GOOD TASTES.

NEW: Oreo cookies have been turned inside out in new Uh-Oh! Oreo. That means golden wafers are filled with chocolate creme made with real cocoa. Although it's a new twist on the Oreo theme, our tasters thought it failed dismally. The cookies were bland without much chocolate flavor. This Oreo just can't compare, taste-wise, to the original Oreo. But just in case you want to see for yourself, you'll find 1-pound, 2-ounce packages in supermarkets with a suggested retail price of $3.79 each.

- Natalie Haughton

BOON FOR GRILLERS: If you haven't tried Reynolds Wrap Release Non-Stick Foil yet, you're missing out on a good product for lining cookie and baking pans, covering dishes like lasagna and much more. We're sold on using it with sticky foods.

Now, just in time for the grilling season, Reynolds Consumer Products has introduced Reynolds Wrap Release Non-Stick Grill Foil - and even the stickiest foods - like marinated chicken, ribs and fish and gooey cheese - won't stick to the grill. The perforated foil sheets (six 12x18-inch sheets per box) also ensure delicate food items won't fall through the grill rack, allowing grilled flavor to come through while fats drain away, making cleanup a breeze. No need to spray the grill now. Simply unfold the sheet, placing the nonstick side facing up toward the food on a preheated grill. For best results, use medium to medium-high heat. And to avoid a disaster, don't use the foil sheet to carry food.

For a free copy of the colorful leaflet ``Making Grilled Dinners Easier,'' by the Reynolds Kitchens, call [phone] or visit www.reynoldskitchens.com.

You can also enter the BBQ University Sweepstakes (and the chance to win a trip for two to the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia to learn about grilling from PBS television show host and cookbook author Steven Raichlen) online at the same site by clicking on the sweepstakes, contests and promotions link in special features and then selecting the BBQ University page.

- N.H.

CONTEST ALERT

Calling all firehouse chefs. McIlhenny Co., maker of Tabasco brand products, is sponsoring the Third National Cook & Ladder Competition with a grand prize of $10,000 ($5,000 for the top firefighter and $5,000 for the No. 1 firehouse). To enter, firefighters are asked to submit their favorite original mess-hall dish or off-duty recipe for appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, etc., containing one of five Tabasco pepper sauces - original, green pepper, garlic pepper, chipotle pepper or habanero pepper. Entries must be postmarked no later than Sept. 2. For contest rules and an entry form, visit www.tabasco.com or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Tabasco Cook & Ladder Competition, c/o Hunter Public Relations, 41 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10010.

-N.H.

DINING OUT: In a town where legions of serious vegans are constantly on the lookout for food that meets their needs, Real Food Daily and its organic vegetarian cooking may seem like the proverbial pot of gold.

Now, with its third location up and running since the beginning of June in Beverly Hills (others are in Santa Monica and West Hollywood), Real Food becomes a real restaurant mini-chain.

And with 10 years behind it (the original opened in Santa Monica in 1993) Real Food Daily is making its tempeh bacon, tofu cheeses, lentil- walnut pate, barbecue tofu chop salad and RFD meatless burgers well-known in local vegan circles.

Price wise it's relatively inexpensive. Starters and salads range from $2.25 to $9.25, sandwich meals and entrees from $8.25 to $11. Also, there are ways to create your own dish from 13 items and 10 dressings or sauces. Called ``the basics,'' they total from $6 to $9 for each creation. Desserts vary from cookies ($2.35) to cakes and pies ($5.50 and $6). Open for lunch, dinner and snacks from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and for weekend brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the newest Real Food Daily is located at 242 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. Information: [phone].

- Larry Lipson

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