Austrian Stöger Seed Oils Win sofi™ Award 2013

Stoeger Seed Oils is the first Austrian producer to take home the prestigious sofi™ Award. The 41st sofi awards, from the Specialty Food Association, were presented at a red-carpet ceremony hosted by internationally-acclaimed chef Marcus Samuelsson at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York on July 1, 2013.Stoeger Cherry Seed Oil won the Golden Award in the Outstanding Oil categroy. The oil is made from pure cherry seeds that are slowly roasted and cold-pressed. A sofi Award is the top honor in the $86 billion specialty food industry. “sofi” stands for Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation.

 

Austrian Stöger Seed Oils Named Finalist for sofi™ Award

Gourmet News
May 31, 2013

http://gourmetnewsenews.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/stoger-seed-oils-named-finalist-for-sofi-award/

Stöger Seed Oils have been named as finalists in two sofi™ Awards categories this year. The Cherry Seed Oil is a finalist for the Outstanding Oil category, and the entire line was nominated for the Outstanding Product Line award in the sofi Awards from the Specialty Food Association.A sofi Award is the top honor in the $86 billion specialty food industry. “sofi” stands for Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation.

Viener Fest Offers Authentic Taste of Austria

May 2, 2013
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130505/LIFE02/305050012/Viener-Fest-offers-authentic-taste-Austria

While reading the menu at Viener Fest, the new Austrian restaurant near Centennial Park, a continuous loop of the song “My Favorite Things” kept playing in my mind: “cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels, door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles.”

World's 10 best cities for coffee

Christine Sarkis, SmarterTravel.com, 2:51p.m. EST November 13, 2012

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2012/11/01/10-best-cities-for-coffee-in-the-world/1672593/

Maybe it's all that caffeine in their bloodstreams, but talking about the world's best coffee gets people really amped. Countless varieties, roasting techniques, brewing preferences, and adornments yield dramatically different brews around the world.

Austrian reds have a certain flair

Published: September 14,
(Deb Lindsey/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/austrian-reds-have-a-certain-flair/2012/09/14/42e57a9e-fc7a-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_story.html

Second of a two-part series on Austrian wines

Look for Austrian wines in a wine store and you might find a few tucked among the German selections. That’s understandable because of the linguistic, historic and cultural ties between Germany and Austria.

Taste Viennese-Style Coffee, Pastry & Gelato at My Vienna

by Daniela Galarza
http://la.eater.com/archives/2012/06/18/taste_viennesestyle_coffee_pastry_gelato_at_my_vienna.php

Spin Mlynarik, My Vienna's owner, creator, and gelato-maker, is so consumed with the idea of replicating a true Viennese cafe in Beverly Hills that he has imported nearly everything—the espresso maker, gelato goblets, the Julius Meinl coffee, the teaspoons, himself—from the Old World. The menus look exactly as they would in Western Europe, full-color laminated books with highly stylized versions of elaborate ice cream creations.

Austrian grüner delivers fruit and minerality

By:Pamela  S. Busch, Special to The SF Examiner 07/26/12 9:51 PM

http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/food-and-wine/2012/07/austrian-gr-ner-delivers-fruit-and-minerality

Organic: Grüner veltliner wines from Austria started  to make an impression in the mid-1990s in the United States and use high-quality  grapes, usually offering a fruity flavor. Grüner veltliner is no longer the wine of geeks; Austria’s pride and joy has  made it into the mainstream.

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