• Pasta sauces from New York food show win over local customers
BY WILLIAM R. WOOD

• What's hot at other shops
KALAMAZOO -- Here are a few other specialty food products at area stores that were unstoppable in 2008, despite the declining economy:

• NOW YOU KNOW
KALAMAZOO -- Former Kalamazoo resident and Kalamazoo Gazette employee Matthew Lyons showed up on the Bravo show ``Top Chef'' last month.

• A perfect score for Lukins' cookbook
BY J.M. HIRSCH

• '08 pop review: Teens acted their age; hope for hip-hop
BY JOAN ANDERMAN