Food Products

Field Trip: Phoenicia Specialty Foods, Recipe: Mixed Fruit Salad in Rose Syrup

Summer’s the perfect time for a field trip, so I rounded up my fifth grade foodie and we headed to Phoenicia Specialty Foods way out Westheimer. Our goal was to get some rose water for the recipe that follows, Mixed Fruit Salad in Rose Syrup, but we found […]

New Local Chocolate in Town: Araya Artisan Chocolate

I recently checked out the new Araya Artisan Chocolate boutique in River Oaks Shopping Center. Araya sells embellished chocolates and truffles made with Venezuelan chocolate (El Rey) sans preservatives, additives or artificial flavors.  I selected Passion Fruit, Pink Salt, Venezuela 70%, Margarita, Chipotle and a Cafe Cafe truffle […]