Released on = July 27, 2006, 1:39 pm

Press Release Author = Dana Lambros

Industry = Food & Beverage

Press Release Summary = Echo + Whetstone Gourmet Fine Foods, a new sleek and modern
2,500 square foot gourmet market, has opened in New Jersey with rave reviews.
Conveniently located in northern Bergen County in Rivervale, the full service
culinary emporium provides premium gastronomic offerings including artisan foods,
imported cheeses and charcuterie, prime meats, fresh seafood, unique specialty
products, delectable desserts and outstanding catering.

Press Release Body = Echo + Whetstone Gourmet Fine Foods, a new sleek and modern
2,500 square foot gourmet market, has opened in New Jersey with rave reviews.
Conveniently located in northern Bergen County in Rivervale, the full service
culinary emporium provides premium gastronomic offerings including artisan foods,
imported cheeses and charcuterie, prime meats, fresh seafood, unique specialty
products, delectable desserts and outstanding catering.

The upscale specialty store is the dream-child of business partners and lifelong
friends Brian Dowling and Greg Stott. The native New Jerseyans are self-proclaimed
"foodies" who grew frustrated of trekking to New York City to find gourmet quality
foods and specialty items. The pair recognized the need for a high-end purveyor to
service the many other food aficionados in the affluent region.

Dowling's experience includes management at a top rated seafood wholesaler and
retailer in Manhattan, as well as restaurant sales, marketing and finance. Stott is
a formally trained chef and graduate of the renowned French Culinary Institute who
has worked at some the most highly acclaimed restaurants in New York - Café des
Artistes, L'Impero and Alto. His training and distinctive style enable him to
create dishes ranging from classic favorites to haute cuisine.

A not-to-be missed destination for lovers of extraordinary foods, Echo + Whetstone
will satisfy the appetite of the most demanding gourmands. The market offers dry
aged-to- perfection beef, sushi grade Ahi tuna, cheeses from around the world and a
smorgasbord of savory sandwiches. The finest of meticulously prepared foods are
made daily on the premises - a variety of delectable quiches, Southwestern salmon
cakes, nicoise new potato salad and much more. Homemade sumptuous sweets include
triple crème cheese cake, fresh fruit tarts, pecan shortbread squares and chewy
chocolate chip cookies. An endless assortment of exceptional specialty products not
found on supermarket shelves includes flavored olive oils and vinegars, rare spices,
foie gras, game sausage and artisanal pastas.

Whether the most intimate of gatherings or a large affair, Echo + Whetstone offers
spectacular catering selections that will surely make the event unforgettable.
Based on seasonal fare, the chef uniquely tailors the menu to take advantage of the
freshest locally grown produce and ingredients. Signature dishes include rock
shrimp spring rolls with spicy peanut dipping sauce, pistachio encrusted rack of
lamb with mint jus, poached salmon with sage cucumber coulis and cider brined pork
roast with savory corn pudding. Menus based on culinary themes are also available
such as "Barbeque by the Bayou" and "Mexican Fiesta." And, Dowling and Stott
stress, they will make virtually anything a customer wants provided they are given
enough notice.

Echo + Whetstone is open Tuesday through Sunday. 215 Rivervale Road, Rivervale, New
Jersey, (201) 664-0033, www.echoandwhetstone.com

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Web Site = http://echoandwhetstone.com

Contact Details = Dana Lambros
DLS Public Relations
dlspublicrelations@yahoo.com