Bite of the Best

Rosa Mexicano Restaurant

Bonnie Tandy Leblang — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:34:35 +0000

Some days a service person turns a decent meal into a fabulous one. That was Jamie, our waitress at Rosa Mexicano! Somehow we bonded as our crazy group of 5 friends and relatives — turned into 6 and back to…

Salad of Warm Bijou Goat Cheese with Red Wine Endive Compote

Bonnie Tandy Leblang — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:08 +0000

This Salad of Warm Bijou Goat Cheese with Red Wine Endive Compote appeared on Bart Vandaele’s menu at the Belga Cafe, Washington, DC.

To Make Red Wine Endive Compote: Melt 1 ½ T unsalted butter in large saucepan, add and sweat 5…

Smart Balance Milk

Eric Leblang — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:18 +0000

Smart Balance Milks taste like fuller-fat milks but with less saturated fat and more nutritional benefits. Smart Balance Milks, available in fat free and low fat varieties, contain more calcium and protein than regular whole milk; and come in varieties…

Peeled Snacks — Apple-2-The-Core

Bonnie Tandy Leblang — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:59:55 +0000

Bonnie: I’m a sucker for real food that tastes good. That’s what these Peeled Snacks are, with our favorite being the Apple-2-the-Core. The only ingredient in this product is a dried organic apple. Although the apple slices are dried, they are not hard as some others I have sampled — instead they are moist and chewy.

Did you know that people....

Bryan: Fruit snacks…the phrase means different things to different people. To many, especially from Generation X and afterward, the term can only refer to little fruit-flavored chewy/gummy snacks, individually portioned, packaged and stuffed into their lunchboxes. Justifiably, the concept of artificial fruit still makes any good dietitian shudder, as these sugary candies have somehow been mistaken for good...

Eric: I’m a sucker for dried apricots; ALL fruit will get my taste buds percolating, but apricots (only dried) have a special place in my heart. I imagine that most people view dried fruit as “grandma’s natural laxative” rather than a refreshing, healthy, vitamin-enriched snack — and for the most part I can understand why. It wasn’t until...

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Famed London Hotel Bestowed First Michelin Star

Guest Contributor — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:21:51 +0000

The Lanesborough’s ‘Apsleys – a Heinz Beck Restaurant achieves a Michelin Star. The Lanesborough is one of London’s premier luxury hotel offering distinguished residential-style service in elegantly historic surroundings. Since beginning service in September 2009, the restaurant has become the…

Fiber One 90 Calorie Chewy Bars

Eric Leblang — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:41 +0000

Fiber One 90 Calorie Chewy Bars are a snack that makes weight management easier for busy consumers. Each bar contains only 90 calories, five grams of fiber and 2.5 grams of fat to help dieters feel full and stick to…

Coca Cocktails

Bryan Leblang — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:30:34 +0000

We all know the crazy history.. The world’s most revered soft drink, the famed international icon, the word synonymous with ’soda’… Coca Cola began with actual cocaine as an ingredient. Though there is no longer any coke in Coke, you’d…

Fisherman’s Catch, Good Food, Horrible Waitress

Bonnie Tandy Leblang — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:07:55 +0000

Judy, Judy, Judy… My dinner at Fisherman’s Catch would have been so pleasant without experiencing your temper, apparent as you threw my coat onto a chair out of your way, tossing everything secured inside scattered onto the floor and continued with…

Postcard from New York: Fave Dishes

Bonnie Tandy Leblang — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:42:54 +0000

“Postcards from New York” — that email from my friend Babs described some of her recent food samplings in the city. “Fave Dishes: Pork Bun w/Fried Egg at Milk Bar” caught my eye, as I can walk to Momofuku Bakery…

Sake Paring at Hakubai Restaurant, New York City

Guest Contributor — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:23:14 +0000

The critically acclaimed Hakubai Restaurant at The Kitano New York Hotel will offer an exclusive sake pairing in the recently redesigned restaurant through March 12, 2010, for $30 per person excluding tax and gratuity.

The sake pairing will feature Akira Sake…