Exhibit 2.9 PREFERRED VENDOR AGREEMENT THIS PREFERRED
VENDOR AGREEMENT
(Agreement) is entered into and effective as of the 14th day of August, 2007
(the Effective Date), by and among Artisanal Cheese, LLC, a New York limited
liability company (the Vendor), and Artisanal Fromagerie & Bistro, LLC, a
New York limited liability company, and 35 West 64th Restaurant Associates,
L.P., a New York limited partnership (each a Buyer and, together, the
Buyers). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, this
Agreement is entered into in
connection with that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of
the date hereof (the Purchase Agreement) by and among the Vendor, the members
of the Company, being Terrance Brennan and Marvin Numeroff, and AHF Acquisition
Corporation, a New York corporation (capitalized terms not expressly defined in
this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase
Agreement); WHEREAS,
Vendor has experience in the
wholesale of premium cheese; and WHEREAS,
Vendor desires to supply cheese
products to Buyers, and Buyers desire to purchase cheese products from Vendor,
all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration,
the parties agree as follows: 1. DEFINITIONS Except
as otherwise provided above, each of the capitalized terms used in this
Agreement (other than the headings of the Articles and Sections), whether used
in the singular or the plural, shall have the meaning as set forth below or, if
not listed below, the meaning as designated in places throughout this
Agreement. 1.1     Affiliate
shall mean any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or
is under common control with a party to this Agreement. As used in this Section
1.1, control shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or the policies of the entity,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
With respect to Buyers, the term Affiliates also includes Terrance Brennan, any
future retail establishments or restaurants owned or operated by, or associated
with, the Buyers or Terrance Brennan and any other business operations by
Buyers or Terrance Brennan not restricted under the Brennan Non-Competition
Agreement.   1.2     Applicable
Laws shall mean any laws, rules or regulations applicable to the Products, any
applicable environmental, health and safety laws relating to the Products, and
any other laws, regulations or guidelines applicable to the performance of this
Agreement.

1.3     Intellectual
Property shall mean all trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, patents or
equivalents thereof relating to the Products.

1.4     Products
shall mean any and all premium cheeses.

1.5    
Regulatory Authorities shall mean applicable federal, state and local
authorities of the United States and the corresponding regulatory authorities
of the European Union and its member states, and any other country where
regulatory approval is required for the manufacture, use or sale of the
Products.

2. SALE OF PRODUCTS

During
the term of this Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, Vendor agrees to supply to the Buyers or their Affiliates all of the
Products which are ordered by the Buyers or their Affiliates at a high volume
buyer discount, which price shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties and
shall be no greater than the price offered by Vendor to any other customer for
products the same as, or essentially similar to, the Products (the High Volume
Buyer Discount Price). Moreover, the Products shall be equivalent in quality
to, and the terms and conditions for purchase of the Products from Vendor shall
be at least as favorable to Buyers or their Affiliates as they could secure
from another third party. Buyers shall exclusively purchase Products from
Vendor; provided, however, that in the event Vendor is unwilling or unable to
supply Buyers with a requested Product on terms and conditions (e.g.,
price, delivery time, quality or etc.) acceptable to Buyers, in Buyers sole
discretion, then Buyers may purchase such Product from an alternative supplier
or directly for its own benefit.

3. ORDERS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT; CREDIT

(a)     From
time to time, either Buyer or its Affiliates may issue purchase orders (each a
Buyers Purchase Order) for the supply by Vendor of Products. Each Buyers
Purchase Order is subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In the
event of a conflict between the terms of a Buyers Purchase Order and this Agreement,
the terms of this Agreement shall control.

(b)     Each
Buyers Purchase Order shall be for Products at the High Volume Buyer Discount
Price. Vendor shall be responsible for and shall bear all freight charges and
insurance costs, including (without limitation) shipping, packaging, labeling,
customs duties, taxes, storage, insurance, boxing, and crating costs.

(c)     Shipments
shall be made F.O.B. Buyers or their Affiliates facility, according to
Buyers or their Affiliates delivery schedules and shipping instructions. The
Vendor shall bear the risk of loss or damage prior to and during shipment and
shall obtain insurance on the Products during shipment, if necessary.

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(d)     Vendor
shall invoice the applicable Buyer or its Affiliate upon each shipment of the
Products specified in the Buyers Purchase Order for the Products shipped. With
respect to all Buyers Purchase Orders, payment shall be made within forty-five
(45) days from the date of receipt of an invoice. Such payments shall be made
by check or wire transfer to an account designated by Vendor. Buyers or their
Affiliates shall neither be required to make payment before receipt of
Products, nor shall invoices be dated prior to the date of shipment. Only the
Buyer or Buyers Affiliate which placed the Buyers Purchase Order shall be
responsible to Vendor for the payment of, or any other obligations hereunder or
thereunder in connection with, such Buyers Purchase Order, and this Agreement
shall not be deemed to create any joint and several or other liability among
the Buyers and/or their Affiliates for the actions or orders of another Buyer
or Buyers Affiliate.

