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Happy Holidays from the BOTB Family

Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:59:58 +0000

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Ravi Go-Cool

Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:59:38 +0000

Bonnie: In last week's FeaturedBite, we suggested Entwine Pinot Grigio, which as you know, should be served well chilled. So what do you do if you want to bring it as a hostess gift and want it ready to serve at the correct temperature?

In the past, I would wrap the...

Bryan: Ravi Solutions originally made its name in the overly crowded world of wine gadgets by introducing a completely new invention. Ravi didn't just build a "better mousetrap." When it hit the market, it redefined a category. Once, there were ice buckets to chill your wine, but after...

Eric: Wine is one of the few beverages that is "designed" to be served at a certain temperature (not to hot, not to cold); it is incredible how changes in temperature can help dictate, or overshadow, the subtle nuances of a particular varietal. What's even more amazing are the products available to the everyday consumer for ...

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Hallmark Personalized Party Plate

Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:59:55 +0000

Bonnie: It’s the little extra things that make a party memorable, keep people talking… or are a conversation starter during your party. Like using branded mugs at the soup parties I’ve given.

Soup parties are a great way of ...

Bryan: As you’ve heard by now, I was recently surprised for my 30th birthday. It was truly a special event at what really is my favorite restaurant in Atlanta. To set the mood properly, Antico Pizza is a no-reservations, park-bench...

Eric: Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend my brother’s surprise party for his 30th birthday (getting old, gramps), but I was supportive of my mother’s choice of using the Hallmark personalized party plates: Nothing says party like eating a piece of birthday cake off of your own...

And don’t forget to enter our contest for a chance at winning 50 Hallmark personalized party plates!

Happy Holidays

Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:48:09 +0000

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Wild Hibiscus Flowers

Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:59:48 +0000

Bonnie: Last year, when I ran into my foodie friend Ilene Spector at the Pillsbury Bake-Off, she was bubbling over about some wild flowers in syrup that she had used for entertaining. Ilene explained that she liked to just place a...

Bryan: It's simply the most interesting addition to your bar in a long time. Cocktail garnishes are a must for any home bar enthusiast: olives, lemon twists, Maraschino cherries... these are commonplace, these are expected on the bar. The unexpected? Wild Hibiscus Flower in Syrup. What? Wild hibiscus flowers unfolding, almost dancing, on the bottom...

Eric: I always feel that when it comes to a dinner party, hosts, aside from focusing on preparing food and creating the perfect ambiance, are always looking to "one-up" previous attempts, or to put it non-eloquently - to blow the minds of their guests.

Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup is available for...

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Bite of the Best’s Facelift

Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:41:04 +0000

Be sure to check out Bite of the Best’s facelift!

A watched pot never boils, isn’t that what they always say? Well.. we’ve been watching the Bite of the Best pot simmer for over three years now, and it’s certainly started to boil! What began as a website showing off the best food products we could find has become much more, and it’s truly...

...we’re taking this week to introduce you to the Top 6 biggest changes to BiteoftheBest.com.

Forum Interact with the writers and readers of BiteoftheBest.com. Registered users (it’s free and easy) can now comment on current topics, or create their own. Want to add your opinion about...

Reader-Posting-Submissions Surprise! Many readers of BiteoftheBest.com are in the food biz themselves. Aside from many foodie followers, many foodie marketers, producers, PR people, writers, bloggers...

Freebies There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Yeah, and a watched pot never boils. We don’t like to follow the everyday rules at BiteoftheBest.com. We say, a Free Lunch for

Freebie 1-Week Specials We will intermittently offer 1-week FREEBIE giveaways commencing tomorrow with a chance to win a...

Recipes If I were a bluefish, how would you cook me? It’s our family’s timeless saying, but what does it really mean? It means sharing food knowledge that enables others to enjoy food even more. It means, “Hey, I need help with a recipe...

City Editions “No, no, no, my friend. New Haven has the best pizza, period.” “Oh yeah? Well… the South has got the only barbecue worth its name.” Settle your regional differences by checking out...

New Improved Shop You asked for it, you’ve got it. “What a great product! Where can I Buy It?” How can we ignore a question like....

Happy 2010 From The Bite of the Best Team

Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:01:58 +0000

Don't forget to enter our tagline contest to win a A KitchenAid Artisan® Series Stand Mixer (model KSM150PSER) valued at $349.99. (KITCHENAID and the mixer shape are registered trademarks of KitchenAid, U.S.A) here to enter.Contest runs through mid-January 2010.

