We've seen a lot of maranading – bbqing shortcuts. We're talking row after row of them at the Fancy Foods Show in San Francisco. After seeing all of the flavored skewers, grilling planks, scented papers, and other products – one stands out. Flavor Magic lends strong blends of flavor to the protein of your choice, in 20 minutes, with no muss and no fuss. The Flavor Magic “cheat sheet” of seasoning is jam-packed with flavor (we sampled Asian Citrus-Ginger at the show) and offers healthy and easy alternatives to the flavors of your favorite foods like Zesty Buffalo Wings.

O.N.E. made its American debut with their coconut water from Brazil. They have now introduced their sensation number two, Amazon Acai juice. Most people have at least heard of Acai; it will be one of 2007's top new superfoods. Although many products now have Acai in them, many use berries that were shipped frozen from Brazil. O.N.E. makes and bottles their Amazon Acai at the source, in Brazil. The taste and packaging alone will make this product turn heads… and so will the people that drink it– thanks to the antioxidants that help combat premature aging.

We’d like to offer a hearty congratulations to our friend Jean Aw at NOTCOT for launching her new food site, Tastespotting. Tastespotting is basically like NOTCOT.org which compiles great finds contributed by readers, but deals exclusively with food and food accessories. As avid food people ourselves, we will definitely be checking back often to see what kind of picks Jean and her food finders have come up with. There’s definitely a hunger out there in cyberspace for this kind of content, and we’re glad Jean has applied the food genre to her ‘.org’ template.

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The boys from Thrillist are heading West! The daily newsletter for food, drinks, services, gadgets, gear, sports and travel recently launched their first West coast title. If you’re in the LA area be sure to head over and join for the scoop on all things Hollywood and La La land– gangster rap, Paris Hilton jokes and smog not included.