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We've got lots of messages this season from stories on wild fruits to features on the great American Pie . . . but most consumers thoughts will be firing up their grills. »

What does a 68-year-old ex-housewares peddler commence to? Retirement? Nah. Another writing job? Not likely. Better golf? Hardly! Regardless of requests to continue, my Gourmet Retailer column career has come to an end. This is as it should conclude.  »

Like a cap perched atop Portugal, Galicia is Spain¿s westernmost region ¿ its shores touch both the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the Sea of Cantabria on the north.  »

Each month, The Gourmet Retailer Magazine will be publishing reviews of new products hitting the market. The new items we'll be examining are products just entering the marketplace or goods that will be introduced in the coming months. An editor will sift through an assortment of products, tasting, testing, and contemplating their future at retail. They will then communicate their impressions to you, along with product descriptions, photos, and manufacturer contact information. We're constantly being asked by readers what we've found lately that is cool or worthy of your inventory and we decided it was about time we shared those assessments with a larger audience. Enjoy! »

What do President Bush, former president Clinton, Donald Trump, Cher, Dolly Parton, Loni Anderson and Sly Stallone all have in common? Nice hair? Nope. Celebrity? Yes, but keep trying. A personal chef? Yep, but in fact, the real answer is that they all will turn 60 in 2006 and lead the 76 million Baby Boomers into the 21st century.  »

At Zingerman's, we like recipes. Documenting and following recipes for the foods that we serve makes it more likely that the corned beef sandwich you have today will taste just as good as the one you have next week.  »

What has been remarkable about the spending performance of consumers over the past five years has been their ability to stay in the game. In the face of war, recession, terrorist attacks and hurricanes, the consumer continued to spend.  »