Rabu, 16 Maret 2011

Lindt USA Introduces Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P.

New Direct Sales Program Provides Chocolate Lovers with the Opportunity to Create Their Own Premium Chocolate Business


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STRATHAM, N.H., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lindt & Sprungli, the world's leading producer of premium chocolate, today announces the introduction of Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P., a new direct sales program for Lindt USA.  The new venture provides chocolate lovers with the chance to become entrepreneurial, independent Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P. Consultants, and to host in-home chocolate tasting parties.  In addition, the program allows Lindt to showcase and sample its wide variety of premium chocolate, including exclusive Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P. specialties, to new consumers across the country.
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Not only can Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P. Consultants take pride in selling the world's most premium chocolate, the program also features a compelling commission structure and enticing host rewards.  Consultants are given the tools they need to create a fun and rewarding chocolate business including training programs, expert coaching, a personal website that aids in generating successful sales results, and an invitation to the annual Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P national sales conference.
"The Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P. business venture is a great opportunity for Lindt to share our premium chocolate with an extended audience," said Thomas Linemayr, chief executive officer and president of Lindt USA.  "We are excited to provide chocolate lovers with the opportunity to indulge in an unmatched chocolate experience."
At a Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P. party, Consultants introduce guests to the exceptional quality of Lindt's products in a comfortable, private setting.  Consultants and hosts choose from a variety of party formats, including wine and chocolate pairings, chocolate fondue, or dessert creation.  Each party centers on a Consultant-led "Five Senses of Chocolate" tasting, engaging guests' senses to fully experience all that premium chocolate has to offer.
From the iconic smooth melting Lindor Truffles to expertly-crafted Excellence bars, all Lindt chocolate offerings are made with the finest ingredients and most sophisticated refinement.  In addition to these classic Lindt offerings, exclusive products are available at Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P. parties.  For more information on Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P., how to become a Consultant or to host a party, visit www.lindtchocolatersvp.com.
About Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P.
Introduced in 2011, Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P. is the premium chocolate direct sales program of Lindt USA.  The business provides consumers with the opportunity to become independent Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P. Consultants or to host chocolate parties, using Lindt's premium chocolate offerings.  For more information on Lindt Chocolate R.S.V.P., how to become a Consultant, or host a party, visit www.lindtchocolatersvp.com.
About Lindt & Sprungli
Founded in 1845, Lindt & Sprungli is a global leader in the premium chocolate category, offering high-quality products in more than 100 countries.  Lindt & Sprungli operates eight production facilities in Europe and the United States and employs 7,400 worldwide.  Lindt USA operates more than 40 retail stores in the U.S. and maintains wide distribution through extensive retail and wholesale channels.  For more information on Lindt, visit www.lindt.com.
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Restaurant Review

