On Food & WineThe Scent of Sicily, from Stefano Versace’s Gelateria Italiana in Miami International Mall, wins People’s Choice at Gelato World Tour Grand Finale, Rimini
 Stefano Versace, who placed 2nd last year during the American leg of the Gelato World Tour (Austin, Texas, May 9th – 11th, 2014), presented the flavor The Scent of Sicily at the Gelato World Tour Grand Finale in Rimini, Italy . He was among 24 contenders, each a winner of a leg of the Gelato World Tour (Rome, Melbourne, Austin, Berlin, Dubai, Valencia, Vancouver).The gelato flavor, a deconstructed Sicilian cannoli made with fresh organic ricotta cheese, organic almonds, pistachio from Sicily, candied fruit, aromatized with the zest of organic blood orange and Sicilian lemon, and swirled with creamy caramel, received the people’s choice highest score and was awarded the People’s Honorable Mention.
Stefano Versace, an insurance broker in his family’s firm in Calabria,– no relations with the famous designer – left Italy to try his luck in the New World. “In November 2012, Italy’s economy was suffering, and my wife and I realized it wasn’t the right place to do business. We both wanted to earn our living doing a job we liked, a job that would make happy both us and our customers. The world of gelato, which had always fascinated us, appeared to be the best solution. What makes people happier than a good gelato?” – said Stefano Versace who then took the required courses at the Carpigiani University of Gelato in Bologna. After five years in Caracas, Venezuela, Stefano and his wife moved to Miami, FL where they opened their gelato shop Versace Gelateria Italiana & Gourmet in Miami International Mall. Soon customers flocked, attracted by the quality of their product. “Traffic increased in the Mall thanks to us and we became a benchmark not only for many local people but also for the others gelato shops,” said Versace the gelato artisan. “ After all, Versace is synonymous with quality!” he laughed. More than 70,000 people attended the Grand Finale of the Gelato World Tour in Rimini on 5-7 September. The 24 gelato artisans - who won the stages in Rome, Valencia, Melbourne, Dubai, Austin and Berlin - produced about 6,500 kg of gelato and more than 70,000 cups and cones were sold in these three days in Piazza Fellini. The final result was based on four different juries: public, technical, press/blogger and gelato artisans. The World's Best Gelato is Almond Affogato by John & Sam Crowl of “Cow and the Moon” Gelato/Coffee/Dessert Bar in Sydney, Australia. For additional information on Gelato World Tour log on to http://www.gelatoworldtour.com FACTS: Italy has 39,000 gelato shops, Germany 9,000, and Spain 2,000 (total 50,000 in Europe). North America, Asia, and Oceania lag far behind with 900 in the US, over 1,000 in Japan, around 200 in Australia, 300 in the Middle East, and 500 more split between China and Southeast Asia.
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Quake Damage and Spilled Wine in Napa, A Video
Click here for a VIDEO BY Sean Patrick Farrell for the NYTimes http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000003074901/quake-damage-and-spilled-wine-in-napa.html?mabReward=RI%3A9&action=click&contentCollection=Dining%20%26%20Wine®ion=Footer&module=Recommendation&src=recg&pgtype=article The cleanup continues in the Napa Valley as wineries assess the damage after a 6.0 earthquake shook the area early Sunday. Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, wine nobility, dies at 80
Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, a scion of the vaunted winemaking family in Bordeaux who helped modernize and expand a renowned wine-producing enterprise that sells 22 million bottles annually, died on Saturday in Paris. She was 80. The baroness moved from a career as an actress into the lead role in her family business, producing some of the world’s most renowned Bordeaux. Read more in the NYTimes....
South Beach Seafood Festival, October 22 through 25.
Hess Select South Beach Seafood Festival, October 22 through 25. Throughout the weekend, attend various events and enjoy items like lobster mac, mahi sliders, full raw bars, oysters on a half shell, steak & lobster tails for a delicious surf & turf treat, fresh wahoo, clams with linguini, pounds of stone crabs to kick off the season, and more! Click to Purchase Tickets Today, Wednesday, October 22 @6:30PM – Joe’s Stone Crab Kickoff Dinner, $500 Thursday, October 23 @6:30PM – Seafood Shuffle, a Wine & Dine Around $ 50 Friday, October 24 @ 7 - 11 p.m. – Chef Showdown @ Seafood & Sneakers Ball $ 150 Saturday October 25 @ 1-9PM – SOBE Seafood Festival, General admission $25, Seafood lovers pass $50 and Premier All- Access Pass $ 150 Thousands of French Chefs Sign Petition to Ban Negative Online Reviews
by Khushbu Shah, EATER.COM In the wake of a negative review in July, a restaurant in Cap-Ferret, France took a food blogger to court over her critique. She was fined thousands of Euros even though she was an amateur, unpaid blogger. As a result, a group of French restaurateurs and hoteliers have launched a petition to effectively ban all "defamatory" reviews. The petition (translated), which the Local writes was started by Michelin-starred chef Pascal Favre d'Anne, currently has well over 1,700 signatures. It requests that the Minister of Commerce prohibit "judging and of posting defamatory comments and subjective observations on members of staff in our restaurants. We ask reviewing sites to moderate their users and to ask for proof of their visits to our establishments." Restaurateurs and hoteliers are frustrated with sites like TripAdvisor and Yelp where anyone can comment, regardless of whether or not they actually visited the establishment. A pub owner tells Le Figaro (translated) that he knows a "direct competitor [who] pays students for writing negative comments" about his business. Those who have signed the petition — including chef Jean-Luc Rabanel of the famed L'atelier de Jean-Luc Rabanel — want the government to set some basic standard of review ethics. The chefs may have a point: A French study found that "nearly 45 percent of online reviews were biased or simply untrue."
