Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Chinese New Year Dinner–A Lucky Feastfeatured
Happy New Year!! Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Year of the Ox, a sign that embodies prosperity through hard work and determination. The Chinese New Year falls on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar. It is the biggest Chinese holiday and is celebrated over the course of 15 days. Typically, on the evening of New Year’s Eve, you gather with family and friends and feast on a big dinner full of “good luck” foods.
Foodbuzz does a fun little promotion where they choose 24 meal ideas submitted by 24 food bloggers, all set to take place on one designated day. Each event is then blogged about over the course of 24 hours. I was thrilled when Foodbuzz accepted my 24,24,24 proposal for this dinner because the timing of it was just perfect for my Chinese New Year celebration 🙂 .
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Best of Fancy Food Show 2009: Chocolate Editionfeatured
After coming dangerously close to death by chocolate at the NASFT Winter Fancy Food Show 2009 (life is good, ain’t it?), I was faced with the daunting challenge of selecting my favorite chocolates sampled from the dozens of amazing, artisanal, handcrafted, made with love morsels. But I’m hard core. I’ve done it. I’ve actually managed to narrow down the obscene number of very fine and fancy chocolates showcased at Fancy Food Show (San Francisco). I now present to you a list of chocolates so divine, inspired, and brilliant that you must try them to know what chocolate is capable of.
Best Chocolates of the Fancy Food Show 2009:
- Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier – Olive Oil Truffle
- Lillie Belle Farms Handmade Chocolates – Smokey Blue Cheese Truffle
- L’Estasi Dolce – Lemongrass Ginger Truffle
- Fran’s Chocolates – Gray & Smoked Salt Caramels
- Norman Love Confections – Award in Artistry
- Claudio Corallo Chocolate – Lifetime Achievement Award
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Snack on Barack: Crazy Cookiesfeatured
In honor of this most exciting day, I present to you Obama & Biden, the cookies! With a tip off from Foodzie (thanks guys!), I came across a fun little company called Parker’s Crazy Cookies at the NASFT 34th Winter Fancy Food Show 2009.
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President Obama: Hope, Unity, and Resolvefeatured
“On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.”
President Obama’s Inaugural Speech, January 20, 2009:
“With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children’s children that when we were tested, we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back, nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.”
Goodness, the man gives me chills :).
Thank you, Mister President. And Welcome to the White House.
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