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to a very special food magazine. Whether you’re a foodie or just like good food, a connoisseur or someone who wants to learn more...we write THE NIBBLE for you.

When you face a wall of 15 brands of gourmet olive oil and vinegar...expensive chocolates and cheeses...20 types of sea salt, dozens of gourmet preserves, tea and other specialties...how do you know what’s good versus what’s great? There are incredible gourmet foods that never make it into food shops—the best smoked hams, amazing cookies and other products—but how do you find them?

Find “The Best of the Best” Specialty Foods

THE NIBBLE is your personal scout, telling you about the new, the noteworthy and the amazing specialty foods and gourmet foods. We save you time and money by tasting more than 3,000 products each year. We then review only the most special of these specialty items...most of which can transform basic foods just by opening the jar. You don’t have to know how to cook (beyond basic boiling and broiling). And you don’t have to be a gourmet or have a lavish lifestyle, since most of the foods we write about are perfect for everyday meals and affordable by just about anyone. The products are generally available by mail order, so you can get them no matter where you live.

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In addition to THE NIBBLE online magazine, you can get our Top Pick Of The Week electronic newsletter (e-zine) by email. We love all of the foods that we write about, but Top Picks are the ones that we enjoy as often as we can and give as gifts.

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Read This Month’s Issue of THE NIBBLE Magazine Online

See the Table of Contents of this month’s issue of THE NIBBLE online magazine. You’ll find dozens of specialty food product reviews, articles and recipes for everyday and entertaining—in addition to more than 1,000 reviews and articles archived on this website.

Bookmark this page and come back often: If your computer accepts cookies, the next time you’ll go right to the Table of Contents. New articles are added every week, including how-to’s, glossaries and background articles to expand your product knowledge. We look forward to sharing many wonderful nibbles with you. If you’d like to learn more about THE NIBBLE, click here.

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An Overview Of The Nibble

This is the home page of The Nibble, "Great Food Finds," a gourmet food magazine and website for people who love to eat and drink the very best specialty foods. It focuses on product reviews of specialty foods and beverages, with detailed education, related product recipe and shopping information. We are not a restaurant review or a cooking technique and recipe website; but people who seek that kind of information will enjoy what they find here. In addition to the monthly magazine, which is read online at this website, there is a Top Pick Of The Week e-newsletter (a.k.a. e-zine, ezine or zine) available by email. We also value our readers’ opinions, and periodically offer online surveys powered by Survey Gizmo.

The gourmet food we review can help you put together exciting meals for any course—for an everyday menu or entertaining menu, for a party or a special event. They include specialty food items for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, plus cocktails and snacks. Whether you’re looking for appetizers, entrees or desserts, we’ve tasted them, weeded out the average, and recommend those that are worth your time and money.

The gourmet food we review includes artisanal and specialty food products. Product reviews include:

• Artisan baked goods: breads, crackers, flatbreads, muffins and English muffins
• Gourmet breakfast foods, like cereal, pancakes and waffles
• Gourmet condiments: chutney, honey, mayonnaise, mustard, pickles, artisan salts and sea salts and a variety of other products (for example, salsa, rubs, marinades and salad dressing). There’s also plenty of gourmet peanut butter, jam, jelly and preserves.
• Artisan dairy products: artisanal butter, farmstead and artisanal cheeses and gourmet yogurt
• Gourmet sweets and desserts: cake, cookies and brownies, candy, fudge and the very best chocolate, plus ice cream, pies and dessert sauces and toppings
• Gourmet oil and vinegar: balsamic vinegar, other gourmet vinegars, olive oil, nut oil and other fine oils
• Gourmet Meals, including hors d'oeuvres, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, pasta and spaghetti sauce and soup
• Gourmet Pet Food: cat food, cat treats, dog food and dog treats
• Gourmet Snacks: potato chips, pretzels and popcorn
• Specialty Gourmet Areas: Diet Gourmet Food, Kosher Gourmet Food and Organic Gourmet Food, including health and wellness foods, and Kids' Food
• Luxury Foods: caviar, foie gras, fine seafood including lobster, shrimp and smoked salmon

You can see the full list of gourmet food products in our Main Reviews section.

We also write product reviews of gourmet and specialty beverages including:

• Non-alcoholic specialty beverages like bottled water (mineral water and spring water), cocoa and hot chocolate, coffee, juice and fruit water, soda and other soft drinks and tea. See more in our section.
• Alcoholic beverages including craft beer, fine wines and spirits, along with cocktail recipes.

Other areas of our culinary content include food history, origin and background (We have more than 40 food glossaries and other reference materials); gourmet food events and food and wine travel and other leisure activities, cookbooks and other food-related books; gourmet housewares, kitchen appliances and equipment; tableware including dishes, glasses and serving pieces.

Most of the products we write about can be purchased for gifts, including hostess gifts and corporate gifts.

Our readers include the foodie, food lover, fine food enthusiast and fan of the gourmet lifestyle—the connoisseur as well as the student who wants to learn about gourmet food. We have thousands of product reviews for those who love to shop for gourmet foods online. Although we provide access to convenient online shopping, we do not accept fees or commissions from merchants. Our reviews are based on our opinion that these are “the best of the best” products. If we write about it, we would spend our own money on it. Please read our About Us section for more information. We look forward to sharing our product recommendations and reference materials with you.