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Culinary Travel, General List Values
 Fragata Olives, Claudia Dey
Toronto, January 2005
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Fresh Food
In the wake of New Year's resolutions Gremolata focuses on a small and cheap treat: stuffed olives from Spain. Gremolata is particularly fond of the Fragata brand, made in Seville. At under $2 for a 210 ml tin, they're a wonderful little snack stuffed with anchovies, garlic, almonds, tuna, lemon or, of course, pimento. Available at independent fine food stores like Magnolia, Fresh and Wild and the Cheese Boutique.

Fine Wine
Gremolata generally avoids the "General List" at the LCBO, since as a general rule there are better bargains and more interesting wines in the Vintages section. But every rule has its exceptions and in this issue we look at two great General List labels...[more].

Gourmet Media
Gremolata's new columnist Michele Chandler looks at the hot new  phenomenon of Culinary Travel and wonders why Toronto isn't on the CT map (yet)...[more]. Watch Michele's column for a special on where to buy Serrano Ham, coming soon. Paula Wolfert continues to look for Toronto foodies who may have had contact with SmartPot inventor Pierre de Serres...[more]. Contact Gremolata if you ever used a SmartPot or know anything about de Serres by clicking here. And, if you haven't already, be sure to check out Gremolata's Top 5 Online Gourmet Diversions.

Fine Wine Extra: The Wine Spectator awarded their first "Wine of the Week" of 2005 to Charles Back's Goats do Roam in Villages 2003. Vintages will release this wine in February (stay tuned for more info).

Gremolata talks to playwright dynamo Claudia Dey about snails, bush-camp cooking and her new play, Trout Stanley. Another instalment in our interview series on notable Torontonians' food lives...[more].Andy Shay on Cheese:
Gremolata's Shay Cheese guru attacks the bloomy rinds and tells us what to look for when we relish the runny's. As always, Andy recommends...[more].

More Gremolata Original Gourmet Media

Matt Galloway's Food Life:
Toronto's hippest radio host riffs on his favourite Spanish restaurants, butter chicken and what to listen to when cooking...[more].
Len Deighton's Action Cook Book:
Matthew Christian re-discovers the thriller genre of cookbooks...[more].
Arugula vs. Rocket Poll: Gremolata's interview with Leah McLaren sparked a deep rift between Toronto foodies, when the topic of whether rocket and arugula were the same thing. now, Gremolata is taking it to the people: have you voice heard in this vital debate! Click here to take the poll.

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