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  • When working is more fun than fun Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 2:29AMVIDEO cameras, tripods, voice recorders, pens and notebooks, plus a team of bushy-tailed reporters. Combine this with the undiscovered splendour and people of arguably the country’s last tourism frontier – the Eastern Cape – and that is what the Dispatch@venture is all about.
  • Tamworth food and wine guide released Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 6:23PMWINE and food producers gathered at Kitty Crawford Estate, Dungowan, yesterday to celebrate the launch of Tourism Tamworth’s first food and wine guide.
  • Europe to get a view of Oregon coast Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:08PMNearly 48 million Europeans will discover the Oregon coast via their televisions when the European Travel Channel airs the 15-part series “Oregon Uncovered.”
  • Brunch at the Beach overwhelming success Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:00PMThe first-ever Brunch at the Beach event drew a sell-out crowd of about 200 people at Gull Lake Community Centre Aug. 16 put on by Lacombe Agricultural Producers that featured food made from local ingredients.
  • The Raleigh Marriott City Center Celebrates Grand Opening Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 7:50AM Privately held Noble Investment Group , a leading sponsor of private equity real estate funds and an integrated lodging and hospitality operating and development organization, today celebrated the grand opening of the 400-room Raleigh Marriott City Center located at 500 Fayetteville Street and attached to the new 500,000 square foot Raleigh Convention Center.
  • Savoring the past Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 6:02AMAs Margo Latiolais whisked the last of the syrup cake mixture and started to pour it into two aluminum baking pans, she turned to her audience to make a small disclaimer.
  • A tapestry of tastes Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 4:13AMWhat better way to know and understand the heritage and culture of a country than by exploring its mouth-watering food delights? Whether you’re a professional food tripper or not, you will surely love a gastronomic adventure filled with colorful bursts of Malaysian flavors and spices.
  • Shellfish Festival grows into major tourism draw Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 10:39PM Liam Dolan, the think big Charlottetown restaurateur/pub owner, is not known as a particularly humble businessman.
  • ‘Beer trail’ hopes to emulate Va. wine industry Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 5:34AMConstruction crews are putting the finishing touches on the Devil’s Backbone beer brewery located just down the mountain from the Wintergreen ski and golf resort in Nelson County. 
  • MEXIDATA . INFO Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 3:22AMThis year Ensenada’s culinary wizards and regional winemakers have moved their art-form up several notches by providing local and regional guests with premium wine and gourmet entrees that continue to please casual diners and those with the most sophisticated palates.
  • Reunions Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 11:12PMThe North East High School Class of 1968 will hold an informal get-together Sept. 26 at Sidelines, 4646 Buffalo Road, beginning at 8 p.m. The gathering will coincide with the North East Wine Country Harvest Festival. For more information, e-mail NEHS68@gmail.com.
  • Local gatherings have global focus Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 12:27AMNational days of Canada and France generated local levity, thanks to respective social salutes at the Plimsoll Club of the World Trade Center and the New Orleans Museum of Art. In both cases, a consul general extended a welcoming hand.
  • NCCC seeks funding for training center Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 6:22AMNiagara County Community College is edging closer to securing the funding it needs to complete a three-phased hospitality and tourism training center project in Niagara Falls.
  • Local chef brings B.C. to Beijing Olympics Friday, August 22, 2008 @ 2:19AMA Squamish resident is off to Beijing to represent Canada as a cook rather than a competitor during the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  • Obama targets New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 2:10AMLAS VEGAS - Americans have trekked West in search of riches for more than 150 years — and Barack Obama is doing the same.
  • Lot closure upsets York St. merchant Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 4:19PMTori Sutton Staff Reporter At least one York Street business owner is concerned about parking lot closures for the Savour Stratford culinary festival on Sept. 20-21.
  • STIRRING THE POT - August 20, 2008 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 10:26AMA wedding in the hills north of Gatineau, Quebec, afforded our family the opportunity for a recent trip to the Ottawa region.
  • Going For The Gold Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 1:53AMGolden Resources Shopping Mall, with a total area of 680,000sqm, has been nicknamed the Great Mall of China. (Photo courtesy: China Daily) If the Olympics are a time for medals, many people earned theirs before the Games began.
  • Explore Provence on a Rhone River cruise Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:15PMLyon - Fields of lavender and flamingos, snow-capped mountains and palm trees. Do these things go together somehow?The answer is definitely yes - that is from a ship that explores Provence on the Rhone River. All these sights are visible and without ...
  • MBS team wins by going the extra mile Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:07PMAFTER countless hours working on a presentation for the Tourism Edu-cation Workshop 2008, the Metho-dist Boys’ School (MBS) team emer-ged champion in its inaugural competition recently.
  • World heritage on a plate Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:12AMA global movement is growing to ensure national dishes are made the way they were intended.
  • Prosperous Future for Food Processing Sector Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 3:40PMTHE union minister of state for food processing industries Mr Subodh Kant Sahay who represents Ranchi in Zharkhand has given a new shape and direction to his ministry.
  • Read: A hunger for good taste Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 7:12PMMY first requirement of a cookbook is that it will stay open at the intended page effortlessly. Don’t laugh. It is important that the page does not flap as you are keep track of your chosen recipe in the kitchen.
  • Read: A hunger for good taste Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 6:50PMTASTE The French Culinary School in Asia 176 pages / HTC In Asia
  • Good eating in Wood County Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 8:09AMMidwest cooking might seem quite ordinary at first, but a closer look reveals how it reflects our cultural history. Now the Wood County Historical Society, Bowling Green Convention & Visitors Bureau and the American Culture Studies Department of Bowling Green State University have teamed up to present the “Bowling Green Culinary Tourism Trail,” a guide to “exploratory eating” in Bowling Green ...
