ADTA launches premier gourmet event (AME Info)

The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), the apex body responsible for managing the tourism industry within the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has launched the UAE capital's first premier gourmet event - Gourmet Abu Dhabi - to take place from 5 to 14 February 2009.

Monterey Gourmet Foods Appoints Food Marketing Expert Tammy G. Katz to the Board (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Monterey Gourmet Foods, a manufacturer and marketer of fresh gourmet refrigerated food products, named Tammy G. Katz, 47, an independent director of its board effective January 1, 2009. Katz will serve on the Compensation and Nominating Committees and replaces Jim Wong who retired effective December 31, 2008. The board membership remains at nine members.

Zacks Bull & Bear of the Day Highlights: China Mobile, St. Joe Co., Avis Budget, OPNET and Red Robin (Centre Daily Times)

Zacks Equity Research picks China Mobile (NYSE: CHL ) as Bull of the Day and St. Joe Co. (NYSE: JOE ) as Bear of the Day. In addition, the analysts at Zacks Equity Research discuss the latest on Avis Budget Group (NYSE: CAR ), OPNET Technologies (Nasdaq: OPNT ) and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (Nasdaq: RRGB ).

Say ‘bonjour’ to gourmet grocery (San Mateo Daily Journal)

There is something delicious brewing in an unassuming former car lot in San Mateo. It is the new store opened by local businessman Hugues de Vernou that specializes in imported European fine food and wines.

Clapham House climbs on Tootsie's disposal hopes (Guardian Unlimited)

Restaurant group Clapham House , owner of the Gourmet Burger Kitchen, has climbed 4p to 93.5p on hopes of a sale of its Tootsie's business. The company bought the Tootise's brand for a round £25m in March 2006, and a disposal would help bolster its balance sheet. It has already sold the Bombay Bicycle Club operation for £4.4m earlier in the year. Greg Feehely at Altium Securities said: ...