(e)     All
Buyers Purchase Orders shall at all times be subject to the approval of Vendor.
If, subsequent to the confirmation of a Buyers Purchase Order, circumstances
arise with respect to the financial condition of the Buyer or Buyers Affiliate
placing such order which in the opinion of Vendor threaten the Buyers or
Buyers Affiliates ability to make payments when due thereunder, or should the
Buyer or Buyers Affiliate fail to make payments when due or otherwise fail to
perform its outstanding obligations, then Vendor may refuse to perform further
under the order unless the Buyer or Buyers Affiliate makes payment in full or
provides sufficient security in a form acceptable to Vendor within a period of
thirty (30) business days from receipt of notice therefor by Vendor. Should
Buyer of Buyers Affiliate fail to comply with Vendors request contained in
such notice within the aforementioned period, then Vendor may decline or cancel
the order and, in such event, shall not be liable for breach or nonperformance
of this Agreement in whole or in part. If Vendor chooses not to provide the
Buyer or Buyers Affiliate with its ordered Products based on the Buyers or
Buyers Affiliates financial condition or its failure to perform its
outstanding obligations, then as of receipt of Vendors notice, the Buyer or the
Buyers Affiliate shall be no longer bound by the exclusivity provision set
forth in Section 2 of this Agreement and may purchase any Products directly or
from an alternative supply.

(f)     Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 3, Artisanal Fromagerie & Bistro, LLC shall have a
credit of Two Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($230,000), which shall be
applied to the first $230,000 worth of Products that it purchases from Vendor
(at the High Volume Buyer Discount Price), not to exceed a credit of
Fifty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($57,500) in any calendar quarter.
Such credit is the result of the payoff in full of that certain loan to Vendor
from Marvin Numeroff, commonly referred to on the books of the Vendor as the
Chase Loan, at Closing. In the event of the termination or expiration of this
Agreement for any reason, such credit (or unused portion thereof) shall be paid
by Vendor to Artisanal Fromagerie & Bistro, LLC within ten (10) days of
such termination or expiration; provided, however, that if such credit is not
used prior the (3rd) anniversary of the Effective Date, such credit
(or unused portion thereof) shall be paid by Vendor to Artisanal Fromagerie
& Bistro, LLC within ten (10) days of such third (3rd)
anniversary.

4. REGULATORY ACTIVITIES AND MANUFACTURE

The
Vendor shall be responsible for complying with all Applicable Laws and filing
and prosecuting any authorizations or approvals for the Products that are
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applicable
Regulatory Authorities prior to shipment by Vendor of the Products, and shall
indemnify, defend, and hold Buyers and their Affiliates harmless for any
failure by the Vendor to comply with any requirements that are enforced by any
such Regulatory Authorities.

5. DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE

5.1     TERMS
OF DELIVERY. Vendor agrees to use its best efforts to ensure that the Products
will be shipped by the date set forth in the Buyers Purchase Order. Vendor shall
notify the Buyers or their Affiliates, as applicable, immediately in the event
that a shipment is not expected to be made on-time. If a shipment is not made
on-time or if notice is given that a delivery is expected to be late, the
Buyers or their Affiliates, as applicable, may cancel the order immediately by delivering
written notice of the cancellation to Vendor. Absent such cancellation notice,
Vendor will ship the order as soon as possible. Upon such cancellation, the
Buyers or their Affiliates, as applicable, will not have any further obligation
with respect to such order and may order the Products specified in such Buyers
Purchase Order, and which cannot be shipped by Vendor on-time, from any third
party.

5.2     INSPECTION,
ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF PRODUCT SHIPMENTS.

If
the Buyers or their Affiliates, as applicable, determine that any of the
Products do not conform to the specifications or Vendors warranties under
Section 6, then they shall notify Vendor of such non-conformity in writing
within seventy-two (72) hours after they discover the non-conformity. Such
notification shall be specific with respect to the details of the
non-conformity. Vendor shall act in a commercially reasonable manner, at
Buyers or their Affiliates option, as applicable, to replace any non-conforming
Products or cancel the order and credit the Buyers or their Affiliates
option, as applicable, account with an amount equal to the purchase price of
the rejected Products, or refund that amount to the Buyers or their Affiliates,
as the case may be. At Vendors option and expense, the Buyers shall either
destroy any Products that do not conform to the specifications, or return them
to Vendor. In the event of non-conforming Product(s), the Buyers or their
Affiliates, as applicable, shall charge, and Vendor shall pay for the
reasonable and documented costs of the inspection, return or destruction of any
non-conforming Products.

6. WARRANTIES, INDEMNITIES AND INSURANCE

6.1     WARRANTIES.

(a)     Each
party warrants that it has all the necessary rights and powers to grant the
rights to the other party as provided in this Agreement, and that the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement as of the Effective Date
does not result in a violation or conflict with any agreements with third
parties or Affiliates.

