Archive for August, 2004
GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS
CHOCOLATE SAID TO HELP BLOOD VESSELS Mon Aug 30 By EMMA ROSS, AP (www.ap.org) Medical Writer MUNICH, Germany – There’s more good news for chocolate lovers. Scientists have found that eating dark chocolate appears to improve the function of important cells lining the wall of blood vessels for at least three hours. [...] But experts [...]
In: General Topics, Health
T’IS A FOUL FOWL
Kosher Today announced today: “Less than a year since it assumed control of Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. (?Empire?), the nation?s largest kosher poultry company, the new owners and management announced a series of bold steps to bolster sales.” Well, we have two suggestions for Empire (www.empirekosher.com) for increasing market share. First of all, lower the [...]
GOSH, WE’RE WHELMED!
Yup, not overwhelmed. Not even underwhelmed. Just whelmed. We got a great email today. It said: “Silvermark will launch their new Mince & Chop this fall during the New York Gourmet Show. The new kitchen tool is designed to finely chop and mince small foods, such as garlic, shallots, herbs, nuts, and spices, directly into [...]
In: General Topics, Kosher New Products
KOSHER DIET CLUB
The New Products Showcase of Kosher Today magazine lists the Kosher Diet Club. Intrigued, we looked them up and discovered: “Move over South Beach, these days Kosher Diet Club is the weight loss program that everyone is talking about.” Frankly, we were quite surprised. No one we know has been talking about that diet plan [...]
In: General Topics, Health