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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
this weekend we will be struttin’ our stuff at expo comida latina at the LA convention center, saturday august 14th through monday the 16th. with all the world’s greatest coming together to show their south of the boarder flare when it comes to food and beverage, we will see how they stack up against some authentic aguas.
swing into the [...]
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
just a quick heads up to everyone around LA. we are sponsoring the ride 4 Haiti fundraiser this saturday feb 27 and really encourage all to join in. all proceeds for the event will go to the Hollywood Unites for Haiti Foundation. (click those links to get more info on the org and the ride) the event [...]
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
talk about a great event for a great cause. this last month we joined up to support the national kidney foundation with the likes of geroge lopez and more than 30 of the best culinary specialists in the LA area. the event was called “great chef’s of LA go green go organic”. it focused on [...]
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
you can find us at the posh beach side santa monica hotel, shutters on the beach or a swanky silverlake boutique inn, el tres. be aware of celebrity spottings at shutters though. last time we caught a glimpse of dave chappelle. come back to the spotlight dave, we miss you! click on the hotel names if you want [...]
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
unlike the body builders out on venice’s “muscle beach,” the local whole foods has gone all natural when it comes to their aguas frescas. bonadea’s all natural aguasfrescas are now being sold in venice beach’s whole foods.
so combat the last wave of summer by dropping by the cold beverage section and grabbing an ice cold bottle of authentic [...]
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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
tucked just around the corner from many of hollywood’s hotspots on the famous sunset strip is a really cool taco spot that just got a lot cooler. pinches tacos in west hollywood now offers bonadea’s aguas frescas along with their deliciously authentic menu boosting great tacos, burritos and a lot more. similar to what bonadea has done [...]
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
one of the most prevalent arguments i can remember amongst my friends and i while in college, was where to stop for some late night nourishment after a big night on the town. one school of thought lived and died by mexican cuisine to satisfy their late night hunger, absorbing their liquid filled belly’s with burritos, tacos, [...]
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
my boy, Justin, forwarded me an article on the 2008 Fancy Food Show where apparently they revealed the health benefits and rising popularity of “agave nectar.”
…sweetened only with agave syrup, the low glycemic index is not only a dream for those with a sweet tooth, but also for parents of small children…
-2008 Fancy Food [...]
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
I am currently in Mexico for one sole purpose… I am looking for the best roselle leafs (Jamaica) and tamarind seeds for bonadea. our aguas are and will always be of the highest quality and the most authentic ingredients. I am also checking out some very cool traditional Mexican food recipes - I’ll share those [...]
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
as i was leaving the manufacturer today, an employee saddled in his forklift, races out of the warehouse and cuts past me before i make it to my car. in the process, he masterfully maneuvers the forklift a 180 degrees so he is facing me. the sun is setting and before me i now see [...]
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
our aguas are so authentic that they’ve become a favorite amongst our restaurant and retail employees. now, some customers are starting to tell me that they’re worried they’re selling more bonadea aguas to their own employees than consumers!
i’ll admit, when Jose and i were sitting down crafting our biz plan, forecasting and imagining potential issues…we [...]
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
we’re really NOT more of the same. today a retailer was telling me how he said no to a vendor pushing Snapple’s Antioxidant Water and he also just kicked out Steaz Tea … to make room for who, you guessed it, us!
i guess that’s what happens when you make an irresistible Tamarindo!
-AV
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