| Le Cook Store offers culinary tools, demonstration
Are you a culinary genius but lack the appropriate kitchen appliances to prepare the banquet of which you've always dreamed?
Le Cook Store, located at 911 Third Ave., across from Pullman Square, has all the tools and cookware any amateur gourmet chef could ever want.
Apart from its wide selection of gastronomic gadgets, Le Cook Store also offers cooking demonstrations in its built-in kitchen.
The store is in its fourth month of operation, and Shawn Bresnahan, manager and operating partner of the store, said they have had good business.
"We've done very well," Bresnahan said. "We've actually had a lot of people through the doors."
The store is located next to the Marshall Community and Technical College Culinary & Cooking Institute, and although the two establishments occasionally work together for mutual gain, they are not a single entity.
Looking for someplace to eat this week? Our writers have done the ...
Arrivederci Trattoria (4221 E. Chandler Blvd., [480] 759-9292). Highly recommended Italian specialties include the cannelloni de carne (beef and veal stuffed pasta tubes with melted cheese and tomato cream sauce), chocomisu and cannoli. Dont be surprised if the staff greets you with a double-cheek kiss. Additional location in Scottsdale. $$ Nellos (4710 E. Warner Road, [480] 893-8930). If deep-dish Chicagostyle pizza is what you crave, Nellos pizzerias are where to go. The salads are scrumptious as well, especially if theyre topped with the thick house dressing. Additional locations in Mesa, Tempe and Scottsdale. $ Venice Ristorante Italiano (4747 E. Elliot Road, [480] 961-9350). From appetizers to desserts, portions are generous, flavors are exciting and presentation is attractive at this romantic, neighborhood Italian eatery.
Grab some picnic fixings
Blooms are bursting out all over. It's prime time for Table Rock hiking. And the announcement of the Britt Festivals line-up always sets me dreaming about music and meals on the hillside. But ... this being spring in the Rogue Valley, the weather can be a little unpredictable, to say the least. Anyone who wants to get in some outdoor eating had better move fast when the sun breaks through. Fortunately, the area has some great places to pick up quick and tasty sandwiches and salads that are perfect for outings. Allyson's Kitchen, known as Allyson's of Ashland until the popular kitchen store extended its reach online and with plans for a branch in Bend, has a top-notch deli. Tucked in the basement at 115 E. Main St., Ashland, Allyson's deli makes sandwiches with specialty meats and cheeses and tops them off with Shakespeare-inspired names.
Annual Arts Council fundraiser is now more important than ever
STANDISH - Rural arts directors have learned a thing or two about survival in Michigan's ever-shrinking arts funding climate. On April 22, the Northeast Michigan Arts Council holds its biggest fundraiser - an annual auction - at noon in Standish. The council secures grant funding for arts and cultural projects across Bay, Arenac, Midland and Saginaw counties. ''It's our 22nd auction, so we're pretty good at begging, borrowing and stealing to make it a nice event,'' says Gail Schmidt, arts council director. ''Businesses in the region are very generous. This year, we've got more than 200 items to bid on.'' Items such as a ''Dessert of the Month,'' one gourmet recipe for every month of the year, are among the event's donations. Look, too, for new bicycles for children, a digital camera, antiques, glassware and bed & breakfast overnights, Schmidt said.
Easter Egg Hunt with Interflora.co.uk for a Chance to Win a ...
Interflora are rapidly becoming as well known for their range of fantastic, high quality chocolate gifts as they are for their wonderful flowers. To celebrate this Easter, there's a chance to win a hamper full of delicious Easter chocolate worth over £65 in their online Easter Egg Hunt. (PRWeb) April 3, 2007 -- Play the Easter egg hunt game online at Interflora for a chance of winning a fantastic Easter hamper full of delicious goodies from luxury chocolatier Lily O'Brien. The chocolate hamper contains a yummy selection of gourmet chocolate including two luxury chocolate eggs, a delightful milk chocolate bunny and a selection of boxed chocolates guaranteed to make mouths water, all of which are presented in a pretty Easter basket. In fact there's enough chocolate up for grabs, the Easter bunny could put his feet up this year and have a well earned break.
New downtown shop offers gourmet greatness
For fans of high-end food and gifts, Mawby's has a lot to offer. Just ask owner Chris Perry. "It's so difficult to describe, short of a book, what's in here," said Perry from within his downtown "Gourmet Luxury Lifestyle" shop on Barnard Street, which opened March 19. "People would ask me, 'What's Mawby's going to be?' I used to dread the question. There are so many unusual products. There's so much going on in the store, it's difficult to distill it into a short answer."For starters, Mawby's boasts gourmet food that customers can order for carry-out eating. A duck breast sandwich and buffalo meat burger highlight the unique menu offerings. "We're a restaurant with no seating," said Perry. "We're selling people gourmet food that they can take home with them."Then there's the imported cheeses, chocolates and desserts, and hard-to-find gift items | like antique Victorian-era flasks made of sterling silver and crocodile-skin from London, leather luggage and folding chairs from Africa and hand-made purses and cutlery.
Monterey Gourmet Foods Projects First Quarter 2007 Results
SALINAS, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 24, 2007 -- Monterey Gourmet Foods (NASDAQ: PSTA) today announced that its first quarter sales are expected to increase approximately 10% over the same quarter in 2006. Net income is expected to approximate $.02 per share. Complete financial results are scheduled to be released May 8, 2007. Eric Eddings, President/CEO of Monterey Gourmet Foods, explained, "We are encouraged with the direction of our first quarter. Our preliminary indications show that sales grew by double digits and our net income grew by triple digits when compared to the first quarter of 2006. We continue to make process improvements and introduce innovative products, some of which were delayed into the second quarter." Mr. Eddings commented on new organizational changes, stating: "Dan Brown, our Vice President of Operations, now has responsibility for all three of our manufacturing plants.
Lyla's, a new gourmet kitchen and cafe, opens in Chappaqua
CHAPPAQUA - "SoHo in Chappaqua" is how Omar Kaghat likes to describe his new eatery in town. Lyla's, a hip gourmet kitchen and cafe on King Street that opened this month, is Kaghat's second venture in the hamlet. He and his brother-in-law, Joe Quartararo, opened Le Jardin Du Roi, a popular French restaurant also on King Street, seven years ago. On a recent afternoon, pedestrians on the sidewalk gaped through Lyla's bay windows lined with a crepe bar and pots of soup. Inside, counters offering wraps and sandwiches, pastries and chocolates, and a fresh salad bar contributed to the lunchtime din. Lyla's, named for Kaghat's 7-year-old daughter, fills the spot vacated by Jessie's Closet, a clothing boutique that went out of business. "I'd rather have crepes than tie-dye T-shirts," said Lisa Mariano, 36, of Chappaqua, as she dug into her Nutella and banana crepe.
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