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Robert Parker, noted wine critic, recently rated 14 Israeli wines as “winners.” As reported in a news letter from Royal Kedem Wines, the importer of many of those wines, Israeli wine has turned the corner and can now stand on their own against the so called “big boys.” From Kedem: “Fourteen of the winning wines Continue Reading »
The following story is from E Gourmet News: Plastic bag regulations hit New York 01.11.2008 NEW YORK—Adding to legislation regulating the use of plastic bags, the City Council here overwhelmingly passed a bill Jan. 9 requiring large retailers to collect and recycle plastic bags they give to shoppers. The legislation passed 44 to 2 and Continue Reading »
We have no clue if any of this is true or not. We have our doubts, but it looks good. Someone sent this to us, so we pass it along: Whole Food Signatures Referred to in the classical period of Rome as the “Law of Similarities” it is now called by scientists, “Teleological Nutritional Targeting”. Continue Reading »
It used to be you had two choices: sugar or artificial sweetener that left a bad taste in your mouth. Then the artificial sweeteners began to proliferate: the pink packet, the yellow packet, the blue packet, the green packet…. (Ok, we made up that last one. Or at least we think we made it up. Continue Reading »
Our good friends over on Kosher Blog wrote about this wonderful company back in June. Shame on us for not picking up the ball!! Glatt on demand is a super service. You know they must be great when you read the reviews people have written and discover that right here in NYC, people get meat Continue Reading »
We thought that this piece was important enough to reprint here, even though it is not at all about matters kosher………….. Energy-Saving Bulbs Causing Migraine Headaches Posted Jan 2nd 2008 10:08AM by Tim Stevens Filed under: Green Tech Compact fluorescent bulbs, the twisted looking replacement lights that use as little as one fourth the power Continue Reading »
From Uncluttered.com- Uncluttering your refrigerator’s crisper Apples: According to the Purdue Horticulture Dept., apples are best stored in plastic bags with air holes in a 30-32ËšF refrigerator. They recommend putting them on shelves instead of the crisper drawer to permit proper circulation and humidity. Do not freeze. Bananas: From Chiquita Banana, “To slow the ripening Continue Reading »
The following appeared on YNET and on the JTA on Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 Selling falafel to Eskimos Think it’s impossible to sell ice to Eskimos? Try selling falafel in Alaska? Tovit Nayzer Published: 12.31.07, 13:44 / Israel Culture If you compare Nadav Weiss, 30, to a salesperson selling ice to Eskimos, he will laugh. Continue Reading »
From AOL: Introduced to much fanfare in 2006, Coke Blak was Coca-Cola’s attempt at mixing Coke with coffee. An eight-ounce bottle of Coca-Cola Blak contained 46 milligrams of caffeine. In late August, after just one year on the market, it was announced that Coca-Cola will discontinue the drink once supplies run out. **************** Hey, whoda Continue Reading »
We do not go to the butcher store very often. We don’t eat a lot of meat, so it is often some time in between butcher store visits. Well, talk about “sticker shock!” We stopped in a busy butcher store in Queens, NY and almost fainted at the price of meat. When we were growing Continue Reading »
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