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The Atlanta Gourmet Market: An Atlanta Celebration of Superior Gourmet Product

September 13, 2006

ATLANTA, September 2006—AMERICASMART-ATLANTA—the home of the nation’s most exciting gift and home furnishings product collections—is also a top choice for the nation’s leading gourmet retailers and the product their customers demand. In an effort to recognize these superior gourmet products, AMERICASMART conducts annually the Best of Atlanta Awards as a feature component of the Atlanta Fall Gift & Home Furnishings Market® featuring The Atlanta Gourmet Market®.

Several of Atlanta’s top culinary experts—Chef Robert Gerstenecker, executive chef of the Four Seasons/Atlanta; Chef David Silverman of Strip; Executive Chef Nathan Slatteryof Rosa Mexicano; Chef Nico Romoof b.e.d/Atlanta; and Beth Weitzman, editor-in-chief of Jezebel magazine—sampled and judged dozens of gourmet products, selecting those with distinctive tastes and innovative packaging.

Winners were selected in 13 product categories. The 2006 Best of Atlanta Awards winners are:

Best Packaging

1st Place: Sugar Marsh Cottage Specialty Confections Executive Gift Box

2nd Place: Carolina Plantation Rice Aromatic Rice

3rd Place: Chocolate Graphics of Alabama Personalized Chocolates

Best Chocolate

1st Place: Toffee to Go Dark Chocolate Pecan Toffee

2nd Place: Knipschilot Chocolatier Chocolates

3rd Place: So Sweet Chocolates Ornament Lolly

Best Candy

1st Place: Graffiti Zoo Backstage Calicos

2nd Place: Toffee to Go White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Toffee

3rd Place: Sugar Marsh Cottage Specialty Confections Sweet Almond Toffee

Best Condiment/Relish/Sauce

1st Place: Sims Foods Wickles Pickles

2nd Place: Nine Sons Rising Blueberry Ice Cream Topping

3rd Place: Cherith Valley Gardens Red Raspberry Wasabi Mustard

Best Salad Dressing

1st Place: Knipschildt Passion Fruit & Ginger Syrup

Best Dessert

1st Place: San Saba River Pecan Co. Pecan Pie In-A-Jar

2nd Place: Flathau’s Gourmet Cookies Cinnamon Snaps

3rd Place: Sugar Marsh Cottage Specialty Confections Chocolate Dipped Coquilles

Best Snack

1st Place: Flathau’s Gourmet Cookies Cheddar Chipolte Cheese Straws

2nd Place: The Savannah Cookie Co. Hoot n’ Holler Cheese Poppers

3rd Place: Old World Gourmet Cowboy Crunch Trail Mix

Best Jam/Jelly

1st Place: Authentic Italian Products Acacia Honey

2nd Place: Pepper Patch Peach Butter

3rd Place: Nine Sons Rising Peach Preserves

Best Kitchen Accessory

1st Place: Woman’s Exchange of Memphis cookbook Compliments Of

2nd Place: Elmwood Inn cookbook The New Tea Companion

3rd Place: Buster’s Rub

Best Healthy/Low Fat

1st Place: Authentic Italian Products Frozen Unfiltered Olive Oil

2nd Place: Salem Baking Company Moravian Spice Cookies

3rd Place: Nine Sons Rising Strawberry Topping

Best Hot Beverage

1st Place: Fireside Coffee Butter Rum Coffee

2nd Place: Elmwood Inn Teas Serene Green

Best Cold Beverage

1st Place: Fireside Coffee Coconut Crème Coffee

2nd Place: Old World Gourmet Southern Sunset Tea

Best Soup/Base Mix

1st Place: Raven’s Nest Specialties Chili Grande

2nd Place: Gullah Gourmet, Inc. Gullah Gullah Gumbo

Best of Show/September 2006 The Atlanta Gourmet Market

Sugar Marsh Cottage Specialty Confections
Atlanta, GA

Best of Show/September 2006 Atlanta Fall Gift & Home Furnishings Market

Sea Turtle Soaps
Southport, NC

For more information on AMERICASMART-ATLANTA and its annual markets, please call 1-800-ATL-MART or visit AmericasMart.com.

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