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Oct 16, 2016
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
This month's featured center pieces of Cream & Toffee have taken me back to my long-gone childhood. Before the da...
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Oct 13, 2016
ANATOMY OF THE CHICAGO DEEP DISH
The mouth-watering crust of Chicago-style pizza is biscuit-like, as the basic yeast dough is enhanced with oils and e...
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Oct 11, 2016
HAWAIIAN DENDROBIUM ORCHID BOUQUET
This month's featured bouquet consists of white Dendrobium Orchids, accompanied by Bamboo Orchid foliage and novelty ...
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Oct 9, 2016
GALA APPLES & BARTLETT PEARS
GALA APPLES — This crisp, aromatically-sweet apple features pink-orange stripes atop a pretty yellow background. Deli...
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AFFENTALER SLK SELECTION — RIESLING SPATLESE (Vintage 2014, White)
Country: Germany Region: Baden Grape: (Late Harvest) Riesling
Baden is in the southernmost of Germany’s wine reg...
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AFFENTALER SLK SELECTION — PINOT NOIR (Vintage 2013, Red)
Country: Germany Region: Baden Grape: (Late Harvest) Pinot Noir
Baden is in the southernmost of Germany’s wine r...
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VALE DO HOMEM — VINHO VERDE DOC (Vintage 2015, White)
Country: Portugal Region: Vinho Verde Province Grapes: Estate Grown Loureiro, Arinto
Vinho Verde is a Portuguese...
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VIGNAIOLI — ROSSO TOSCANO IGT (Vintage 2014, Red)
Country: Italy Region: Grosseto Province Grapes: Sangiovese, Merlot, Alicante
The Cantina Cooperativa Vignaioli ...
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Sep 27, 2016
WINE MISCELLANY . . .
If wine had an arch enemy, what would it be? Probably the Chile family. Jalapeños are never found on any wine’s “Best...
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Sep 25, 2016
ARCADIA ALES Kalamazoo, Michigan
Established in 1996 in Battle Creek, Arcadia continues to carve out its niche in the craft beer community with world-...
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Sep 22, 2016
MENDOCINO BREWERY Ukiah, California
Starting either as a dream, or maybe a flashback to the days before Prohibition, the Hopland Brewery came into existe...
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Sep 20, 2016
BADERBRAU BREWERY Chicago, Illinois
Baderbrau is a 25,000 sq. ft. craft brewery that makes flavorful, crushable and affordable lager and wheat beers. It ...
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