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05-30-10
The Peppadew. A Pepper, Sweet Like Candy

So while at the NRA Food Show in Chicago this year, we stumbled across these amazing people, whose amazing product had us screaming “Peppadew for President” all the way back to our hotel room in Downtown, Chicago. At which point we were screaming “taxi cab” to get us as close to Rush and Division as possible so we could bar-hop our way into a drunken oblivion. Long story short, the Peppadew is the new “yummiest thing ever” when participating in the all things non-dairy and virgin to deep frying competition . If you haven’t seen one before, check it out below. Then, make your way to the nearest olive bar and pour a few dozen down your trousers. Don’t as why, just do it.

Kitchen12000 Peppadew TheKitchn.com

Watch here as a representative of Peppadew.com gives us a little overview of Peppadew 101. Like the fruit, she too is from South Africa - the exclusive birthplace of one of the most delectable things on the planet.

So what do we plan on doing with the Peppadew? Good question my friend. Firstly, just last week - we put an order in for 2 cases of the classic red, and 1 case of the new orange variatal. While the plan is to experiment with them for a bit in our test kitchen. Truth be told, we already know what we’re going to do with them. Eat them. And if you happen to see them on a platter at one of our upcoming events, you should too.

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05-25-10
Numi Organic Tea: Supporting the Human

We were totally blown away to hear of the outstanding social efforts being made by this Brother and Sister owned Organic Tea Brand - Numi Organic Teas. Stumbling upon one of their representatives during transit on our way to an Interview with Chef Patrozza of Hell’s Kitchen, we were slapped across the face (metaphorically of course, relax) with a very pleasant surprise. Good people, supporting other people, while creating a great product.

Kitchen12000 Numi Organic Tea

Passion spewed off Mr. Hammad who kindly took the time to explain to us of the various humanitarian efforts made by the founders of Numi Organic Teas since their inception over 10 years ago. Hear it yourself, in this short video put together by our very own Michael Kay, during the NRA Show in Chicago.

Mr. Hammad was also generous enough to hand us a few boxes of assorted Numi Organic Teas before we left. So far, the Jasmine Green Morocan Mint have been our favorites - but still got about 12 more to try, so the title is still up for grabs.

For more information on this ultra conscious company, visit http://numitea.com and show them your support. The human race is in need of more good people. Let these folks know you appreciate their humanitarian efforts by soothing your soul with a few of their tea-bags each day. We sure will.

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05-22-10
“Dude, I Met the Magic Seasoning Guy”

I know, you’re probably jelous and wishing you were never born right? Well chill out for a second, and realize that it’s okay. It’s likely that there are a few celebrities out there that you have met that we haven’t, so get over it.

Chef Paul Prudehomme is the face and masterful genius behind the most famous super market spice medley brand of all time - Magic Seasoning, and we got to meet the legend just this last week at the NRA Food Show in Chicago. Now in case you live in a dark, gloomy and somewhat humid cave near the South of Santiago Chile, below find a photo of Chef P’s spice collection for reference.

Take note, the young man has shed a few pounds since his charicture was drawn in the late 80’s - so kudos to him for that valiant effort as well.

Chef Paul Prudehomme Magic Seasonings

Oh, and as if this guy wasn’t adorable enough, he was also taking photos with fans and serving up samples of a yummy (according to my eyes and nostrils) pasta dish made with an Italian Herb Seasoning mix he just recently added to the arsenal.

Chef Paul Prudehomme Magic Seasonings

I had to wait about 10 minutes before the crowd begun to die down and all of the Santa Clause at the Mall style photos were done being taken so I could grab this short video spotlight of the big guy. “So what advice do you give the young generation about making a career out of food…”

His answer was one of the most genuine and down to earth bits of commentary I received all weekend. Much respect for the super market spice legend, not only for rescuing house-wives and stoner college kids (by turning bland food into “magically” edible lunches & dinners); but more importantly, for being an awesome human being. We got nothing but love for you Chef P.

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05-20-10
We’re Covering the NRA Food & Wine Convention in Chicago Baby!

The folks at Restaurant.org are putting together the world’s biggest Food Convention (again) and they’ve been kind enough to invite our very own Michael Kay to cover the show this year (as press) at the McCormick Center in Downtown Chicago, IL.

Kitchen12000 at NRA Food & Wine Show in Chicago 2010

Michael Kay will be meeting with various industry leaders to get the low-down on all things awesome in the food world. As long as he doesn’t get kicked out the show for cartwheeling from one booth to the other, of course. We’ve got our fingers crossed for him to get home in one piece.

Michael Kay of Kitchen12000 at NRA Food Show 2010 in Chicago

To get up-to-the-minute news on what we’re doing out in Chicago, follow @MichaelKayinLA on twitter or friend him on Facebook at http://facebook.com/MichaelKayinLA

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