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July is Culinary Travel month at Sally's Place as we get
ready for late summer and fall travel. Think Spain, France, Italy, and Mexico,
as well as Vermont and the Napa Valley.
All the best in food, wine, and travel.
Happy July!
Sally Bernstein
Editor in Chief
sallybernstein.com
sally@sallybernstein.com
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Enjoy These Fun Trips!
 FlorencetownThese three exciting trips in Tuscany include: Cooking in Villa: The Finest Culinary & Wine Experience in Tuscany, WANNA BE ITALIANO Cooking Class and VERONICA'S Cooking Class. These trips are available year round. Contact: Urbano Brini at info@florencetown.com, www.florencetown.com or Tel: (+39) 055 0123.99.4 Harvest in Spain This October 2 -10, 2010 trip includes airfare departing from Miami or New York; hotel accommodations in 4 star hotels; 1 night in Bilbao; 3 nights in Rioja; 1 night in Burgos; 1 night in Ribera del Duero; 1 night in Madrid; English speaking guide; transportation for 7 days including airport taxes; winery visits with wine tasting; all breakfasts, 6 lunches and 2 dinners and hotel taxes. $4490.00 plus taxes per person. Trip offered by Fine Wine & GourmeTravel; Juanita Carvajal; juanita@finewineandgourmetravel.com; www.fwandgt.com; or Tel: 786.246.0954 CuisineXplorers CuisineXplorers plans a fall trip to Mexico City to celebrate the bicentennial of Mexico's Independence and Centennial of the Revolution. History, gastronomy and fun will be at the center of this 7-day guided tour with Mexico City native food writer Claudia Alarcon. Visit historic markets, taste and learn recipes from home cooks that are seldom found in cookbooks, float along the canals of Xochimilco and eat fresh produce from the fields that have been cultivated since Aztec times, sample premier Mexican wines, tequila and mezcal. Visitors will stay at a comfortable and modern bed and breakfast. Accommodations, ground transportation, meals, and activities are all included. Please visit www.cuisineXplorers.com for more information, dates, prices, and itineraries. ITALIAN FOOD ARTISANS Cook in Italy with cookbook author Pamela Sheldon Johns at her organic farm in Tuscany. Her one-day workshops are available year round. Think One-Day Workshops, Family Workshop weeks and Olive Harvest weeks. Contact: info@Poggio Etrusco.com; www.foodartisans.com/workshops/ or Tel: (39) 0578 798 370 Culinary GetawaysMention Sally's Place to receive a 10%
discount on some tours."Join Culinary Getaways as we explore the culinary-rich regions of Napa Valley, Paris, Provence and Tuscany! During our Getaway, we will cook together using the finest in fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. We will cook with local chefs, dine in amazing private settings and in favorite local restaurants. We will learn about sea salts and taste regional wines, olive oils and cheeses. We will shop the local markets and explore the history and culture of each region. We keep our groups very small to ensure unique and personalized experiences." For more information on our distinctive Culinary Getaways, visit our website at: http://culinarygetaways.com/ or contact us at: 415-518-7107. Mention Sally's Place to receive a 10% discount on our upcoming 2010 Getaways to Napa Valley or to Provence, provided space is available. Vermont Culinary VacationsItaly on a PlateReceive a $100 discount if you mention "Sally's Place."  Cook with Deborah Krasner, the James Beard Award-winning author of THE FLAVORS OF OLIVE OIL (and the forthcoming GOOD MEAT) for six days in Vermont this coming September and October: Southern Italian Cooking, Italian Harvest Classics and Italian Winter Food. Each of these all-inclusive vacations cost $2650 per person, no upcharge for singles, no extra costs. Deborah is also offering OLIVE OIL HARVEST IN TUSCANY vacation in November, exact dates yet to be determined. The cost is Euro 2650 (but payable in dollars), exclusive of transportation. Anyone interested should contact Deborah at dkrasner@sover.net. For guest testimonials, sample programs, dates, accommodation details, and reservations, go to www.culinaryvermont.com or www.italyonaplate.com. Wine Grand Tour in Tuscany This package includes: six nights accommodation in a classic room
with daily buffet breakfast; welcome dinner matched with Super Tuscans; fun hands-on cooking lesson with our Chef
Richard Titi; a fun evening
with a local farmer where we learn how he prepares pecorino cheese; all mentioned meals and wine tasting; visits and tasting and an English speaking guide.
