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  • Celebrate Bagel Week-end with Bantam Bagels

    I was excited to get an offer of new and original Bantam Bagel frozen products.   Like nine million other viewers of Shark Tank, I first came familiar with founders  Nick and Elyse Oleksak when I saw them on the TV show in 2018 pitching their Bantam Bagels.   We really liked the “everything b...

  • Go Sun’s Ingenious Ancient Methods for the 21st Century

    (Gerry Furth-Sides, photos from GoSun) I have a GoSun solar grill because the novel idea of living off the grid is always appealing.  It turned out to be so much fun to use, especially when there are kids around because they learn the concept of solar power. And I had no idea of the full environmental […]...

  • Cafe Spice “Delivers” Authentic Ethnic Meals at Home

    (Gerry Furth-Sides, content and photos courtesy of Cafe Spice) Even if I was not about to answer the call someone  “craving restaurant-quality Indian, Mexican and Thai food at home,” Cafe Spice got my attention because of the company story.  Sameer Malhotra, CEO and Co-Founder of Cafe Spice, and his ...

  • We Celebrate (with) Tenuta Montemagno’s New Dry Sparkling Bruts!

    Prosecco from northeast Italy has attained such an affection (or affectation depending on the view) that is is always been the first to come to mind when you think of Italian sparkling wine.    Yet the Barbera variety that makes up  TM24 and TM36 shows how a historic, versatile and  charming bottle-ferme...

  • Delicious, Nutritious Food Go with The “TERRITORY”

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Fresh seasonal produce, plus a continually evolving menu of prepared, smart, globally inspired meals are  always “on the menu” at TERRITORYFOODS.COM.  Customers have the option of new and always healthy meal choices each week, with many of the favorite meals threaded back into the rotation.  Cu...

  • How Alex Peña Uses the HAPPY PLANNER

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Every family’s recipes are their own special treasure, but in the case of Alex Peña, his family made baking history in Los Angeles so the HAPPY PLANNER works for him on two levels, both personal and professional. HAPPY PLANNER solves this problem in a fun way with a book just waiting for 160 […]...

  • Porto’s Bakery at Your Door and in Your Oven!

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) If Porto’s  Bakery was “excited” to announce their new line up of signature baked goods for Bake at Home delivery and baking, I know we customers were a thousand-times more excited. Sweet and savory, Chocolate Twist croissant and Arroz Con Pollo Frito, are firs...

  • Bone-In Butcher Shop’s Wow! Texas Wagyu at Your Door

    (Gerry Furth-Sides)  It took Dallas’ Bone-In Butcher Shop‘s enthusiastic owner-founder, John Sayklay with his partner-son Jake, a little bit of convincing to get me to try Texas Wagyu.  That’s because I am a confirmed lover of the lean, double-muscled Piedmontese beef. (localfoodeater.com/piedmontese...

  • Celebrate Tequila Day – and Mexican History – with La Adelita Anytime

    (Gerry furth-Sides, content from La Adelita and from wikipedia) La Adelita (80 proof/ 40% ABV)  is a portfolio of five extraordinary tequilas, made by a collaboration of generational distillers and cult wine & spirit artisans – is now available in the United States, nationwide.  Every bottle honors the name by bei...