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Frugal Foodies

Gourmet cuisine catered to the credit-crunched and time-starved

Implications - A recession-fueled appreciation for home cooking has led to more dedication in presentation and ingredients both in and outside the home. Gourmet cuisine is being made available for smaller budgets and refined taste buds as consumers still want to go out and enjoy tasty food minus the fine dining prices.

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6 Examples, 41 Related: 974,349 Total Clicks

Date Range: Feb 09 - Oct 09

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Consumer Insight Topics: Art & Design Lifestyle Food Kitchen Credit Crunch

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Epicurean Potato Chips - Luxirare Creates Crisps with Prosciutto, Vanilla & Cilantro

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Mild 20,689 Clicks Pub: Aug 15, 09

Epicurean Potato Chips

Luxirare Creates Crisps with Prosciutto, Vanilla & Cilantro

Gourmet potato chips are the latest innovation by the foodies at Luxirare. Epicurean ingredients such as red pepper threads, prosciutto, vanilla pod seeds, and cilantro leaves have been embedded between… [More]

$8 Ice Cubes - Glace Ice Co. Luxury Cocktail Cooling Spheres

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Mild 18,097 Clicks Pub: Feb 15, 09

$8 Ice Cubes

Glace Ice Co. Luxury Cocktail Cooling Spheres

Gläce Luxury Ice Co. ships hand-carved ice cubes right to your door. The cubes are actually 2.5” spheres and made of frozen purified water. The combination of their large size and the fact that they are… [More]

Gourmet-to-Go - Restaurants Wrap Up Fine Dining Treats for On-the-Go Foodies

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Average 18,476 Clicks Pub: Sep 12, 09

Gourmet-to-Go

Restaurants Wrap Up Fine Dining Treats for On-the-Go Foodies

Gourmet to-go restaurants are the answer for smaller budgets and refined taste buds. While fine dining restaurants have seen a notable decline in business, upscale fast food joints--like Rubio’s and Chipotle--haven’t… [More]

Gourmet Churros - Xooro Brings Elegance to a Sugar-Coated Kids' Favorite

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Mild 9,302 Clicks Pub: Jul 19, 09

Gourmet Churros

Xooro Brings Elegance to a Sugar-Coated Kids' Favorite

If you're like me, when you think of the word 'churro,' you envision a sugar-coated summer treat, not the delicacies served up by Xooro in West Hollywood and Santa Monica, California. Indeed, Xooro sets… [More]

Frugal Vegan Photoblogs - Melody Polakow Shares How to Make Healthy Meals for $3.33/Day

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Untested 6,724 Clicks Pub: Feb 20, 09

Frugal Vegan Photoblogs

Melody Polakow Shares How to Make Healthy Meals for $3.33/Day

Melody Polakow’s photoblog of frugal vegan recipes at Melomeals makes it possible for almost anyone striving to eat healthier, with gourmet vegan meals you can make yourself for around $3.33 a day once… [More]

Tasty Shoe Installations - Goodhood's Gourmet Footwear Looks Good Enough to Eat

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Mild 3,639 Clicks Pub: Aug 4, 09

Tasty Shoe Installations

Goodhood's Gourmet Footwear Looks Good Enough to Eat

Gourmet footwear recently invaded London’s Goodhood retailer with a play-on-words marketing installation, where shoes were placed, like food, on dishes set on top a table. The name ‘Gourmet’ does cleverly… [More]