Christmas Gourmet and Gadget Selections '02

Gourmet Goodies:

• Old South Tomolives (pickled green tomatoes, good in Martinis, Bloody Marys and Relish Trays)
• American Spoon Brandied Balaton Cherries, about $15 for 383 grams
• La Medina Pomodoraccio - Sun Semi-Dried Tomatoes, about $18 for 540 grams

All of the above are available at Mad About Food, in Vancouver's West Side, on 4th Avenue near MacDonald.

Kitchen Gadgets:

• Terry cloth kitchen scrubbers in rainbow colours, about $3 each
• Stainless steel soap, eliminates garlic, onion and fish odours, $4 to $7
• Oxo Good Grips 500ml Angled Measuring Cup, $8-$11
• Cuisipro Nutmeg/Cinnamon Microplane Grater and the Microplane Rotary Grater, $20-35
• Vacuvin Concerto Wine Saver, $20-27
• Polder Cooking Thermometer/Timer, $48
• Duncan's Kitchen Grips Oven Mitts, $50-60

All of the gadgets are available at Ming Wo, one of Vancouver's best kitchen shops on East Pender Street in Chinatown. Prices are approximate. The lower range represents the sale price the week before Christmas, 2003 at Ming Wo. These products may also be found at other shops in the Greater Vancouver area such as the Gourmet Warehouse in East Vancouver, and Tools and Techniques in West Vancouver.

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