Asha Waterstreet knows where she found her inspiration.  It was a little shop in North Carolina, serendipitously discovered while she was traveling.  She found flavored olive oils and balsamic vinegars there, and she fell in love.  Once home, Asha's culinary finds from down south brou...
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samples from Cheesy Eddies The SHiFt Conference 2012 was a fantastic success!  The event drew a great crowd of people from businesses and organizations large and small to our venue at the Rochester headquarters for the Girl Scouts of WNY.  The break-out sessions were well attended, and we...
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Thanks to Evan Dawson, who interviewed Ed Hanchett and Dave Madison on 13 WHAM News This Morning on Rochester's CW.  We are so excited about all of the interest in the SHiFt Conference 2012 and our keynote topic, "BIG PR on a little budget."  If you would like to attend, be sure to registe...
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It's May, and that means Mother's Day is right around the corner.  Finding the perfect gift for mom is not always the easiest task, but we've got you covered.  We've assembled a list of five great gift ideas Mom is sure to love.  Best of all, these gifts are from businesses right here...
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INGREDIENTS: 1 lb. lean ground beef  JAVA-GOURMET JAVA RUB (Beef, Lamb, Wild Game & More) 4 Kaiser Rolls  Olive oil Red wine vinegar Seneca Salt Ground pepper Romaine lettuce Fresh tomatoes Crumbled blue cheese To ground beef, add 1 tablespoon (more or less to tas...
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Need a quick but impressive dessert for company? Don’t have time to bake from scratch? Cut store bought brownies into bite sized morsels and place on a decorative platter. Drizzle Tasteful Additions Blood Orange Olive Oil on top. It couldn’t get easier than this, and your guests will rav...
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Substitute half of the oil in your favorite pancake recipe with Tasteful Additions Blood Orange Olive Oil. Sprinkle chocolate chips into the pancake batter and cook on griddle as usual. Top with a drizzle of Tasteful Additions Chocolate Balsamic Vinegar.  

We are very excited to introduce the SHiFt Conference! The SHiFt Conference is a new initiative from Go Buy Rochester. It will be an event geared towards giving local, independent businesses tools and information to help them grow and compete in today’s economy.  The conference will be ...
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Everybody loves to save money, right?  One great way to reduce the cost of your purchase is to eliminate shipping charges.  Many of our members at GoBuyRochester.com offer ways to do just that! Free Shipping  These members offer free shipping options: C&C Creations - Fr...
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SOHO Rochester was a great event this year!  Yesterday we had the privilege of talking to so many people who are interested in seeing local businesses thrive in the Greater Rochester area.  If you were among those we had a chance to interact with at SOHO 2012, thank you for stopping by our...
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INGREDIENTS: 4 large garlic cloves 1 piece fresh ginger (1 inch square) cut into chunks  1 ¼ lb. beef steak (we use round steak cut across grain into ¼ inch slices) 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil 2 tsp. JAVA RUB Shanghai Six Spice 2 cups beef broth 1 cup brewed coffee (we like the E...
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SOHO Rochester, the Small Business Show, is coming to the Riverside Convention Center April 5th, 2012, from 9 AM to 4:30 PM.  Go Buy Rochester will be there, exhibiting at booth 117.  We would love to see you there!  Stop by our booth to chat, sign up for one of our giveaways, and tas...
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Here is a great recipe that will surely be a hit.  It uses products from JAVA-GOURMET to add depth of flavor that will amaze you and your guests (recipe provided from the JAVA-GOURMET): Ingredients: 3lbs. boneless chuck roast 1/3 cup JAVA–ONE sauce 4 tsp. JAVA ...
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"Cash Mobs" are the latest addition to the shop local movement, targeting one specific local business with an outpouring of local-minded shoppers at a specific time & date.  Tomorrow, March 24, 2012, is National Cash Mob Day.  Through the leadership of the fine folks over at Genesee Ce...
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The folks over at Swipely posted a good article today about the importance of small businesses cultivating relationships with their customers.  Titled "Three Reasons Why Customers Shop Local," it takes this statement and expands on it: "The reasons why customers are 'buying local' don’...
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