Gourmet food News

First it was the state of California, which banned foie gras on July 1. Now, French foie gras producers face a more formidable opponent. His name is Moore, Sir Roger Moore, the British actor famous for his role as James Bond in no less than seven movies.

Toronto - Alfredo Malanca is a sharecropping beekeeper who sells his honey in the hive. Part time apiarists usually trade away most of their harvest, but Malanca can demand top dollar because his region produces a unique flavour called Buckwheat Honey.

Vancouver - In the latest example of gourmet dining one-upsmanship, a Vancouver eatery now offers a gourmet hot dog that will set you back $100.

New York - Among Manhattan's foodies and its armies of sushi snobs, and against a backdrop of disturbing angst over the nuclear crisis in Japan, New York's Sushi Yasuda thrives by its fresh delights.

When it comes to trade shows for the public, elegant is rarely used in the description. This weekend elegance is the theme at the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo at Toronto's Metro Convention Centre.