Bryan from BiteoftheBest.com

I love olive oils, and I love inventive packaging. I had a friend that once (successfully) patented a special kind of beer can. His can would pour faster because of a special valve that opened when opening the lid (allowing a drinker to chug faster). Inventive packaging for him meant a better user experience, not just a fancy bow. With this (albeit odd) story in mind, I was very excited when I came across the new olive oil bottles from Gourmè Mist. Gourmè Mist is inventive packaging to the next level; an environmentally friendly, continuous mist spray bottle. This is something new, something different. Hey, global warming, right? We don't [...]

What's better than one? Two, clearly (at least that's what years of informercials have taught me). I'm a big fan of pour spouts, those toppers to bottles that allow you to control the flow of your pour. You've likely most often seen them sticking out of the end of a liquor bottle at the bar, but there are a few additional uses I assure you. In the kitchen, I find I am using a pour spout most often with my oil and vinegar. Olive oil seems to be added to almost everything I prepare, so an easy-access pour is a must. Though most of my oils (I keep at least [...]

I hope I never see it all... It's just such a pleasure to come across new things. The Charleston Cookie Company is a new thing to me, and it's a pleasure as well. Being that they're in my 'neighborhood'. I got very excited when I was recently introduced to their scrumptious holiday offerings, candy cane brownies accompanied by white chocolate cranberry cookies. There was an overwhelming array of sweets, so I needed help. Treats, to the office! My colleagues help comes easily when sweets are involved. Try a cookie I say.. It'll only cost you your opinion. I bring my research directly to the people! The cookies are quite good, [...]

During the summer, we posted a small Bite of the Rest listing, noting the newest line of Mrs. Renfro's salsa varieties to hit the market: Pineapple, Pomegranate & Tequila. Bite of the Rest is not a section of the website where we share opinions, as these are products we haven't actually tried yet, but want to share with our readers anyway (why hoard knowledge we always say). As is, I finally had the opportunity to try these wonderfully different sauces and just had to do a TidBite about them, one in particular... These are really unique! I've sampled a number of fruit salsas in my life (peaches, mangoes, oranges, etc), [...]

I do like this product, but even more so, I just like to say its name. I'm sorry if I find it overly funny, sometimes I'll do that with things, but c'mon, 'Calibowls'.. it sounds like an old person's word for nonsense. "There's a unicorn in the backyard grandpa!" said the little boy. "Calibowls!!" replied the old man.. So, what is it really? Well, actually, it's pretty simple. Calibowls are bowls with lips... sounds pretty simple doesn't it? Well, it looks pretty simple too, so I was amazed that there don't seem to be any other bowls out there quite like them! Calibowls have a patent pending, special lip around [...]

The eternal question, 'Who am I?' The topic of the afternoon, 'What is ME?' ME is a new line of caffeine-free, all-natural beverages. The line of drinks launched at the beginning of the Fall, featuring four unique flavor combinations, each bursting with their own special 'personalities'. The marketing here is a bit of the beaten track, with each drink named for personality types, making your search for the perfect beverage more of a Match.com dating experience than a stroll down the soda aisle. I had the opportunity to choose between Vivacious, Curious, Uninhibited and Unavailable. Call me bad, but I went right for Uninhibited... ME contains zero caffeine and zero [...]