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Connect with Michael : info@michaelgreen.com Sam Sifton to head new ‘Food’ desk at New York Times
The New York Times is creating a new department called Food to be edited by former national editor and restaurant critic Sam Sifton. http://cooking.nytimes.com/ Master Sommelier Virginia Philip appointed NYY Steak Wine Consultant at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Philip will officially be presented as Wine Consultant at an elite Laurent-Perrier Champagne Dinner, to be held Friday, August 22, 2014 at 7 pm. The dinner is $125 per person, and will include a four course premium cuisine series, accompanied by complimentary champagne selections. Philip has added more than 100 new labels to the restaurant's offerings thus far, and plans to continue to enhance the restaurant's list. In addition, Philip will be securing high profile vintners to host two major events over the next year at NYY Steak. In 2002, Virginia Philip became the 11th woman in the world to earn the accreditation of Master Sommelier, the highest certification of international proficiency (today there are only 26 women out of 206 professionals worldwide). She has won the title of "Best Sommelier of the United States" from the American Sommelier Association, and has sat on the Board of Directors for the Court of Master Sommeliers. She was a James Beard Foundation nominee for Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional in 2012. In addition to her work with NYY Steak, Philip is Master Sommelier for The Breakers Palm Beach and owns the Virginia Philip Wine Shop & Academy off Clematis Street in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach. Malibu Coast receives AVA - American Viticultural Area - status
According to the TTB "Establishment of the Malibu Coast Viticultural Area" report for official AVA boundaries, Malibu Coast has been officially classified as Malibu Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) Elliott Dolin, proprietor of Dolin Malibu Estate Vineyards, is pleased to join 51 other Malibu-based wine grape growers who today become classified as part of the official Malibu Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA). In 2011 Dolin helped initiate the AVA application, a three-year process that concluded this week. "This is a historic day because the formation of the Malibu Coast AVA finally allows wines from Malibu to identify a 'sense of place' on their labels," says Dolin. "Malibu is world-famous, yet very few people are aware of our wine grape growing history which dates back two centuries. While people sunbathe on the beaches, up here in the hills, our vines have been catching some rays of their own." The region is approximately 46 miles long and 8 miles wide, comprised mainly of the Santa Monica Mountains with 198 acres of vines in production. Elevations range from sea level to 3,111-feet atop Sandstone Peak. The coastal, Mediterranean climate heavily influences the region, offering a large diurnal shift from day to night, with warm dry summers and cool, moist winters. The National Agricultural Statistics Service's "California Grape Acreage Report Crop 2012" documented the most widely planted varietals in Los Angeles County as Cabernet Sauvignon (54 acres), Syrah (15 acres), Merlot (13 acres), and Chardonnay (six acres). The Malibu Coast AVA is also home to two previously established appellations, Saddle-Rock Malibu and Malibu-Newton Canyon. The Dolin Malibu Estate Vineyards www.dolinestate.com parcel is located near the western boundary in the hills above the Pacific Coast Highway. The area is relatively cooler in climate compared to the rest of the AVA, and ideal for growing Chardonnay. The world’s Most Expensive Foods: a listing
Have you tried any of these dishes: Caviar in 24-Karat tins, sushi wrapped in 24-Karat gold leaves, truffle salad, and ‘bacon bling’?
These are just some of the world’s Most Expensive Food and they are listed in the infographic: http://alternatives. Miami Spice Restaurant Months: August 1 - Sept 30, 2014...
Miami Spice: August 1 - Sept 30, 2014...
From August 1 through September 30, Miami Spice Restaurant Month offers 3-course, $23 lunches and $35 dinners at over 122 participating restaurants.