Carolina’s

That’s new Mexican, not New Mexican

By Ari LeVaux
smothered fries
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Carolina’s smothered fries = Mexican poutine
Poutine is a popular French-Canadian dish that's renowned as a late-night beer sponge. It consists of a pile of fries smothered in cheese curds and gravy. I don’t know if poutine was the inspiration for the french-fry-based dishes available at Carolina’s, a Mexican restaurant in the old Chocolate Café space near Girard and Central, but the resemblance is striking. My introduction to this Mexican poutine was a pile of fries interspersed with yellow cheese, topped with carnitas and smothered in enchilada sauce. Cheesy fries formed a latticed raft that held the crispy brown carnitas and their sauce, allowing me to use a fork to shovel the glorious, greasy amalgam into my mouth.
Although billed as a Mexican restaurant, I was told by the counter person that it’s actually California-style Mexican. This apparently means more shredded cabbage, white cheese and guacamole, and less grease (the Mexican poutine being an exception). The biggest downside of this style of cuisine, from a New Mexican perspective, is the green sauce—it’s tomatillo-based and contains no green chile. Now, I understand the desire to honor one’s roots. But trying to get away with tomatillo green in this town like trying to will yourself back to California by wearing shorts and flip-flops through the winter.
The red chile, meanwhile, is bright, tangy and smokin’ hot. I must have poured gallons of that red into my machaca breakfast burrito. Though slow-cooked until tender, the beef somehow retained its pink color. The chunks were large and went perfectly with egg and potatoes.
The interior layout of Carolina’s reminds me of the neighborhood pizza joint in my hometown outside of Boston. It has an open floor plan with booths along the wall and a Ms. Pac-Man video game. But instead of pictures of Italy, the wall is lined with watercolors of Southwest scenery.
vegetarian burrito
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The vegetarian burrito is a handful.
The best part of the ambience at Carolina’s revealed itself as I struggled to control my burrito with one hand and my 4-month-old in the other. Yvette, the owner, offered to hold him while I ate, and it was clear that she enjoyed every minute of it. If only more restaurants offered free child care.
Yvette’s mother is the restaurant's namesake Carolina, while her sister’s father-in-law is Roberto of Roberto’s in San Diego. The famous restaurant chain was the first of its kind in that area. And, by many estimations, it’s the standard of Southern California-style Mexican food.
Thankfully, the boundaries of California-style Mexican cuisine appear to include tamales, because those at Carolina’s were splendid, drenched in that bright red, slightly sweet and acidic enchilada sauce. The guacamole rolled tacos, smothered in more guacamole and white cheese, are probably what a lot of vegetarians are looking for in a Mexican restaurant. And the veggie burrito—full of beans, rice and pico de gallo, but no cheese—is one of the healthier gut bombs in town.
Both the rolled chicken and beef enchiladas were excellent, with a nice Cali presentation. The beef was that same machaca from the burrito, and the chicken pieces were pleasantly toothsome. The way the enchilada sauce interacted with the tortillas was magic.
The tacos are large enough that four are more than the average belly can handle. Each filling (asada, machaca, fish and veggie) comes in a different presentation. Here, the beef was shredded and crispy-edged. The only disappointment was the fish—school lunch-style breaded fish sticks from a bag.
Yvette Montoya
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Owner Yvette Montoya Serofani works the register.
A warning: I can’t mention the veggie taco without mentioning the word “cumin.” Members of the New Mexico anti-cumin coalition may want to avert their eyes from the following statement. OK, here goes: There’s cumin in the veggie tacos.
I first went to Carolina’s based on a tip that the chicharrónes were awesome, but they don’t serve chicharrónes. My informant then suggested he meant the adovada, which also does not exist at Carolina’s. Inexplicably, the menu is smaller than at many taco trucks, which is disappointing given the restaurant’s full-size kitchen. When I asked about carne adovada I was told they make it for themselves, but it’s different than how people expect it, so they don’t put it on the menu.
That’s a shame. Because what the cooks do at Carolina’s, they do well. If they’re bold enough to serve Mexican poutine and aren’t going to give us real green chile, the least they can do is show us their adovada.
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buy this photo The carne asada plate served with rice and beans, pico de gallo and guacamole at La Costa Mexican Restaurant on State Street in American Fork on Monday, March 7, 2011. They also have a location in Sandy. ASHLEY FRANSCELL/Daily Herald
  • Boast of the coast: La Costa docks in A.F.
  • Boast of the coast: La Costa docks in A.F.

Review

La Costa Mexican Restaurant
Where: 852 E. State St., American Fork
Prices: Appetizers $5-$10; sides $1-$6; salads $8-$13; entrees $8-$17
Hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Info: (801) 492-0041, www.lacostamexrestaurant.com
Visitors should bring two things with them when they visit La Costa Mexican Restaurant in American Fork: Their wallets and their appetites.
We learned this the easy way during a recent week-night visit to La Costa, meaning "the coast" in Spanish, which opened up two months ago in what was originally the old Fazoli's building on East State Street. The menu prices, it seemed to us, were a bit more pricy than many similar Mexican restaurants in the area, but the difference was more than accounted for with extremely large portions and an overall great dining experience.
Our server was extremely friendly and helpful -- to the point where we were almost tempted to invite him to sit down and dine with us (and would have been comfortable doing so). When we asked for some suggestions off the menu, he was quick to point out and explain a couple of the restaurant's more popular items.
While waiting for our appetizer to arrive, we took in the Santa Fe vibe of the dining room's decor and munched on the excellent complimentary chips and salsa while listening to festive Mexican music. We've found that the first sign of a great Mexican restaurant is its chips and salsa, and suffice to say that our anticipation for the remainder of the meal was raised significantly from La Costa's offering (which, in addition to salsa, also included a dipping bowl with refried beans).
Our Mexican Pizza appetizer was a solid followup. It contained ground beef, Spanish rice, cheese, diced tomatoes, green onions and refried beans on a fried tortilla with sour cream and guacamole on the side.
Our favorite plate was the Fajitas La Costa. When our server described the plate as sizzling fajitas, he was not exaggerating. In fact, a more apt description might have been "Four-Alarm Fire" as the main plate arrived with strips of steak on a bed of sizzling red and green peppers, and onions, accompanied by vast amounts of steam.
Actually, referring to plate in the singular might be a bit of a disservice. It actually came on two plates -- the second containing all the additionals, including rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce and four large shrimp with crab meat soaking in melted butter. The two plates were so packed, I had to ask for a third just to assemble everything in the accompanying tortillas. How many tortillas you ask? Seven! Si, siete! Remember the earlier mention of extremely large portions?
We also tried the Burrito Guadalajara on our server's recommendation. It came bursting at the seams with diced chicken, rice, beans, melted cheese, lettuce and enchilada sauce and topped with sour cream, avocado and tomatoes.
We forced ourselves -- forced ourselves I tell you -- to sample the Chimi Cheesecake for dessert. It featured a cheesecake filling inside a fried pastry crust with whipped cream and drizzled with chocolate, caramel, cinnamon and sugar. In a word: Delicious.
Yes, the cost of doing business at La Costa Mexican Restaurant might be a few cents more than similar local fare, but you can bet your bottom dollar that we will be back again in the future.
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Kamis, 24 Februari 2011