Happy Holidays from the BOTB Team

Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:41:55 +0000

Don’t forget to enter our tagline contest to win a A KitchenAid Artisan® Series Stand Mixer (model KSM150PSER) valued at $349.99. (KITCHENAID and the mixer shape are registered trademarks of KitchenAid, U.S.A) Click here to enter.

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We Need Your Assistance — Win a KitchenAid

Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:01:53 +0000

Bite of the Best needs your help…

As our online foodie community continues to grow, we’ve kind of lost track of what we are and exactly what to call ourselves. Though BiteoftheBest.com started out as a website to showcase outstanding food products, it has developed into so much more!

Readers were excited by the food reviews, interactive postings and free contests… but they kept asking for more. As our readers asked, we’ve delivered, and entirely new sections have emerged. From the original FeaturedBites, we’ve expanded to include additional sections: Tidbites (restaurants reviews, food news, festivals, recalls, cookbooks, etc.); Bite of the Rest (new products); Marketplace (coupons, freebies and more) and Shop (online retail shopping).

As we are soon to introduce our newest sections (Recipes and FoodForum) and rename two of the old (Marketplace now will be called Freebies, and Shop now will be the Markeplace ), we’ve decided that our site needs a slightly new identity. For years we have been discussing whether our tagline actually describes what we’re doing anyway: Bite of the Best: an interactive site featuring outstanding products we’ve tried and recommend. Though an accurate portrayal of how our website began and a description of our FeatureBites, this tagline seems a bit of an antiquated caption for what our website actually is.

But, what is BiteoftheBest.com?

Well, we’ve got reviews of outstanding products, lists of new products, showcases of reader suggestions, nationwide restaurant reviews, food news, contests, coupons, giveways, recipes, forums, gadgets, an online store and even more to come!

So, what is BiteoftheBest.com? We’re an online food Mecca, a foodie nexus, an informed “culinarination,” a true one-stop shop for all your “epicuriosities”…. A site without a proper tagline!

That’s why we’ve decided to turn that request over to you, our readers. As you receive this, we are beginning our tagline contest because we want — actually need — your feedback.

To entice you to put on your creative-thinking cap, we’re offering a chance to win A KitchenAid Artisan® Series Stand Mixer (model KSM150PSER) valued at $349.99. (KITCHENAID and the mixer shape are registered trademarks of KitchenAid, U.S.A)

This KitchenAid Artisan® Series Stand Mixer has a 325-watt motor, 5-quart stainless steel bowl with ergonomic handle, a pouring shield and a tilt-back mixer-head design that provides easy access to bowl and beaters. For additional information on this mixer, click here.

Our current tagline is no longer correct, as we’re much more. We’d like (to try at least) to have a single sentence (15 words) that sums up what we are, who we are, what we do. We know what Bite of the Best means to us, but we want to know what phrase, word, rhyme, haiku or whatever encompasses BiteoftheBest.com to you.

Bite of the Best awaits your best… Click here to submit your entry.

Our tagline contest rules:

1. No purchase necessary. Enter as often as you like. To enter, coin a slogan of...

Yves Tierenteyn-Verlent Fresh Mustard from Ghent, Belgium

Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:01:59 +0000

Bonnie: “It’s the only place you can purchase this very special mustard,” explained my sister’s friend Hart as he asked me whether I’d like to take a drive with him to purchase it.

“Sure,” I said without asking any questions, as I was intrigued.

Hart and I were both houseguests at my sister’s home in Brussels during a cold and dreary February. I thought a short drive into downtown Brussels might be a fun — and interesting — outing. I’d recently...

Bryan: I love the story of Yves Tierenteyn-Verlent. It is a story of culinary romance, dedication, history and craftsmanship. Of food as art, as tradition, as a representation of a people and a place. The simple story of this mustard is a powerful reminder of what pieces of ourselves we choose to maintain as a society.

Modern Europe is formed from the cultural patchwork of thousands of cities, towns and villages spread across a number of languages and locations. With such diversity of backgrounds and geography...

Eric: There are a few condiments that I can easily live without: relish, BBQ-sauce and mustard. I’m sure there are others in my fridge that will never see the light of day, but these three, in particular, will never even see the inside of my fridge. There are a few tastes that just don’t agree with you (and if you love the taste of everything, then you haven’t tried enough). I will gladly eat just about anything, but mustard seed is one of those tastes that never ...

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