Food News – Feb 28, 2010

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Congrats to Chef Dan Barber of Blue Hill and Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture was awarded the Second Annual USA Network “Character Approved” award for his work in changing the face of American culture through food. Dan Barber is at the forefront of a new frontier in food. His philosophy-practiced at his Blue Hill restaurants-is that by combining old world farming wisdom with new agricultural technologies, we can create food that is at once delicious, innovative, healthy, and environmentally responsible.

Denny’s is relaunching the Free Grand Slam birthday program, offering each and every American another free meal on their birthday. Looking to help stretch the American Dollar Denny’s is offering unlimited free refills of two of America’s favorites, French fries and pancakes at participating locations nationwide,through the end of March. Valid 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the offer applies to any order of French fries or pancakes served with an entrée, including both original buttermilk pancakes and Denny’s Hearty Wheat pancakes, for a limited time.

Arclinea,(a well known Italian kitchen company)- March 11, 2010 6-8 pm local time

“Italia in Cucina, Live Cooking Day” is Arclinea’s FIRST worldwide culinary marathon that will feature dynamic cooking demonstrations by well-known chefs in twenty-one Arclinea showrooms to support and celebrate artisanal Italian products. Selected by the Ministry for its international acclaim and innovative artistry, Arclinea will host this major event as an exciting extension of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture’s Made in Italy program, which serves to further promote local Italian products worldwide. The twenty-one showroom locations include: Auckland, Seoul, Beijing, Moscow, Padua, Vicenza, Rome, Milan, Turin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Barcelona, New York, Washington D.C., Miami, Chicago, Mexico City, San Diego, San Francisco.

Congrats to Wild Mountain Gourmet, their Sweet & Spicy Mustard has won a gold medal in the Sweet – Hot category at the 2010 Napa Valley World-Wide Mustard Competition. Their Key Lime & Pineapple Mustard also picked up a victory capturing the Bronze in the fruit category. The company makes a variety of products including a barbecue sauce, hot wing sauce, and several varieties of gourmet mustards. Wild Mountain Gourmet Inc products are sold to grocery and fine food retailers, and can also be found at many food shows and events in the Mid Atlantic region.

Alaska Seafood – The 2010 wild Alaska halibut and black cod (sablefish) season opens March 6, 2010. Alaska halibut is the largest of the flatfish, some weighing over 300 pounds. Alaska black cod is high in omega-3 fatty acids, making it a preferred source of protein. Both whitefish selections pair naturally with a wide variety of flavor profiles and cooking applications such as: smoking, sautéing, poaching and roasting. Wild Alaska halibut and black cod are available fresh until mid-November, or frozen year-round.

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