GOOD TASTES.COCA-COLA ZERO: There seems to be a Coke aiming to please every taste these days. Coca-Cola North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. has introduced Coca-Cola Zero in 20-ounce bottles with other sizes, including 2-liter bottles and six- and 12-pack cans, to follow later this month. The new product is designed to feature real Coca-Cola Classic taste with zero calories. We liked the flavor and thought it came close to the original - we'd definitely buy it. Aspartame aspartame: see sweetener, artificial. aspartame Synthetic organic compound (a dipeptide) of phenylalanine and aspartic acid. It is 150–200 times as sweet as cane sugar and is used as a nonnutritive tabletop sweetener and in low-calorie and acesulfame potassium are used to sweeten sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. the product. That sweetener Sweetener A special feature added to a debt obligation or preferred stock to promote marketability. Notes: Warrants and convertibles are two popular sweeteners. See also: Convertible Bond, Kicker, Warrant Sweetener combination is also used in Diet Coke With Lime, Diet Vanilla Coke and Diet Cherry Coke. Diet Coke With Splenda (sweetened sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. with Splenda and acesulfame potassium) was introduced in May, but we found it has an overly sweet taste. It's designed to appeal to folks who like products with Splenda, noted a Coca-Cola spokesman. We'll stick with the old Diet Coke (sweetened only with Aspartame) or the new Zero product. Look for the products at supermarkets, convenience stores, drugstores and mass merchandisers. - Natalie Haughton CHICAGO CATERERS WIN FOOD NETWORK CONTEST: Dan Smith, 42, and Steve McDonagh, 40, owners of Chicago's The Hearty Boys Caterers and HB restaurant, were named the winners of the ``Next Food Network Star'' reality television show on Sunday night during a live finale. More than 50,000 viewers voted within a half-hour period, closing down the network's Web site for a brief time. Deborah Fewell, 32, a personal chef from Pasadena, was the first runner-up. Smith and McDonagh will debut in their own six-episode series on the network on Sept. 18. The weekly half-hour show will focus on tips, techniques and down-to-earth recipes for entertaining at home. - N.H. FREE ICE CREAM SAMPLING: To kick off National Ice Cream month in July, Cold Stone Creamery Cold Stone Creamery is an ice cream parlor chain based in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.[1] History The company was co-founded in 1988 by Susan and Donald Sutherland (unrelated to actor Donald Sutherland), who sought ice cream that was neither hard-packed is offering free tasting samples of five new flavors from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Available only during July, they include: Oatmeal Cookie Comfort (oatmeal cookie batter ice cream with apple pie filling, caramel and pecans); Black Tie Affair (black licorice licorice (lĭk`ərĭs, –rĭsh), name for a European plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) and for the sweet substance obtained from the root. ice cream with raspberries, cherry pie filling and whipped topping); Fruity Rainbow (fruity cereal ice cream with Froot Loops, strawberries and blueberries); Tangerine tangerine: see orange. tangerine Small, thin-skinned variety of the mandarin orange species (Citrus reticulata deliciosa) of the rue family (citrus family). Sunset (tangerine sorbet with strawberries, marshmallow marshmallow /marsh·mal·low/ (mahrsh´mel?o) (-mal?o) a perennial Eurasian herb, Althaea officinalis, and whipped topping) and Wasabi Chill (wasabi ginger ice cream with coconut, raspberries and pineapple). A few sound a little weird, but head to a Cold Stone Creamery store if you want to give them a whirl. At each store, you'll also have a chance to win (you must be present) ice cream for a year (a book of 24 coupons). For more information or store locations, go online to www.coldstonecreamery.com - N.H. T.G.I. FRIDAY'S MENU: In an effort to accommodate Latino diners, T.G.I. Friday's has unveiled a new Spanish-language menu at all of its 53 locations nationwide. The restaurant wants everyone to know they are welcome. - Daily News CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) no caption (Coca-Cola zero) (2 -- color) no caption (ice cream) (3 -- color) no caption (Dan Smith and Steven McDonagh) |
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