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Sticking to more traditional dog foods, avoiding the fattening gourmet products, is probably the best way to keep your dog trim and happy, but getting Fido out for a few extra walks isn't going to hurt anything, either. We don't want our pets to be denied some of the simple pleasures in life, so keeping a treat or two on hand as a reward is a great idea. The Paw-resian Bistro carries a wide variety of edible and inedible treats for your pooch, from cookies to clothes. The most intriguing offering is a play on the classic French madeline, redesigned to be a healthy snack for man's best friend. The Sunny Carrot Madeline dog treat is shaped just like a real madeline, but lacks the butter and sugar they usually have. Instead, it is full of flour, oats, wheat germ and carrots. Perhaps it isn't gourmet by our standards, but I'm guessing that Fido will love it all the same.

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MSN has posted a list of the top 10 cities for foodies, as determined by a travel site. The cities chosen are all over the globe, picked for a combination of unique dishes, celebrity chefs and all-around good cuisine. Barcelona, Brussels, Lyon and Rome were lauded for their long standing traditions, while Las Vegas and New York were included for having just about everything. While San Francisco did get a nod for its non-Asian cuisine, it seems to have been selected mainly on the availability of good Chinese food. Asian flavors are what put Tokyo, Vancouver and Hanoi on the list, too.

It appears that the definition of a foodie as someone who is willing (and possibly desperate) to eat anything has been put into play with this list, as along with Asian flair, Hanoi was picked for "unusual delicacies like dog or snake," including "fried snake skin, snake spring rolls, snake soup, and minced snake dumpling." Weird meats are all well and good, but to plan a whole trip around them seems a bit extreme.

Nevertheless, their list includes:

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