Yes we have International Coffeehouse this Friday & EVERY Friday
4pm -6 pm at the Etc. Coffeehouse. Located on Green st. and Goodwin ave.

U of I Campus during Unofficial

This week we will be discussing St. Patricks Day, and what it means to not only Americans but to a college campus, U of I has one of the biggest custom Holidays for St. Particks, called "Unofficial". People from all over on other campuses actually fly into champaign to partake in this Holiday...it is HUGE. on the left is a picture of people out on lawns dressed in green at 10am in the morning and already drunk and playing games. We will be talking about how it all got started and what to avoid on this this day (it can be dangerous sometimes but also fun)


This Next Wednesday night at 7:00 there will be a Movie Night showing Toy Story 3! If you bring a friend you will get a %50 discount on all items sold from ETC HOTSPOT's menu!!!

ONLINE SIGN AT OUR INTERNATIONAL BLOG SITE http://intcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/

Stay tuned for further information... We are always opened with so many different things to do!


Special Feature! Yumin Lee from Spring Semester is now the President of ETC coffeehouse!
As a special treat for readers she will be posting Popular International Songs every week! Send in your recommendations if you have a song you like and want to share! (or movie Trailers for coming movie nights!)

Toy Story 3 - Wed. ETC Theater (Above ETC Coffeehouse!  
Toy Story 3 Trailer - extended

Toy Story 3
  
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Yes we have International Coffeehouse this Friday & EVERY Friday
4pm -6 pm at the Etc. Coffeehouse. Located on Green st. and Goodwin ave.

U of I Campus during Unofficial

This week we will be discussing St. Patricks Day, and what it means to not only Americans but to a college campus, U of I has one of the biggest custom Holidays for St. Particks, called "Unofficial". People from all over on other campuses actually fly into champaign to partake in this Holiday...it is HUGE. on the left is a picture of people out on lawns dressed in green at 10am in the morning and already drunk and playing games. We will be talking about how it all got started and what to avoid on this this day (it can be dangerous sometimes but also fun)


This Next Wednesday night at 7:00 there will be a Movie Night showing Toy Story 3! If you bring a friend you will get a %50 discount on all items sold from ETC HOTSPOT's menu!!!

ONLINE SIGN AT OUR INTERNATIONAL BLOG SITE http://intcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/

Stay tuned for further information... We are always opened with so many different things to do!


Special Feature! Yumin Lee from Spring Semester is now the President of ETC coffeehouse!
As a special treat for readers she will be posting Popular International Songs every week! Send in your recommendations if you have a song you like and want to share! (or movie Trailers for coming movie nights!)

Toy Story 3 - Wed. ETC Theater (Above ETC Coffeehouse!  
Toy Story 3 Trailer - extended

Toy Story 3
  
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Yes we have International Coffeehouse this Friday & EVERY Friday
4pm -6 pm at the Etc. Coffeehouse. Located on Green st. and Goodwin ave.

U of I Campus during Unofficial

This week we will be discussing St. Patricks Day, and what it means to not only Americans but to a college campus, U of I has one of the biggest custom Holidays for St. Particks, called "Unofficial". People from all over on other campuses actually fly into champaign to partake in this Holiday...it is HUGE. on the left is a picture of people out on lawns dressed in green at 10am in the morning and already drunk and playing games. We will be talking about how it all got started and what to avoid on this this day (it can be dangerous sometimes but also fun)


This Next Wednesday night at 7:00 there will be a Movie Night showing Toy Story 3! If you bring a friend you will get a %50 discount on all items sold from ETC HOTSPOT's menu!!!

ONLINE SIGN AT OUR INTERNATIONAL BLOG SITE http://intcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/

Stay tuned for further information... We are always opened with so many different things to do!


Special Feature! Yumin Lee from Spring Semester is now the President of ETC coffeehouse!
As a special treat for readers she will be posting Popular International Songs every week! Send in your recommendations if you have a song you like and want to share! (or movie Trailers for coming movie nights!)

Toy Story 3 - Wed. ETC Theater (Above ETC Coffeehouse!  
Toy Story 3 Trailer - extended

Toy Story 3
  
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