Bite of the Best http://www.biteofthebest.com An interactive site featuring outstanding products we've tried and recommend Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:57:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Choice Organic Teas’ Original Teas http://www.biteofthebest.com/choice-organic-teas-original-teas/ http://www.biteofthebest.com/choice-organic-teas-original-teas/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:57:43 +0000 Eric from BiteoftheBest.com http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=21531 Choice Organic Teas, the first in the country to introduce Fair Trade Certified™ teas, has added four new varieties :

• Premium Korean Green (Green Tea) – This  tea hails from Jeju Island, South Korea’s “Island of the Gods.” The …

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]]> http://www.biteofthebest.com/food-networks-south-beach-wine-and-food-festival-2012/feed/ 0 My Hungry Valentine Underground Dinner http://www.biteofthebest.com/my-hungry-valentine-underground-dinner/ http://www.biteofthebest.com/my-hungry-valentine-underground-dinner/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:55:20 +0000 steph52 http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=21586 Join Amy’s Culinary Adventures (located at 5084 Llano Dr. Woodland Hills) on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 7:00 – 10:00 pm for My Hungry Valentine.  The Underground Dinner will include 7 appetizers and plated courses along with complimentary wine and …

]]> http://www.biteofthebest.com/my-hungry-valentine-underground-dinner/feed/ 0 Wine Tutor – Wine 101: Introduction to Wine Tasting http://www.biteofthebest.com/wine-tutor-wine-101-introduction-to-wine-tasting/ http://www.biteofthebest.com/wine-tutor-wine-101-introduction-to-wine-tasting/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:41:44 +0000 steph52 http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=20817 Wine Tutor – Wine 101: Introduction to Wine Tasting is a five week beginner’s class designed to teach all about wine, including differentiating varietals  and more, plus sampling a wide variety of domestic and imported wines including  sparkling and dessert …

]]> http://www.biteofthebest.com/wine-tutor-wine-101-introduction-to-wine-tasting/feed/ 0 Celebrate “Blue Monday” and “Big Blue”’s Big Game Win http://www.biteofthebest.com/celebrate-blue-monday-and-big-blues-big-game-win/ http://www.biteofthebest.com/celebrate-blue-monday-and-big-blues-big-game-win/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:18:15 +0000 mightmelanie http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=21807 Royal Wine Corp. is betting on a Blue Monday to celebrate another New York Giants’ Super Bowl championship.  The wine importer is launching Bartenura Sparkling Moscato, with its signature blue bottle, on Monday, February 6, in stores in New York …]]> http://www.biteofthebest.com/celebrate-blue-monday-and-big-blues-big-game-win/feed/ 0 Adult Congenital Heart Association Bay Area Wine & Food Tasting http://www.biteofthebest.com/adult-congenital-heart-association-bay-area-wine-food-tasting/ http://www.biteofthebest.com/adult-congenital-heart-association-bay-area-wine-food-tasting/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:51:07 +0000 steph52 http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=20658 The Adult Congenital Heart Association is hosting a Bay Area Wine and Food Tasting on Friday, February 10, 2010 from 6:00-9:00 pm at the UCSF Smith Cardiovascular Research Building (located at 555 Mission Bay Boulevard). The evening will be composed …

]]> http://www.biteofthebest.com/adult-congenital-heart-association-bay-area-wine-food-tasting/feed/ 0 Chicago Restaurant Week February 2012 http://www.biteofthebest.com/chicago-restaurant-week-february-2012/ http://www.biteofthebest.com/chicago-restaurant-week-february-2012/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:32:42 +0000 steph52 http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=20082 The fifth annual Chicago Restaurant Week will run from Friday, February 17 – Sunday, February 26, 2012. Over 200 of Chicago’s best restaurants will be offering special three course prix fixe menus for lunch and dinner.

For more information, click …

]]> http://www.biteofthebest.com/chicago-restaurant-week-february-2012/feed/ 0 “Kitchen Nighmares” Wants Restaurants in Need of Help http://www.biteofthebest.com/kitchen-nighmares-wants-restaurants-in-need-of-help/ http://www.biteofthebest.com/kitchen-nighmares-wants-restaurants-in-need-of-help/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:16:57 +0000 Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=21785 Do you know a restaurant trying to make some green, but still running in the red? Or maybe it has a great location, but is unable to bring in the customers…

Well, the senior casting producer for Fox TV’s show …

]]> http://www.biteofthebest.com/kitchen-nighmares-wants-restaurants-in-need-of-help/feed/ 3 Food Should Taste Good Kettle-Cooked Salt & Pepper Sweet Potato Chips http://www.biteofthebest.com/food-should-taste-good-kettle-cooked-salt-pepper-sweet-potato-chips/ http://www.biteofthebest.com/food-should-taste-good-kettle-cooked-salt-pepper-sweet-potato-chips/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:59:14 +0000 Bonnie from BiteoftheBest.com http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=21371 bonnie_webBonnie: When Terra Original Exotic Vegetable Chips was introduced, I would often cherry-pick the tasty orange-colored sweet potato ones from the mixture that also included batata, taro and yuca chips. I’m glad that bags of just sweet potato chips are now available from both Terra and the aptly named company, Food Should Taste Good.

In the past, BOTB named as a FeaturedBite that company's...

BOTB BloggerBryan: We've written about the aptly named Food Should Taste Good Inc. before. It's pretty simple actually: We really think that its food tastes good. It's definitely a better way to snack; a healthier, more flavorful, less Cheeto-dusty way to have a nosh. The company's founder, Pete Lescoe, created Food Should Taste Good Inc. in 2006 after having held positions within the grocery and food-brokerage businesses. One can only assume he was terrified by ...

Eric (2 sunglasses)Eric: There's something so delectably simple about a quality chip. The beauty of a chip is in its simplicity: one part potato, one part oil and one part salt. Now envision that combination with sweet potato and pepper, disguised in a sinister crunch.

The secret behind the crunch? It's the...

]]> http://www.biteofthebest.com/food-should-taste-good-kettle-cooked-salt-pepper-sweet-potato-chips/feed/ 0 New York’s Kosher Food and Wine Experience http://www.biteofthebest.com/new-yorks-kosher-food-and-wine-experience/ http://www.biteofthebest.com/new-yorks-kosher-food-and-wine-experience/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:54:08 +0000 steph52 http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=21476 The Kosher Food and Wine Experience takes place Monday, February 13th, 2012 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm at Pier 60/Chelsea Piers. Wines from around the world and dishes from 20 restaurants and caterers will be featured. Among the 200+ wines …

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