From August 1 through September 30, Miami Spice Restaurant Month offers 3-course, $23 lunches and $35 dinners at over 122 participating restaurants. Click here for information, and here for a list of participating restaurants The 22nd International Mango Festival at Fairchild - Sat July 12-13
The 22nd Annual International Mango Festival — Mangos of Colombia
Saturday, July 12, 2014 - Sunday, July 13, 2014 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
This July 12 and 13, 2014, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will once again celebrate the mango at the 22nd Annual International Mango Festival. Over the two days of the festivities we will celebrate the mango as an object of beauty and admiration, a subsistence crop for the people and as a niche and mainstream commercial fruit of the future. Two full days of mango festivities ( click here for events ) will feature a wide range of products, ideas and of course the star of our show, the mango itself in all its glory. Visit the festival to shop Curator Choice mango trees and fresh fruit, enjoy mango lectures and smoothies, view the world's largest display of mangos, take part in the world's only mango auction and buy mango merchandise and botanical art. There will also be mango culinary demonstrations, our one of a kind mango brunch, a fantastic International Fruit Market and fun activities for kids. 15th Annual Mango Brunch - For Mango Brunch and ticket information, please visit the Mango Brunch Event Page. Click here to View a video of past Mango Festivals
Good Food Awards announces Open Call For Entries, Jul 7 – Aug 1
"The Health-Food Diner" – a poem by Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014)
"The Health-Food Diner" – a poem by Maya Angelou
No sprouted wheat and soya shoots
And Brussels in a cake,
Carrot straw and spinach raw,
(Today, I need a steak).
Not thick brown rice and rice pilaw
Or mushrooms creamed on toast,
Turnips mashed and parsnips hashed,
(I'm dreaming of a roast).
Health-food folks around the world
Are thinned by anxious zeal,
They look for help in seafood kelp
(I count on breaded veal).
No smoking signs, raw mustard greens,
Zucchini by the ton,
Uncooked kale and bodies frail
Are sure to make me run
to
Loins of pork and chicken thighs
And standing rib, so prime,
Pork chops brown and fresh ground round
(I crave them all the time).
Irish stews and boiled corned beef
and hot dogs by the scores,
or any place that saves a space
For smoking carnivores.
June 28 – July 2, Taste of the Caribbean Culinary Event
June 28 – July 2, Taste of the Caribbean Culinary Event A food and beverage event and competition providing industry professionals with the latest trends and techniques through educational seminars, workshops, tastings and demonstrations. The event culminates with “the best of the best” in the Caribbean culinary industry : 10 competing teams from Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, Curacao, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Suriname and U.S. Virgin Islands. Event for Trade and Press At the Taste of the Islands festival on June 29, a consumer event, with a variety of gourmet appetizers and desserts, taste signature cocktails and live music from the Caribbean. To register via telephone at (516) 594-4100.www.facebook.com/KTCprNews Hyatt Regency Miami The 3rd Annual Taste of Doral July 1 through July 31
At the 3rd Annual Taste of Doral. July 1 through July 31, foodies will get a taste of Doral’s restaurants. Participating restaurants (Visit www.atasteofdoral.com for an up-to-the-minute list of participating restaurants and menus) will offer prix fixe lunch and dinner options without breaking their budget. Residents and tourists can hop on the nearest Doral Trolley and enjoy a complimentary ride to their the Taste of Doral ™ restaurant of their choice. “Participating restaurants stops will be mapped out on Doral’s trolleys for easy and fast access”, says Yvonne Rodriguez. Carolyn Wente of Wente Family Estates Elected Wine Institute Board Chairman
In addition to her new duties at Wine Institute, Carolyn is the Chief Executive Officer of Wente Family Estates in Livermore, the country’s oldest, family-run wineries and California’s First Family of Chardonnay. This recognition from her peers is a nice tribute to Carolyn and her many contributions to the wine industry. The election was held at Wine Institute's 80th Annual Meeting of Members in Half Moon Bay where other board officers elected were: Greg Coleman of E. & J. Gallo Winery in Modesto, first vice chairman; Margie Healy of Korbel Champagne Cellars in Guerneville, second vice chairman; Steve Lohr of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines in San Jose, treasurer; and Chris Indelicato of Delicato Family Vineyards in Napa, secretary. Robert P. (Bobby) Koch is president and CEO of Wine Institute. "The 80th anniversary of Wine Institute's establishment marks tremendous growth of California wine from about 14 million cases in 1934 to 272 million in 2013. Wine Institute has supported this growth by promoting and protecting the interests of California wine and all wine in Washington, D.C., all 50 states and the international arena," said Wente. "Preventing punitive taxes and fees, monopoly protection and restrictive trade barriers are part of the vigilant, daily work of Wine Institute. The organization also supports expanding exports, direct-to-consumer shipping, sustainable winegrowing and communicating the values and benefits of the California wine industry. I am honored to chair this vital work with my fellow vintners," she declared. |
Food & Wine Talk Radio GELATO WORLD TOUR, RIMINI 2014, ITALY
Achile Sassoli, Director of Gelato World Tour
and Gelato Artisans:
James Coleridge, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Abdelrahman Al Teneji, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Matthew Lee, Austin, Texas
Ahmed Abdullatif, Kingdom of Bahrain
Stefano Versace, Miami, Florida
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Virginia Philip, the 11th woman in the world to be named Master Sommelier, has been named Wine Consultant for NYY Steak at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek.
The California Wine Institute, the public policy advocacy association representing nearly 1,000 California wineries, announced the election of Carolyn Wente as its 2014-2015 Board Chairman. She is the 5th member of the Wente family to hold this position since the organization was founded by Herman Wente over 80 years ago in 1933.
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