Headline as the Culinary Virtuoso at Midtown's EVR
Grand opening of lunch for well-known midtown gastrolounge. - May 03, 2013 - EVR NYC
Enter Today: Spoonfuls of Spice Dessert Recipe Contest
Enter and win free spices from www.spoonfulofspices.com. Contest ends May 31st. - May 03, 2013 - Spoonfuls of Spice
Mystic Harvest Packaging Wins Design Award
Unique snack food line finds itself in the spotlight once again. - May 03, 2013 - Axium Foods
iBRIGHT LLC Introduces a New Range of Wood Wine Holders / Racks
iBRIGHT LLC brand of wine racks features qualities that are not offered by any other brand, shapes that are completely unique. The intriguing violin and ship’s wheel shapes are reason enough to spark interest. - May 02, 2013 - iBright LLC
Honibe – Pure Honey Joy!® Launches New Line of Honibe® Honey Delights® Made With 100% Pure Dried Honey for the Confectionery Market
Island Abbey Foods Ltd.™ flagship brand Honibe – Pure Honey Joy® is now offering their Honibe® Honey Delights® for global retail distribution. This new launch of the product will showcase the confectionery product in a twenty-count bag with its claim to fame of being the world’s first candy made with pure dried honey. This new launch will allow the company to capitalize on the ever-growing confectionery market that is available across the globe valued at an average of 150 billion dollars. - May 02, 2013 - Island Abbey Foods Ltd.
Dining Highlights in May at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino announces dining specials in May to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day weekend and Memorial Day. The May 5 Cinco de Mayo celebration in The Festival Buffet will feature a variety of Mexican specials including made-to-order fajitas and quesadillas, taco bar,... - May 02, 2013 - Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
Memorable Mother’s Day Brunch Offered at Arrowhead Grill
Indulgent Mother’s Day Menu by Chef Charles Wade Schwerd Shows Moms How Much They Mean. - May 01, 2013 - Arrowhead Grill
LuckyBolt Expanding to Bring SF’s Best Eateries to UCSF Mission Bay
LuckyBolt, a new SF food/tech start-up, is expanding to UCSF Mission Bay on Thursday, May 2nd. LuckyBolt is the sustainable solution for the time-strapped individual who demands quality, variety and convenience from their daily dining routine. Every day, LuckyBolt offers a curated selection of dishes from different local eateries and directly shuttles them to select pick-up locations across the city. LuckyBolt will be giving out free Bob’s Doughnuts each morning during opening week. - May 01, 2013 - LuckyBolt
Milford Valley Launches Sandra’s All Natural Chicken Entrée Product Line
100% natural frozen chicken products now available for the domestic retail market. - April 28, 2013 - Milford Valley
Boulder Soup Works’ New Varieties Gain Popularity
Newest Gluten-Free Retail and Foodservice Options are Quick Successes. Boulder Soup Works, the fresh organic soup company, sees significant sales in its three new soup varieties. The three new soups joined seven existing fresh, organic and gluten-free varieties available for retailers and foodservice operators nationwide. - April 27, 2013 - Boulder Soup Works
Earth Balance® and Made Just Right™ Launch Third Annual Vegan “Spring To Life” Recipe Contest
Third Annual Spring to Life Contest Will Send Grand Prize Winner on Vegan Getaway to Portland, Oregon. - April 27, 2013 - Earth Balance
The Chef’s Academy Hosts Kitchen Skills Series: Baking with Chef Mitch Samples
Culinary Institute Hosts Two-Day Baking Class for Local Community - April 27, 2013 - The Chef's Academy
Hispania Unveils Brand, Tentative Open Date, and Hiring Schedule
Natalia Aramoni & Juan Gutierrez, husband and wife and co-founders of Hispania, are excited to unveil the “look” to the newest restaurant coming to Downtown Delafield. Hispania, a high-end Mexican Fusion concept, will bring an entirely new Mexican twist to 601 Genesee... - April 26, 2013 - Hispania
Food Publishing Platform Releases Easy Embedding of YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Facebook and Flickr Content
Culinote is a food-publishing platform that lets users share food notes with the world. People use it to showcase food blogs, recipes, write restaurant reviews and create image galleries. Culinote just released a new version that allows users to embed content from YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Facebook, and Flickr. - April 26, 2013 - Culinote
Fresh and Bold Flavors Unite This Spring at Nicksons Eatery
Nicksons Eatery, a 2013 Michelin Recommended Restaurant in Downtown La Grange, Illinois has just launched a new lunch and dinner menu featuring the fresh flavors of Spring. Crafted by Chef Nick Baca, the menu offers such tempting dishes as “Jake’s Berkshire Pig ‘4... - April 26, 2013 - Nicksons Eatery
Howzer Releases Upgraded "Baking with Dorie!" for iPad, Featuring America's Culinary Guru Dorie Greenspan
Howzer’s new app, a one-on-one four-apps-in-one baking HD video course, hits the Apple App Store to bring greater personal and immersive experience in the kitchens of baking lovers. - April 25, 2013 - Howzer
Superior Grocers Announces the New Store Opening of Its 40th Store in Bellflower, California
Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s largest independent supermarket chains, announces the new store opening of its 40th store location in the City of Bellflower to take place on Saturday, April 27, 2013. This new location features a new store design that focuses on providing an... - April 25, 2013 - Superior Grocers
Table103 Announces Website Release
www.Table103.com is an Open Community for Chefs, Food Stylists, Photographers… and Everyone in Between. - April 25, 2013 - Table103
Belle Chevre Opens Cheese Shop and Tasting Room Featuring Artisan Cheese, Classes, Ice Cream
Belle Chevre announces the opening of its first retail location, Belle Chevre's Cheese Shop and Tasting Room, in Elkmont, Ala. The shop sells their full product line, but will also serve as a testing ground for new products and a site for events. - April 25, 2013 - Belle Chevre
The Basis for True Product Innovation Lies in Understanding the Context of Consumer Moments
The Basis for True Product Innovation Lies in Understanding the Context of Consumer Moments, especially when it comes to addressing millennial consumers. Segmenting by consumer moments can broaden the scope and size of your potential market was a key idea presented by Dave Lundahl, CEO of InsightsNow at The Food Summit on Monday, April 22, 2013. - April 24, 2013 - InsightsNow, Inc.
