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		<title>California&#8217;s Artisan Cheese Festival</title>
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California&#8217;s Artisan Cheese Festival

&#8220;Stand in the place where you live
(Now face North)
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven&#8217;t before
Now stand in the place where you work
(Now face West)
Think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven&#8217;t before&#8221;
This song by REM ran through my head as I stood among all the cheese and salami makers, farmers, [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/drinking-a-34-year-old-california-cab/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Drinking a 34 Year Old California Cab'>Drinking a 34 Year Old California Cab</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/toma-cheese-again-wallys-cheese-bread-recipe/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Toma Cheese &#8211; Cheese Bread Recipe'>Toma Cheese &#8211; Cheese Bread Recipe</a></li>
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		<title>Drinking a 34 Year Old California Cab</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week Terry and I decided to open a 1978 bottle of Ridge Cabernet Monte Bello. There were some questions as to how and where the bottle had been stored for all those years. The label was stained. The top looked a little encrusted. We debated whether we should do it. This could be a disaster. It wasn't.



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<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/wine-tip-smell-the-empty-glass/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Wine Tip: Smell the Empty Glass'>Wine Tip: Smell the Empty Glass</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/drinking-a-34-year-old-california-cab/</link>
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		<title>I Am My Fathers Daughter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am my father's daughter so my perspective on food is a bit skewed. To make this clear, one time my dad asked me if I thought the 20 pork chops he had was enough for 7 guests. So, on Friday night at our Evening in Paris Tasting, when two of my guest pourers were amazed and delighted by our array of food at our Tasting, I was surprised.


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<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/award-winning-cheeses-at-fancifull/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Award Winning Cheeses at Fancifull'>Award Winning Cheeses at Fancifull</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/a-taste-of-fate-meeting-winemaker-jacky-blot/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A Taste of Fate: Meeting Winemaker Jacky Blot'>A Taste of Fate: Meeting Winemaker Jacky Blot</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/780/</link>
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		<title>Terry Talks Baskets at the Fancy Food Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Terry August, our founder, has been asked to give an informative seminar on the art and business of gift baskets this weekend at the 37th Winter Fancy Food Show. Over 17,000 attendees are expected at the show along with over 1,300 exhibitors representing 35+ countries.


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<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/artisanal-la-food-fest-april-16-17/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Artisanal LA Food Fest: April 16 &#8211; 17'>Artisanal LA Food Fest: April 16 &#8211; 17</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/exploring-wine-and-food-in-barolo-italy/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exploring Wine and Food in Barolo, Italy'>Exploring Wine and Food in Barolo, Italy</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/terry-talks-baskets-at-the-fancy-food-show/</link>
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		<title>Video: Yam Good Cookies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Narcisse &#038; Terry Talk About Yam Good Cookies. Watch the video here.


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<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/award-winning-cheeses-at-fancifull/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Award Winning Cheeses at Fancifull'>Award Winning Cheeses at Fancifull</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/how-and-why-we-choose-our-products/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How and Why We Choose our Products'>How and Why We Choose our Products</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/video-yam-good-cookies/</link>
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		<title>Video: Terry Talks about The Paris Bistro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watch Terry talk about one of our newest gift baskets: The Paris Bistro


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<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/video-yam-good-cookies/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Video: Yam Good Cookies'>Video: Yam Good Cookies</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/how-and-why-we-choose-our-products/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How and Why We Choose our Products'>How and Why We Choose our Products</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/video-terry-talks-about-the-paris-bistro/</link>
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		<title>Autumn in LA, at last</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite 100 degree weather in Los Angeles, Fall is upon us, and I am excited by the change of seasons. In Southern California we have to rely on the little things to get that autumn feel: the days are noticeably shorter, the sun hits at a different angle creating long shadows, my roses and tomatoes are fading, pumpkins, ghosts and spider webs decorate the porches and lawns in my neighborhood. 



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<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/how-and-why-we-choose-our-products/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How and Why We Choose our Products'>How and Why We Choose our Products</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/gift-baskets-a-smart-gift-part1/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Gift Baskets, A Smart Gift &#8211; Part 1'>Gift Baskets, A Smart Gift &#8211; Part 1</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/autumn-in-l/</link>
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		<title>The Creamy Goodness that is Point Reyes Blue Cheese</title>
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Terry August and Jill Giacomini at the Fancy Food Show in Washington DC.

We have recently renewed our love affair with Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company&#8217;s Original Blue Cheese.  People trying it for the first time can hardly believe how good it is. Many of them actually say: &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe it. It&#8217;s so good!&#8221; [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/californias-artisan-cheese-festival/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: California&#8217;s Artisan Cheese Festival'>California&#8217;s Artisan Cheese Festival</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/vella-cheese/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Vella Cheese'>Vella Cheese</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/the-creamy-goodness-that-is-point-reyes-blue-cheese/</link>
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		<title>Belvoir Fruit Farms and the Magic of Elderflower</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The delicate scent of elderflowers is as quintessentially English as tea parties and village fetes and, in the countryside, it's often said that summer has only really arrived when the elderflowers start appearing in the hedgerows at the beginning of June.


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<li><a href='http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/how-and-why-we-choose-our-products/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How and Why We Choose our Products'>How and Why We Choose our Products</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gourmet-gift-baskets/belvoir-fruit-farms-and-the-magic-of-elderflower/</link>
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		<title>Fancifull Unwrapped</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I first set foot in Fancifull Fine Foods and Baskets in November 2010, I didn't know what to expect. I only knew they made amazing wine baskets, fruit baskets and many other wonderful gifts that I'd feel privileged to receive.


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		<link>http://www.fancifullgiftbaskets.com/blog/gift-baskets/fancifull-unwrapped/</link>
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