Foods From Spain News Spring 2007 / Tapas Express

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CAMACHO RELEASES FRAGATA JUNIORS A. Camacho, Inc., a leading importer of Spanish table olives, recently announced the arrival of their newest addition, Fragata Juniors, available in early 2007. These are Queen olives stuffed with all natural ingredients including jalapeno, almond, garlic, onion, and pimento. For information call 800-881-4534 or visit www.acamacho-usa.com.	NEW BOTTLE SIZE FOR COLUMELA OLIVE OIL Columela Artesano Unfiltered Extra Virgin Olive Oil is now available in 17 fl. oz. size. Columela Artesano, rich and full-bodied, is made with a wonderful blend of four special olives: picual, hojiblanca, arbequina, and the rare ocal. Great on salads, grilled vegetables, meats and fish. For further information contact Charlotte Placido at (201)-947-1000 (ext 138) or cplacido@ foodimportgroup.com.
PLATIMUM & GOLD SELECTION IBERIAN HAM LAUNCHED Campofrio launched Platinum & Gold Selection Iberian Ham in New York City last fall. A superb serrano ham, the Platinum and Gold Selection is aged 20 to 24 months, more than other serrano hams. Campofrio held a tasting of the ham at STK Restaurant, in the heart of New York City’s Meatpacking district. For more information, contact Aurelie Morin at aurelie.morin@campofrio. es or visit www.campofrio.com.	DELICIOUS RECIPES IN NEW PAELLA COOKBOOK Chronicle Books has published a new cookbook on paella, written by Jeff Koehler, a food and travel writer based in Barcelona. It presents 30 recipes, stunning photographs and sources for ingredients. La Paella: Deliciously Authentic Rice Dishes from Spain’s Mediterranean Coast. ($18.95 hardcover, available from www.amazon.com.)
CASA PONS SHOWCASES MAS PORTELL Casa Pons will have a booth at the All Natural Products Expo West from March 8- 11, 2007 in Anaheim, CA, where it will showcase Mas Portell Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, which is produced from Arbequina olives. Casa Pons also is presenting its Primum Oleum arbequina extra virgin olive oil in a beautiful gift box. For information, contact Albert Savarese at asavarese@casaponsusa.net, or visit www.casaponsusa.net.	MARQUES DE VALDUEZA FINALIST The International Olive Oil Council awarded Marques de Valdueza with the finalist diploma “Mario Solinas Quality Award 2006, Medium Fruitiness Section,” for its extra virgin olive oil in the recent International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition. This oil, produced from olives grown on its Perales de Miraflores estate in Extremadura, is available online at www.marquesdevaldueza. com, and is imported by Rogers International, LLC, (207) 828-2000 or www.rogersintl.com.
SUSSER AND SANSO FOODS PARTNERS IN PROJECT Chef Allen Susser of Chef Allen’s Restaurant in Miami, FL, has partnered with Sanso Foods and will be the spokesperson for the brand’s Spanish olive oils. Allen, voted Best Chef in the Miami News Times Best of Miami 2006, says “The bold, assertive flavor comes from their insistence on quality ~ in how they choose their olives to certifying each batch for low acidity levels, composition and flavor profile.” For information, contact Gus Robayna at (305) 574-9933, ext 200, or visit www.sansofoods.com.	BALAGUER SURPRISES WITH TEXTURES AND TASTES Power-Selles Imports recently introduced the irresistible chocolates of Oriol Balaguer, the award-winning Barcelona chocolatier whose products were received with great excitement at the World of Flavors event at the Culinary Institute of America last fall. Established in 2002, the Estudi de Xocolata i Pastisseria is Spain’s first haute cuisine chocolate and pastry studio. For further information, contact Power-Selles Imports at (425) 398-9761 or visit their website at www.psimports.net.
CLEMENTINES FROM SPAIN DNE World Fruit Sales now offers Ocean Spray Spanish Clementines. Working with the finest growers in Spain, DNE imports the highest quality Spanish Clementines. For further information, please contact John Lazopoulos, Jr. at (732) 247-6322 or visit www.dneworld.com.	PIMARO IMPORTS IBERICO PRODUCTS Pimaro, a Miami-based firm dedicated to importing fine wines and gourmet foods from Spain, has expanded its portfolio to cover Ibérico products in Florida, and the best Spanish wine regions. For further information, contact Henry Romeu, (305) 715-2096, hromeu@pimaro.com or visit their website at www.pimaro.com.