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		<title>Kishibori Shoyu &#8211; or &#8211; Shoyu Think You Know Soy Sauce?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When most people think of soy sauce, they either have a mental image of the plastic packets that are thrown into every bag of takeout Chinese food, or of the Kikkoman bottle with the red cap that can pour out of either side&#8230; This was probably a big day for soy sauce bottle innovation.  We’re<a href="http://www.greatciao.com/kishibori-shoyu-or-shoyu-think-you-know-soy-sauce/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tasmanian Peppercorns</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tasmanian peppercorns are found mostly in…  Tasmania! But they also grow in Victoria and New South Wales.  Tasmania&#8217;s native ‘pepper’ is one of nine genera from the winteraceae family, also known as a Mountain Pepper. These black berries are hand-harvested between March and May.  We have described them as sweet, fruity, succulent and spicy. The<a href="http://www.greatciao.com/tasmanian-peppercorns/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Hills are Alive – With the Smell of Cheeses!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its springtime at Great Ciao, and we’re psyched about our tasty Swiss cheeses from Maître Fromager Rolf Beeler.  The gentle spring breeze makes us think about all those happy alpine cows, who are munching on sweet mountain grass for the first time since they got shut in for the winter.  I imagine the Von Trapp<a href="http://www.greatciao.com/the-hills-are-alive-with-the-smell-of-cheeses/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Little Polenta Mill in Italy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the Mulino family, making great Polenta is a family affair.  Felice Mulino grew up in Cassano Belbo, a small farming village in Piedmont an hours drive fromTurin.  His first job was carrying grain from his family’s farm, to the town’s hundred year old mill.  In 1955 at the age of 33, word got to<a href="http://www.greatciao.com/the-best-little-polenta-mill-in-italy/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Washed Rind Cheeses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We talk a lot about the seasonality of food in this business.  Last Sunday marked the beginning of the Lenten Season for the Roman Catholic Church.  Catholics around the world are forgoing meat and fasting each Friday until Easter Sunday.  So as chefs and members of the food community, you will no doubt be affected<a href="http://www.greatciao.com/a-few-washed-rind-cheeses/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Callebaut Chocolate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In times like these it is nice to say we have new low prices on a product!  Callebaut is a great value; it works well in many applications and is cost effective to boot.  As the authorized distributor for Callebaut in the Midwest, we are able to procure the best price and the highest quality<a href="http://www.greatciao.com/callebaut-chocolate/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>La Guinelle Banyuls Vinegar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Set against the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains and the craggy coast of the jewel-toned Mediterranean Ocean, sits the beautiful Languedoc town of Banyuls Sur Mer. As one of the southern most cities of a province that shares its border with Spain; Banyuls Sur Mer belongs to French Catalan country.  For centuries Banyuls Sur Mer was<a href="http://www.greatciao.com/la-guinelle-banyuls-vinegar/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eden Farms Pork</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been looking into purchasing fresh pork, and it has been an adventure.  The result of the process has been that we have chosen to work with Eden Farms, a farmer owned Cooperative in Iowa.  Many of you were able to meet a few of the farmers from Eden Farms at the warehouse party,<a href="http://www.greatciao.com/eden-farms-pork/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Valrhona Chocolate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aztecs believed that wisdom and power came from eating the fruit of the cocoa tree, and that it had nourishing, fortifying, and even aphrodisiac qualities. Chocolate may well have all of these attributes, but most importantly it makes you feel good and it tastes good.  Chocolates vary greatly and can present a multiplicity of flavors. <a href="http://www.greatciao.com/valrhona-chocolate/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>All Balsamic Vinegar is not the same&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Families in Modena and Reggio Emilia really do start balsamic for their children when they are born.  One producer we recently visited had two batteries in the front of the factory (Acetaia) of brand new barrels for the owner’s newborn children.  As the story goes, balsamic is started for the children to enjoy when<a href="http://www.greatciao.com/all-balsamic-vinegar-is-not-the-same/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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