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December 21, 2011 This summer at the Vermont Artisan Cheese Festival I scored the last available Summer Snow from Woodcock Farm. Mushroomy bloomy rinds are a favorite of mine on a summer evening with friends. I brought it home to the Berkshires and that weekend we opened a bottle of wine, plunked the Summer Snow on a cheeseboard, and tromped out to the screen tent in our... |
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October 25, 2011 I won my football pool (again) by picking based on cheeses and beers I was sampling this week. This is not a scientific method. And the good news is that next week I'll be chomping on new cheeses and sipping new beers, so the ramdom chances for winning are always there. And if I don't win...well, I still got to do the "research". And for... |
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September 22, 2011 Taza Chocolate in Somerville Ma. 5 years ago Alex Whitmore and partners Larry Slotnick and Kathleen Fulton (also Alex's wife) started this mesoamerican-style bean-to-bar chocolate factory. And true to their vision, this chocolate is handmade from start to finish. They buy their beans in the DR, Mexico,... |
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August 12, 2011 You may all know this already, but Best of Show at 2011 ACS in Montreal went to Oregon’s Rogue Creamery for Rogue River Blue (www.roguecreamery.com) the 2nd time they’ve taken the blue ribbon home! Second place was shared by Ontario’s Finica Food for their Lindsay Bandaged Cheddar... |
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June 16, 2011 Oh Canada…it’s your turn for national hurdles. Last night we brought your Stanley Cup back to Boston after a 39 year absence (thank YOU!). Your postal system is shut until further notice, and Vancouver based Hootsuite has ticked off a few PAYING customers (... |
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April 21, 2011 While at the Craft Brewers Conference, Lassa and I stumbled into the Pink Boots Society, http://pinkbootssociety.org/, annual meeting. Quite unlike the 5/1 men/women ratio in the rest of the conference, the room was jammed with women in brewing; brewmasters, QA specialists, pub owners, marketers, retailers... |
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March 14, 2011
No need to bleat on about quality or style, just keep a case around and Mom and Baby will both perk right up! Or asleep. Deeply asleep.
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March 02, 2011 “What is that?” |
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February 16, 2011 While you are known for what you do, it is the things that you choose not do that define your life. These were headscratching words directed at me a decade ago by brilliant business mentor Walt Winshall, who my partner and I referred to as Yoda. I... |
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December 21, 2010 I started the year obsessed with butter, bacon, and beer. During 2010 I added some new obsessions. Pecorino for breakfast: I look for around 120-days aged, pair it with lightly floral honey, crusty bread, and fruit. Fully balanced and delicious! Vinegars: I started using fig vinegar for salads and flavoring. There are probably... |
