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Special Gourmet Coffee
What is gourmet coffee? It's anything that isn't served black, according to many coffee labels and manufacturer's these days. A gourmet coffee can be anything from what you buy at your local Starbuck's to that bag labeled 'Gourmet Coffee' in your supermarket or online coffee dealer. Gourmet coffee can come with beautiful packaging or in a plain brown wrapper.

Madison Concourse Hotel Appoints Lazzareschi as New Executive Chef
Madison Wisconsin’s most celebrated hotel located in the heart of downtown Madison announces Charles Lazzareschi as new Executive Chef.

Dog and Cat Owners File California-Wide Class Action Lawsuit Over Pet Food Poisoning
California pet owners file state-wide class action lawsuit against Menu Foods, Nutro Products, and PETCO for manufacturing and selling contaminated pet food.

Aphrodisiac Food Part 1
First, some history on aphrodisiac food.

Are Fiber Supplements Fat Burning Food?
If you're taking a fiber supplement or eating a high fiber diet, you may inadvertently be consuming fat burning food.Everyone knows that fiber is something you need in your diet to be healthy, and that primarily it relieves constipation by increasing the bulk in stool to allow easier bowel movements.

A Book Lover's Food and Wine Gift Basket
There is nothing more pleasurable and luxurious for a book lover than a summer afternoon at the lake or a winter evening around the fire with a good book and a food and wine gift basket. Begin by choosing an author or authors. It is often easier to match the book rather than wine to the recipient. An English food and wine gift basket is an excellent and eclectic choice for fans of Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Charlotte Bronte and the like.

Luis Miguel Cortazar Named Executive Chef At Riviera Maya's Paraiso de la Bonita
Luis Miguel Cortazar has been appointed executive chef at Paraiso de la Bonita Resort & Thalasso, the intimate, beachfront boutique resort featuring 90 ocean view suites on 14 acres in the Riviera Maya.

Attorney's New Book Shows Consumers How to Protect Themselves from Tainted Food and Dangerous Toy Products
Recall, Food and Toy Safety: An American Crisis by attorney Susie L. Hoeller is an incisive guide to how readers can demand reforms in industry practices and laws.

Reaching The Restaurants:marketing To The Food Service Industry
The food service industry is a huge market that is growing repidly. According to the National Restaurant Association sales are expected to top 511 billion this year. That's a lot of chow! In fact, for every dollar a customer spends on food 48 cents of it is spent in restaurants. There's no question that customers enjoy dinning out. Thus, the food service industry must work diligently to satisfy this growing demand. It's a tall order no doubt and to be sucessful requires a great deal of time commitment. As such, if you're attempting to get your product or service noticed in this sector you need to keep a few points in mind. Most notably, food service professionals, owners,chefs, etc. are severely pressed for time: many put in 80 hour weeks. ...

A Comprehensive List of Food Safety Tips
Whether you have a career in food preparation, entertain privately, or just cook for your family, food handling has some science to it that you should know. What with hearing a story in the news every other day about yet another Salmonella or E. Coli outbreak, we could all stand to hear a refresher course in the sanitary preparing of food.

Why You Shouldn't Over Use Your Fish Food
One of the worst things that you can do when caring for fish in an aquarium is to overfeed them There are a couple of different reasons why over feeding the fish in your aquarium is a bad thing, but we are going to look at two of the most prevalent ones

Connecticut Personal Trainer Urges Local Restaurants to Eliminate Trans-Fats Before New York City
A letter recently sent to over eighty restaurants in Fairfield County urged restaurant owners to take the lead in the ban of trans-fats from fried foods, baked goods, and packaged products.

The Growth In The Organic And Healthy Food Market
Organic produce is one of the fastest growing food retail sectors in the country.

Relieve PMS with the Food Diet Changes
Almost every woman suffers with premenstrual syndrome at one time or another. The symptoms are familiar: mood swings, cramping and bloating, trouble sleeping.

YMCA Calls Police to Arrest Anti-Obesity Advocate MeMe Roth -- NAAO President MeMe Roth Attempts to Dump Junk Food at Local Philadelphia Spring Valley
"NAAO urges parents across the country to 'Dump the Junk!' If your child's school pushes junk food onto your children, dump it. If your minister or rabbi uses junk food as a children's sermon device, dump it. If your YMCA uses junk food as a means to pander to unhealthy members, dump it," said National Action Against Obesity President MeMe Roth.