| Outdoor grilling a smokin' pastime
Year-round use has become the rule. Homeowners have extended their living spaces into "outdoor rooms." Just as the kitchen is the heart of the home, the grill is the heart of the outdoor room, and consumers are not afraid to brave the elements to attain that barbecue flavor. Still, many Chicago-area residents not brave enough to grill during winter soon will be pulling their grills out of dry dock and gearing up for the summer searing season. Grilling has become so big that a record 17 million grills were shipped to consumers in 2006, a 15 percent increase from the previous year, according to statistics from the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association. Grilling suits the fast-paced lifestyle of many American households simply because it's an easy, efficient and tasty alternative to indoor cooking.
Disney's California Food and Wine Weekends returns to Disneyland ...
The culinary flair of California comes to life at Disney's California Adventure theme park at the Disneyland Resort as part of the second annual Disney's California Food and Wine Weekends from April 27 through May 20. Each Thursday through Sunday of the festival, special events and seminars will be held to celebrate the flavors of California. Complimentary events inside Disney's California Adventure park include 30-minute cooking demonstrations and wine/beer seminars. A special "marketplace" will feature small samplers of gourmet foods for sale. For an additional fee, guests can attend special multi-course dinners with wine hosted by California winemakers. Other exclusive seminars and meals will be hosted by renowned chefs including Donna Scala of Napa Valley's Bistro Don Giovanni, Guy Fieri of the Food Network, and Robert Curry of Auberge du Soleil.
Chino Hills' City Broiler does it right
City Broiler is an exciting new restaurant that is located in the Cross Roads Market Place in Chino Hills. This large restaurant features two dining areas and a large bar with many television screens to watch your favorite game while feasting on some really delicious and eye-popping dishes. The "East coast steak house" decor features lots of brick and dark woods along with many booths and tables with black and white trim. It's the perfect setting for a relaxing and terrific dining experience for the entire family. The menu has just about everything a true lover of food looks for in a restaurant. There's a multitude of tempting sandwiches, a large variety of fish and seafood entrees, juicy steaks and chicken along with beautiful salads and gourmet pizzas. For starters, I decided to try the Fried Calamari and the Teriyaki Chicken Skewers.
Pizza chains eye slice of each other's pie
Canada's pizza industry is bracing for a pie fight, as two of the country's largest players expand into each other's turf.Pizza Pizza Ltd., Canada's largest takeout and delivery chain, is planning to expand into Western Canada. And Panago Pizza Inc., the largest player in the West, opens its first restaurant today in Pizza Pizza's Toronto stronghold. .
APRIL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Palm Sunday "Living Last Supper" presentation. Centuries ago, Leonardo Da Vinci portrayed one of Christianity's most significant events in his Renaissance masterpiece "The Last Supper." Modern composer Ruth Elaine Schram has brought this famous painting to life in a new 35-minute choral and dramatic work "The Living Last Supper". The work will be presented this morning at 10:30 am by the choir and others from Immanuel Lutheran Church. Immanuel is located on the corner of S.E. 15th & Lambert Streets in Sellwood, at 7810 SE 15th. For more information, call 503/236-7823. APRIL 4 "Loose Mother Goose" at Ladybug Theater. Famous Ladybug Theater for children presents on stage "Getting Loose With Mother Goose", today and tomorrow, and also April 11-12, at 10:30 am each day at SMILE Station, S.E.
For a capital lunch, it's got to be Glasgow
I HAVE A FRIEND who was working in a hospital in Hanoi during the Vietnam War when some American B-52 bombers paid a call. After everyone had crawled out of the air raid shelters the chef at the hospital set to work producing the most sumptuous meal he could devise. It was important, he said, to reaffirm life in the midst of death by eating a superb dinner. Quite right: eating is not about refuelling the body, it is the most important cultural rite we have apart from sex, and less sticky. Which is why, after hearing about the premature death of an old university friend, I arranged to have lunch with Alison, another college sidekick, so we could reminisce about the good old days at Glasgow University. Lunching in Glasgow is a pleasure because there are so many informal places that serve good, affordable food in snappy, modern surroundings.
CandyCot Dried Apricots Prove To Be Especially Sweet: Third World ...
CandyCot apricots, a dried fruit snack made from especially sweet heirloom apricots found in Central Asia, are helping farmers create a brighter economic future. Now these amazing apricots are available online. Each box of apricots help third world farm owners provide stable lifestyles for their families through the planting, harvesting, and natural drying process involved in creating the gourmet dried apricots. As a food connoisseur, Myron Stoltzfus has always enjoyed finding unique, one-of-a-kind foods. Now that he has paired that passion with an online store providing third world relief, his CandyCot dried apricots are truly unique. With the help of these super-sweet CandyCot dried apricots, Central Asian fruit farmers have experienced greater markets for their own farms. They can now make a living planting, harvesting, and naturally drying the heirloom apricots that are enjoyed by people around the world.
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