Gourmet Food Writer Offers 2006 Gourmet Gift Guide from Ultra Luxe to Tiny Treasures

Vancouver, BC – Suite101.com proudly announces the 2006 Gourmet Gift Guide. The Gourmet Food site, located at http://gourmetfood.suite101.com, covers new products, hot topics and global gourmet trends. The impressive 2006 Gift Guide covers over the top extravagance (how about a side of heritage beef to call your own?) to homemade gifts from the kitchen.

For the holidays, Ms. Church has scoured the globe for holiday gift ideas and covered all bases from “sky’s the limit” to gifts under $20.00. Conveniently broken into categories such as “Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate” or “Fabulous and Fun Gifts under $40.00” Ms. Church offers unique and thoughtful suggestions that make holiday shopping a breeze.

Over time she’s built a portfolio of artisanal producers and growers and offers special tips on selections from her award-winning cadre of specialty food purveyors. With an impressive array of James Beard honorees (chefs and food writers), NASFT (National Association of Specialty Food Trade) winners, nationally and internationally recognized companies in her corner, she’s compiled a gift list that would make Santa proud.

Clever ideas for home-made gifts or gifts that you can customize are also covered. Some include original recipes like her Ruby Sparkler. Combined with two champagne flutes and a pomegranate it makes for a festive gift that won’t break the bank. How about homemade spiced nuts along with a personal spice blend; or, a Cajun spice blend, Gumbo recipe and cast iron Dutch oven for a new cook.

About Jacqueline Church
Following the gourmet zeitgeist, Ms. Church analyzes food news, shares recipes, and traces food memories. She provides provocative insights and offers enthusiastic help to readers. From basic cooking techniques to haute cuisine, her goal is to demystify the gourmet world and introduce readers to the joys of good food. Her column offers free articles, blog posts on timely news, and a discussion forum that delivers a steady flow of fresh information. In the forums, she answers readers’ questions, helps with recipes and creates a comfortable space to share challenges, successes and questions about food and cooking.

Ms. Church shares her expertise, writing in a voice that has quickly garnered national attention. She uses her love of gourmet food, her geeky obsession for knowledge and draws on her experience in the kitchen where she’s taught herself and others to cook. A freelance writer and gourmet cook residing in Boston, MA she has interviewed acclaimed chefs, reviewed cookbooks, been noted by editors and activists, and accumulated an international following of readers. Having declined post-college opportunities to pursue writing, she chose to practice law, became a Fortune 500 management consultant and rode the dot.com boom (and bust). Today, she is delighted to return to her passion for sharing the world of good food with Suite101’s community of readers.
About Suite101

Suite101.com is a private company owned by Burda Media Group, a 102-year-old family-owned German magazine firm with over $2 billion in annual revenues, and by four private investors, two of whom are in management at Abebooks.com. Attracting curious browsers in search of answers, news, tips, a good read, or a chat with like-minded groups, Suite101 offers primarily North American visitors quality content per click, covering topics ranging from entertainment, to home and gardening, to business and technology, to world affairs.

For more information about Jacqueline Church’s please visit http://gourmetfood.suite101.com or contact the Food and Drink Editor @ foodanddrink@suite101.com or Phone: +1-604.682.1400