NewProductHelp.com Brings Ice Chest Invention to Life Through Exciting Online Presentation
Christopher E., Florida resident and inventor, recently contracted invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com and leveraged their creative expertise by having the company prepare an impactful online presentation for his Ice Chest invention. An innovative new product designed to enhance the... - April 24, 2013 - New Product Help, Inc.
5th Generation Candymaker Releases New Book About His Family’s Business and Secret Family Candy Recipes
Retired candymaker and fifth generation member of the Cero family, Ed Cero is pleased to announce the release of his book, Candymakers. This new work is the story of Cero's of Wichita, Kansas with recipes. - April 24, 2013 - Ed Cero
Bumblefish Sushi & More Relocates to Expanded Production Facility in Rockville, Maryland
Bumblefish is pleased to announce the relocation of its Alexandria, Virginia store to a state of the art production facility in Rockville, Maryland. According to Kent Scholla, Bumblefish President and Managing Partner, “We are extremely excited by the prospect of being able to better serve... - April 24, 2013 - Bumblefish, Inc
Jose Pepper's Celebrates 25 Years of Business
Jose Pepper's Celebrates 25 years in business as Kansas City's favorite Tex-Mex restaurant. - April 23, 2013 - Jose Pepper's
North Coast Wine Industry Expo Expands to Meet Exhibitor Demand
Industry Trade Show Now Second Largest in North America. - April 23, 2013 - Wine Industry Network
Arizona's Arrowhead Grill Offers 5-Course Meal, Five Patrón Cocktails for Cinco de Mayo 2013
Five authentic Mexican food courses paired with Patrón cocktails, including $500 Gran Burdeos. - April 23, 2013 - Arrowhead Grill
Superior Grocers Partners with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services to Promote Healthy Living and Launch CalFresh Awareness Month
Superior Grocers, one of the largest independent supermarket chains in Southern California, is partnering with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services to promote healthy living and connect the community with CalFresh and nutrition education resources and programs by sponsoring... - April 22, 2013 - Superior Grocers
NewProductHelp.com Authors Informative Dynamic Online Presentation for Cereal Slide Invention
Jose M., Florida resident and inventor, recently contracted invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to create an exciting online presentation for his Cereal Slide concept that could be shown to potential licensees in the future. A simple yet innovative new product designed to make the... - April 21, 2013 - New Product Help, Inc.
Baby’s Farm - a Collection of Orbaby Plants Encyclopedia Apps
Get flowers, fruits, crops, vegetables and condiments all in one app - April 21, 2013 - Orbaby
Margaret River Gourmet Escape Makes It to the List of Top 16 World Events
After stirring attention in the international wine and food arena last year, Margaret River Gourmet Escape has featured on the list of "Top 16 Events Happening Around The World In 2013" compiled by the Asia City Network. Taking place from November 22nd to 24th, the second annual Margaret... - April 19, 2013 - The Margaret River Guide
Park Hyatt Saigon Introduces Hands-on Cooking Classes Geared for the Novice Chef
Sweet and savoury sessions from three master chefs at Park Hyatt Saigon. - April 18, 2013 - Park Hyatt Saigon
Sunrise Wines Hosts Spanish-Inspired Wine Dinner at The Matthews House on Thursday, April 25
Local Wine Importer Invites Public to Experience International Selections at Four-Course Outdoor Dinner Offering in Cary, N.C. - April 18, 2013 - Sunrise Wines
AST Enzymes to Attend Gluten and Allergen-Free Expo 4/20-4/21
Gluten digestion is challenging for many people. A significant portion of the population suffers from gluten intolerance, and some struggle with more severe conditions. - April 18, 2013 - AST Enzymes
Cook-to-Order Specials, Upgrades New at The Festival Buffet at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
The Festival Buffet at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino is now offering daily action stations and specials, as well as upgrade options. The five new options consist of a seafood cook-to-order station, a chef’s corner cooking station, dessert action station, carving station, and finally, the... - April 18, 2013 - Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
Breyers® and NASCAR Team Up with TFI Envision
The Breyers team selected TFI Envision, Inc. to develop the graphics for a special pack for Kroger stores. The Kroger Daytona 500 Breyers special pack combines the comradery of the NASCAR culture and the togetherness of Breyers Ice Cream. - April 17, 2013 - TFI Envision, Inc.