  • Exchange students find Thunder Bay amazing Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 2:08AMLearning English and Spanish has never been so much fun. That reaction comes from international and Canadian students who graduated from Superior English Experience on Thursday in Thunder Bay.
  • Kitchen, a chef’s playground Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 10:29PMIt must be fun for chefs to work at a restaurant that likes to do away with the norm.
  • Fiesta for the tastebuds Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 10:16PMEARLY next year, foodies from everywhere are expected to gather in Penang for the state’s first international food festival.
  • UH Receives $5 Million Gift For Culinary School Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 5:20PMThe Conrad Hilton Foundation gives UH money to help create the Culinary Institute of the Pacific.
  • Downtown FdL Partnership gets grant to promote Fondue Festival Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 4:28AMThe Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership has received a $12,500 Wisconsin Tourism Recovery Grant to market and promote Fondue Fest, scheduled Sept. 6.
  • Cooking up a success through degree in culinary arts Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 11:05PMKUCHING: Thames Valley University (TVU) culinary arts and production lecturer Michael Coaker recently shared his love for food and enthusiasm in bringing the study of the industry up to date during his first visit to Malaysia.
  • Currence wins cook-off Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 3:33PMOXFORD — Chef John Currence, owner and founder of City Grocery, Boure and Big Bad Breakfast located in Oxford, took top honors in the fifth-annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off held in New Orleans August 2-3.
  • Local news Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 7:34AMOxford County residents are invited to nibble their way through 10 local restaurants featuring special locally produced meals. The first Oxfordlicious kicked off Tuesday night with a reception at the Elm Hurst Inn -- one of the 10 featured restaurants.
  • The entrepreneurial spirit Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 5:21PMIt was “empty-nest” time for Elizabeth Franco Africano, with her two daughters and one son having finished college and become gainfully employed, and her husband busy with his duties as a “barangay” [village] captain in their hometown of Cauayan town in the northern province of Isabela.
  • Casa gets big bucks Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 4:26PMHigh school gets $1.25M grant for specialized classes.
  • Pittsburgh’s market area tickles visitors’ senses Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 5:25AMPITTSBURGH — The smells of basil, Chinese food, fish and baked goods linger in the humid air along Penn Avenue, mixing with the sweat and grime of packed sidewalks and outdoor vendors.
  • Festival celebrates Hamburg-er Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 3:43AMHAMBURG — When it comes to hamburgers, cousins Scott and Brian Crammer stick to the classics in their pursuit of culinary perfection.
  • Culinary tourism takes back seat in hotels Saturday, August 2, 2008 @ 7:26PMSEOUL: In cultural debates, there is no scarcity of studies about the excellence of Korean food in its taste, flavour, artistic style and the manner of serving, etc, and particularly in its uniqueness in comparison to Chinese and Japanese cuisines.
  • You have to be a right poseur on a holiday to Gozo Saturday, August 2, 2008 @ 6:20PM On the ferry from Malta to Gozo I had time to ponder how my family would cope with a holiday that was all about me. A Yogatraveller break, essentially a yoga course in an exotic location, does not allow for husbandly hangovers. Nor, as it turned out, would sleep-ins be part of the package.
  • Travel Briefs Saturday, August 2, 2008 @ 4:39AMThe 29th Annual Schuyler County Italian American Festival will be held Friday through Saturday, Aug. 1-3, at Clute Park, Route 414 in Watkins Glen.
  • Eat: Flavour for all seasons Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 6:24PMYou don’t need to prepare your sauces or stock from scratch as there are ready-made seasonings which make your cooking taste great. PRASANNA RAMAN writes.
  • SCHAFER ANNOUNCES AWARDS TOTALING $1.3 MILLION TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PROJECTS Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 9:19AMWASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2008 - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced matching grants totaling $1,325,000 awarded in 24 states and territories to support agricultural market research.
  • Festival Tay Son-Binh Dinh opens today Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 3:41AMVietNamNet Bridge - Festival Tay Son-Binh Dinh will be held for the first time in Quy Nhon City from August 1-3. The events coincide with the 235th anniversary of the beginning of the movement to unify the nation under the Tay Son Dynasty.
  • BLOOMBERG TELEVISION Covers China During Olympic Games Thursday, July 31, 2008 @ 11:16PMATTENTION EDITOR, SPORTS DESK
  • Trio does college proud Thursday, July 31, 2008 @ 7:46PMIt was the first time participating in a culinary competition for all three of us, so we didn’t expect to win!” said an elated Cassandra Law.
  • Culinary fest gathers top chefs Thursday, July 31, 2008 @ 11:47AMCULINARY enthusiasts from all over Mindanao are expected to flock to the Mindanao Culinary Festival (MCF) 2008 Summit this September 25 to 27.
  • City officials participate in ‘Nourishing Downtown’ training Tuesday, July 29, 2008 @ 1:14PMWaynesboro Councilwoman Nancy Dowdy and Waynesboro Downtown Development, Inc. Director Kimberly Watters participated last week in a Virginia Main Street training program in Culpeper focusing on how food-based enterprises play a role in downtown revitalization.
  • World’s best food and wine Tuesday, July 29, 2008 @ 3:30AMThe inaugural World Food Exchange will be a unique event held in South Australia in September. South Australia will position itself to take advantage of the world’s growing culinary tourism market when it hosts the exchange, according to Tourism Minister Jane Lomax-Smith.
  • Questions/Answers Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 6:16PMQuestions and answers on Tribune stories from readers like you. Check the markets Look up quotes. Build your portfolio.
  • Espina: Time to say thank you Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 12:14PMTHE 14th Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Cebu Business Month 2008 was again a very meaningful success. Chairperson Tess Chan and all the committee chairpersons proved that systems and people make a good team despite formidable challenges.