Leena Eats, Gourmet Communication ... Food, Travel, Gastronomy

The Colorado Department of Corrections has launched a new program that has low-risk convicts raise hormone-free tilapia, and sell it to Whole Foods Market, which then sells the fish in 27 of their Intermountain stores.

Source: January 3, 2011 Denver Post.com article

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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.

~LTG!

The winner of Top Chef: Just Desserts, Yigit Pura, will be opening an upscale pastry shop in San Francisco with his current catering company, Taste.

Source: December 30, 2010 SF Chronicle article

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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.

~LTG!

Several companies have popped up around the world over the past year that offer an online shop to find and purchase locally-cooked meals made by professional and amateur chefs that may lack a restaurant. In 2009, BookofCooks launched world-wide, where “Consumers can search by city for the dish or food type they’re craving, or they can browse the site’s online Google maps and archives for links to local cooks and food aficionados, including ratings and reviews. When they find one that sounds good, they can place an order with the cook for pickup, delivery or even in-home preparation.” Recently, a Dutch company called Tweetjemee started offering the same service. Chefs get paid monthly after 30% of profits are sent to the company and 10% are sent to The Hunger Project.

Source: November 26, 2010 Springwise article

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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.

~LTG!

The hot dog has had an exciting history in Kansas City. In September 2009, the Kansas City Royals mascot Sluggerrrrr threw a hot dog into a fan’s eye and almost blinded him. Nothing like a little retina detachment to really get the crowd going for the home team!

Source: November 4, 2010 Arrowhead Pride.com article

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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.

~LTG!