Tudor Wines Crowning Touch at Major NYC Culinary Event
On April 9, 2013, a stellar tag team of Monterey area-based chefs barnstormed Manhattan, showcasing the best food and wine of California’s lush Monterey Bay region. They included Ted Walter from the well-loved Passionfish in Pacific Grove, Tim Wood of the sumptuous Carmel Valley Ranch and... - April 17, 2013 - Tudor Wines
Napa Wine Train Announces New Partnership with Castello di Amorosa
Two of the most unique tours in Napa Valley team up. - April 17, 2013 - Napa Valley Wine Train
Gourmet Depot Offering Elki Gourmet Line to Make Snacking Simple with Wide Selection of Delicious Spreads and Gourmet Crackers
Gourmet Depot, one of Canada's leading distributors of exclusive gourmet food products, is catering to consumer cravings for great-tasting, simple snacks by offering a wide range of spreads and gourmet crackers from Elki. Elki is a brand that is well-known and highly regarded for its variety of... - April 17, 2013 - Gourmet Depot Canada Inc
The Chef’s Academy Appoints Leslie Hale as Director of Student Services
Culinary Institution Expands Administration Department with the Promotion of Hale - April 17, 2013 - The Chef's Academy
RaMona Rizzo of Mob Wives Reality TV Show to Appear at San Gennaro Feast, San Diego, Between May 30 - June 2, 2013
RaMona Rizzo of Mob Wives is coming to Royal Festivals, Inc.'s annual San Gennaro Feast May 30th thru June 2nd 2013. The San Gennaro Feast is a yearly festival brought to you by Royal Festivals, Inc. and is held in honor of the Saint, Gennaro. The festival features a wide variety of Italian food vendors, live national acts hourly on the main stage, amusement rides and games fun for the whole family. The San Gennaro Feast, held in San Diego, is one of the most popular Italian food festivals. - April 16, 2013 - Royal Festivals, Inc.
Parks Legado Town Center Opens
The Sewell Family of Companies and Epperson Company announced the opening of Parks Legado Town Center this month. Parks Legado is a 65 acre mixed use development located on State Highway 191 in east Odessa. Collin Sewell, owner of the town center, is President of the 100 year old Sewell Family of... - April 16, 2013 - Parks Legado
Innovation Direct™ Inventor Takes Crucial Initial Step Towards Patent Protection of Graham Cracker Delights Invention
Innovation Direct™, a leader in the invention assistance field since 1997, recently facilitated the process of the filing of a provisional application for a patent for Maryland resident and inventor Barbara Henry on her Graham Cracker Delights invention upon her request. The Graham Cracker... - April 14, 2013 - Innovation Direct, Inc.
Weaver Nut Company, Inc. Announces the Introduction of the Delicious and Nutritious Goji Berries
Located in the heart of Lancaster County, the Weaver Nut Company serves up candies, dried fruits, nuts, coffees, teas, chocolates, confections, and bulk foods to satisfied customers across the United States and Canada. With the introduction of the exotic Goji berry, Weaver Nut carries on their... - April 14, 2013 - Weaver Nut Company, Inc.
New iPhone Bar Inventory App a Boon to Small Bars and Taverns
New iPhone App answers small bar and tavern owners' need for a low cost, user friendly inventory control system. - April 12, 2013 - Ccuneus solutions
Maple Leaf Farms Launches 2013 Chef Recipe Contest
Professional chefs and culinary students may enter the Discover Duck Recipe Contest now through June 7, 2013. - April 12, 2013 - Maple Leaf Farms
Off the Wall Brings "Culture" to Union Square: The Playful Frozen Yogurt Concept Celebrates Their Newest Location in NYC
State-of-the-Art Self-Serve Frozen Desserts in NYC, Off the Wall Frozen Yogurt, announces their newest location in Union Square. To celebrate the Grand Opening, Off the Wall served up over 2,225 free cups of frozen yogurt to hungry New Yorker’s on April 3. - April 11, 2013 - Off the Wall Yogurt