| Easter Basket Recall Announced in Florida
Now that the Easter baskets have been opened, parents and children should be mindful of warnings about certain children's products, according to a Florida newspaper. Watchdog group Consumers Union have cautioned against the eating of Italian-made Kinder Surprise Eggs, hollow chocolate eggs that contain small toys, according to the Florida Sun-Sentinel. The eggs were banned in the U.S. in 1997 but still make it to stores through gourmet sweet shops, candy merchants and ethnic importers. Click here to read the Sun-Sentinel story. In addition, Consumers Union has declared a voluntary recall of about 8,500 Disney plush Easter baskets, whose small ribbons and beads could be considered a choking hazard for small children. The baskets, which are manufactured by Gemmy Industries, are pink and purple plush and themed after the Disney Princesses.
New in outdoors equipment
A new product called the "Game Gourmet" is meant to ensure that no meal of wild flesh ever tastes "gamey." Created by award-winning chef John Schumacher, the Game Gourmet consists of four different bake-in-the-bag products that include a recipe, spices, and an oven cooking bag. You simply add the wild game meat, vegetables and water to the bag and cook it in your oven for three hours. The meat, Schumacher promises, will be moist and tender and without any "gamey" taste when done. There are four products to choose from: upland game, ducks and geese, soups and stews, and roasts and steaks. Each packet offers a basic recipe, plus three additional recipes for variety, and sells for $6.99. For information: visit www.gamegourmet.com or call 1-866-403-2477. Lure of the week .
Latest office perk? Gourmet coffee
As more workers flee their cubicles to get a latte fix, the office coffee machine has become a forgotten stepchild. Of people who drink coffee at work, the percentage who drink the in-house brew dropped to 52 percent last year from 64 percent in 2003, according to the National Coffee Association, an industry group.
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Adventures In Vegetarianism
In her editor's letter in the April issue of Gourmet magazine, Ruth Reichl announces the arrival of a new feature devoted to hearty vegetarian recipes. With more and more restaurants offering a variety of vegetarian and even vegan dishes on their menus, in combination with the growing concern for environmentally-friendly living, the appeal of fresh, locally-grown, seasonal vegetables and legumes is suddenly extremely important in the food world. I recently decided I had better give in to the trend and veg out. Okay, it wasn't a conscious decision - I was on my second date with the boyishly charming Mr. I'minlikewithyou and he invited me to dinner at his favorite vegan place in San Francisco, Millennium. He promised me it was haute vegan cuisine with not even the slightest hint of hippie and an atmosphere that was chic, sophisticated, and elegant; boy was he right.
Amazon.com Launches "Go Indie" Music Store
SEATTLE April 18, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced it has joined forces with more than 30 independent music labels to launch "Go Indie," a new section in its Indie music store designed to introduce music lovers of all genres to indie music and existing indie fans to the best independent labels and artists. "Go Indie" features a hand-picked selection of nearly 700 titles, 150 of which carry a reduced price of $9.99."There is an incredible amount of great indie music being produced that has traditionally been very difficult for music fans to find," said Peter Faricy, vice president of music at Amazon.com. "We have teamed up with indie's most prominent labels to create the 'Go Indie' store to help our customers find music and to help music find our customers."The "Go Indie" store will also feature video content from six indie artists, including the Black Keys, Air, The Shins, Sam Bush, Robyn Hitchcock and CeU.
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