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Slow Food tries to gather speed - The State

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — A lush, under-the-stars spread of handmade bread, gourmet olives and fine wine made an unlikely launch for a weekend dedicated to ending hunger, empowering poor nations and transforming farming as we know it. Welcome to Slow Food …
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First-Rate Foodies Chew The Fat - Hartford Courant

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

The Connecticut Restaurant Association gets together at Mohegan Sun casino today for its annual Salute to Excellence Awards & Recognition Dinner, where the food will be gourmet and the fine wine will flow. Among those being inducted into the …
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A rich, new life - Des Moines Register

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Ladora, Ia. - Ladora sits on a lonely stretch of U.S. Highway 6 about 25 miles east of Grinnell, its 290 residents served by a single gas station in the shadow of a crumbling grain tower. Brad Erickson slowed his motorcycle, however, when he saw the …
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Steakhouse in Las Vegas Wins Coveted Wine Award - PR-USA.net (press release)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Steakhouse in Las Vegas Wins Coveted Wine AwardPR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria - 12 minutes agoGuests will quickly discover that no other gourmet steak restaurant in Las Vegas compares to ENVY - from the innovative dishes to the fine wine and classic …

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A rich, new life - DesMoinesRegister.com

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

A rich, new lifeDesMoinesRegister.com, IA - 22 minutes agoKlainert schooled inexperienced women on fine wine. They later brought their friends back and schooled them. Older residents brought their big-city children …

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Kelly’sa hero to star George - WalesOnline

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Kelly’sa hero to star GeorgeWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 1 hour agoThe pair reportedly downed hundreds of pounds worth of fine wine at the Grand Tremazzo Hotel before going to Clooney’s villa on the shores of Lake Como. …

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Bordeaux’s latest British invasion - The Independent

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Could there be anything more French than a fine Bordeaux wine? A Graves Rouge for example, made from cabernet sauvignon and merlot grapes grown on vines planted on a south-facing slope on the left bank of the Garonne river. As it turns out, there …
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Bordeaux’s latest British invasion - Independent

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Bordeaux’s latest British invasionIndependent, UK - 19 minutes agoThere’s time for a nightcap, and what better after all that rich food and fine wine than a proper pint in a good old British boozer. …

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Trying to get up to speed, Slow Food movement makes U.S. push - Pantagraph

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

NEW 9:30 a.m. SAN FRANCISCO — A lush, under-the-stars spread of handmade bread, gourmet olives and fine wine makes an unlikely launch for a weekend dedicated to ending hunger, empowering poor nations and transforming farming as we know it. Welcome …
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ARTEVINO a celebration of art - Belleville Intelligencer

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

ARTEVINO a celebration of artBelleville Intelligencer, Canada - 5 hours agoThere is the artistry of fine wine making and we are offering the public a rare opportunity to be the first to enjoy the ARTEVÏNO award-winning wines chosen …

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