Rate
per person, based on double occupancy in classic room: $4125.00; Special prices in October:
$3600.00. For information: info@foodnwinevacations.com; http://foodnwinevacations.com/; Tel: 877.457.3177 |
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 Sally Recommends Great Gifts for Summer Fun
Deborah
Krasner's Upcoming New Meat Book
 GOOD MEAT is the first book to explain why eating grass-fed, pastured
and traditionally-raised meat, poultry, rabbit and eggs are better for your
health, better for the environment, and can support local farmers as well as
sustainable and humane agricultural practices. With 400 pages, over 200
recipes, custom meat charts and meat "decision trees" aid in
understanding how to cook every part of grass-fed and pastured animals to best
advantage from nose to tail, and outlines the surprising health benefits (it
can actually lower cholesterol!) of good meat. If you choose to eat meat, eat GOOD MEAT.
La Tienda Artisan Cooking Chorizo Sausage
 Named 'Best New BBQ Sausage' by Food & Wine Magazine. This Spanish-style chorizo sausage is made in America using a traditional Spanish recipe and heritage humane pork. Smoked Spanish paprika, sea salt from Cadiz, fresh garlic and other top quality spices impart the true flavor of Spain. This chorizo is great on the grill and perfect for your next Spanish paella. It can also be enjoyed with eggs or simmered in red wine. $9.95 Click here to order.
Jelly Belly
 Jelly Belly Candy Company is the foremost creator/supplier of gourmet jelly beans, producing the famous Official 50 Flavors lineup as well as a consistently growing lineup of new beans made with 100% dedication to quality and natural flavors whenever possible. Jelly Belly makes over 100 kinds of candies. The Confections brand features everything from creamy chocolates to Sour Gummi Worms to scrumptious Candy Corn, a treat made by Jelly Belly for over 100 years! Click here to order.
Numi Organic Tea
 Save 20% off Berry Black - Raspberry Darjeeling. 100% Real Ingredients. Shop Numi Tea Now.
Try it over ice for a refreshing summer beverage! Extraordinary and the first of its kind, Numi's organic Berry Black features real North American forest fruits, not artificial or natural flavorings, to create an authentic berry taste. Our luscious strawberries and raspberries are freeze-dried at the peak of ripeness to retain their true flavor. This sassy, organic tea is fresh, wild, and all natural, blending hibiscus, Vitamin C-loaded rosehips, and a touch of smooth organic Darjeeling. Grown in the high mountains of India, Numi's special Darjeeling adds a floral balance as it captures the depth of black tea. Discover the berried treasure in each cup - you'll be hooked! Offer good through July 31st. Click here to order.
Jer's Handmade Chocolates
 Jer's Handmade
Chocolates, the only all-natural, high-end peanut butter
chocolate brand on the market today, is offering Sally's Place visitors a 20%
discount on Jer's products for the months of July and August. Jer's products,
which have won six International Taste Awards to date, combine crunchy rice crisps,
salty pretzels, buttery toffee, or gooey homemade caramel with all-natural,
premium, dark, milk and white chocolates and all-natural peanut butter (made
from locally-grown Valencia peanuts, the most nutritious, peanut-sweet and
protein-rich available). Visit www.jers.comto order and use discount code hrblog or http://www.facebook.com/jerschocolatesto learn more.
Wagon Depot
 See your kids enjoy a new bicycle, go kart, water toys or take a wagon to the beach. Wagon Depot has these items and MANY more ride on toys! Also water toys for the swimming pool, strollers, rocking toys and mini license plates. Click here to order.
Dave's Gourmet
 Nothing welcomes in summer like a barbeque with
family and friends. Start your summer with some of Dave's Badland's
Barbeque Sauce, the perfect barbeque sauce to spice up your party. Click here to order.
Lobster Gram  Now is the time to take advantage of
Lobster Gram limited-time specials! Indulge in the world's best lobster, steak,
and more at incredible special prices! Click here to order. Gourmet Sardinia Honey  Gourmet Sardinia is a purveyor of quality
products from Italy. Originating from
Sardinia, miele amaro hits the
palate with a unique sweetness, followed by a slightly bitter aftertaste. This
honey is collected after three months of pollination on flowers of the rare
Arbutus Unedo plant. Efisio finds miele amaro as useful in salads and main
dishes as it is in desserts. Click here to order. Vialone Nano Brown Rice Use Vialone Nano Brown Rice by Gazzani to make the popular Italian salad Insalata di Riso. Gazzani has been producing superfine rice since 1648. Marco Soave, who inherited the estate a few years ago, still uses the ancient stone mill in his rice production. Vialone Nano has thick short grains and absorbs seasonings easily. For every bag of Vialone Nano Brown Rice you buy, Gustiamo will include a second bag FREE with your order. Click here to order. Luggage, Bags and Travel at Amazon  Amazon has over 1000 different types of traveling bags. Think back packs, waist packs, luggage sets, briefcases, canvas pocket bags, messenger bags, neck pouches, rollaboards, sports bags, toiletry kits, beauty cases, slings, carry-ons, and multi-packs. The list, with photos, goes on and on. Click here to order. For additional gift ideas, visit our Shopping Page. |
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