2008 Best of Bend Award

Wow! Now this is exciting! We are so happy to be a part of the Bend Community, but this is a completely unexpected welcome gift. Allyson's Kitchen would like to thank all our customers and cooking school students for their support.

Allyson's Kitchen Receives 2008 Best of Bend Award

U.S. Local Business Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement

WASHINGTON D.C., October 27, 2008 -- Allyson's Kitchen has been selected for the 2008 Best of Bend Award in the Kitchen Accessories category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2008 USLBA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USLBA and data provided by third parties.

About U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA)

U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA) is a Washington D.C. based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USLBA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising.

The USLBA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America.

SOURCE: U.S. Local Business Association

CONTACT:
U.S. Local Business Association
Email: PublicRelations@USLBA.net
URL: http://www.USLBA.net

Ancient Comfort Food - The Tagine is Featured in the Medford Mail Tribune

From the ancient Arab marketplace to gourmet emporiums like Allyson's Kitchen. It's the unlikely path of the tagine, the signature slow-cooked and heavily seasoned dish of Morocco that lately has been embraced by adventurous American gourmets.
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Traditionally made of clay, tagines allow liquid to slowly evaporate, condense on the chimney-like lid and reinfuse the food with moisture, leading to incredibly tender meat.

- Food Editor Sarah Lemon, Mail Tribune
read more at mailtribune.com/alacarte

This week the Medford Mail Tribune featured an article on Tagine Cooking, a slow-cooked cuisine of Morocco and the ancient Arab world. The word "tagine" does not only refer to a style of cooking, but to the actual cookware most commonly used, the Tagine. The Tagine is a conical shaped piece of cookware that allows foods to be slow cooked, efficiently using the foods own juices to keep it moist and delicious. Allyson was asked by Mail Tribune videographer, Jim Craven, to explain some of the meanings of "tagine," and show the differences in some of the tagine vessels used to cook this ancient cuisine.

Allyson is also teaching a Hands-On Moroccan Cooking Class this Sunday, Oct, 26 in Ashland. for more information visit our Cooking Classes Schedule for Ashland, or call our store at (541) 482-2884.

The Delis of Central Oregon - Cascades East

Foodies beware. Once you enter Allyson’s Kitchen you’ll be so mesmerized by all it has to offer you might never want to leave. Owners Steve and Allyson Holt have been life long food enthusiasts. Turning their passion into a lucrative business, they opened their first shop in Ashland eight years ago. In spring 2008 they opened a second location in The Shops at the Old Mill. Once you get past the shelves of premium cookware, utensils, fun gadgets, wine cellar and unique gourmet food items like fig almond cake, balsamic varietals, and beer brittle, you’ll find the deli. The deli is stocked with dozens of domestic and international artisan meats and cheeses. Sandwiches are named after Shakespeare characters; an homage to the business’ Ashland roots. The ‘Titus’ is the most popular. It consists of smoked turkey, smoked gouda, and veggie fixings on sourdough bread. ‘King Lear,’ also a favorite, is prosciutto, fresh Arugula, tomatoes and truffle oil sandwiched between a ciabatta roll. Allyson’s Kitchen has an entire refrigerated section of homemade stocks, soups and entrees to go. Cooking classes and wine pairings occur on a regular basis with dates posted on their website.

- written by Aimee McClinton

We are excited to have such a wonderful write-up in the Fall 2008 issue of Cascades East: Recreation & Adventure - an inspired and entertaining resource for recreation and adventure seekers in Central and Eastern Oregon. Cascades East was founded in 1976 and commemorated 30 years of circulation in the Summer of 2006. For more info about the magazine, visit the Cascades East Website (www.cascadeseast.com). And take a peak at our Deli Menu for Bend and our Deli Menu for Ashland at www.allysonskitchen.com.