(b)     Vendor
warrants that the Products, including food articles, food ingredients, food
packaging and food labeling relating to or comprising the Products or any part
thereof delivered, sold or transferred to Buyers or their Affiliates hereunder
shall be in full compliance with all Applicable Laws, and that the Products
shall be manufactured, stored, sold and delivered in accordance with
appropriate good practices that may be promulgated under the

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aforementioned
laws, as applicable, and in accordance with all state laws and local health and
sanitary ordinances or regulations. Moreover, Vendor warrants that the Products
will conform to quality standards that are customarily applied throughout the
industry and will be merchantable and fit for the particular purposes which
they are intended.

(c)     The
Vendor shall be responsible for all warranty claims and the performance of any
warranty services.

6.2     INDEMNITY.

(a)     The
Vendor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyers, and any of its
Affiliates, from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits,
causes of action, damages and expenses (including but not limited to expenses
of investigation, settlement, litigation and reasonable attorneys fees
incurred in connection therewith) which are hereafter made, sustained or
brought against Buyers or any such Affiliate by any third party for the
recovery of damages to tangible property or bodily injury, illness or death of
any third party resulting from the Products, or any action or inaction
(negligent or otherwise) by the Vendor which resulted in the harm complained
of, or resulting from an infringement or misappropriation by the Vendor of any
intellectual property of a third party; provided, however, that Vendor shall
not be obligated under this section to indemnify Buyers for any damages or
losses caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Buyers.

(b)     Buyers
shall notify Vendor in writing promptly upon becoming aware of any claim or
potential claim covered by this Section 6.2, and shall describe such claim or
potential claim in reasonable detail based upon the information then in the Buyers
possession. The Buyer shall reasonably cooperate with the responding party in
the defense of all such claims.

6.3     INSURANCE.
Vendor warrants that it shall, at all times during the term of this Agreement,
maintain a comprehensive general liability insurance coverage (with specific
products liability coverage) which is sufficient to adequately protect against
the risks associated with the Products and its on going business and insuring
the types of risks indemnified for herein.

7. CONFIDENTIALITY

7.1     CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION. All information furnished by Vendor to Buyers or any of their
Affiliates, or by Buyers to Vendor or any of its Affiliates during the term of
this Agreement (Confidential Information) shall be kept confidential by the
party receiving it, and the party receiving Confidential Information shall not
make use of it except for purposes authorized by this Agreement, nor disclose
any Confidential Information to any person or firm unless previously authorized
in writing to do so; provided, however, that the party receiving Confidential
Information may disclose it as necessary to responsible officers, employees,
representatives and independent contractors for the purposes contemplated by
this Agreement, provided that such officers, employees, representatives and
independent contractors shall have assumed obligations of confidentiality no
less stringent than those contained herein. Confidential Information means
proprietary information relating to the disclosing partys business.

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7.2     OTHER
INFORMATION. The foregoing limitations on the use and disclosure of
Confidential Information shall not apply to information which: (a) at the time
of disclosure or thereafter lawfully becomes a part of the public domain; (b)
was otherwise in the receiving partys lawful possession prior to disclosure as
shown by its written records; (c) is released from confidential status by
mutual agreement of the parties; or (d) has been developed by the receiving
party independently of the Confidential Information received from the
disclosing party.

7.3     PUBLICITY.
Except as may be required by Applicable Laws and regulations or a court of
competent jurisdiction, neither party may make any public release or other disclosure
with respect to this Agreement or the terms hereof without the prior written
consent of the other party.

7.4     DISCLOSURE.
If the receiving party is required by any governmental agency, court or other
quasi-judicial or regulatory body to provide Confidential Information received
under this Agreement, the receiving party shall not be liable for such
disclosure provided that the receiving party, as promptly as reasonably
possible, gives notice to the disclosing party of the requirement in order that
the disclosing party may contest the requirement to provide such information.

8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS TO THE
PRODUCT

To
the extent necessary to market and sell the Products, Vendor hereby grants the
Buyers a non-exclusive, royalty-free license for the term of this Agreement
with respect to the Intellectual Property.

9. TERM AND TERMINATION

9.1     TERM.
The initial term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and
shall end on the fifth (5th) anniversary thereof, unless earlier terminated in
accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, that this
Agreement shall automatically renew for additional one-year terms on each
anniversary thereafter unless either party provides written notice of
non-renewal to the other party not fewer than thirty (30) days prior to the
then anniversary.

9.2     TERMINATION
FOR CAUSE. Subject to the provisions in Sections 9.1 and 10.1, this Agreement
may be terminated for cause (Cause): (a) by either party, upon thirty (30)
days prior written notice, if the other party fails to perform or commits a
material breach or default of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and fails to cure such breach or default within ten (10) days after receiving
notice of such breach; or (b) by either party, immediately, if under any
Applicable Law the other party (i) makes an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, (ii) permits the appointment of a trustee or receiver of all or a
substantial part of its assets, (iii) admits in writing its inability to own
its assets, (iv) admits in writing its inability to meet its obligations when
due or commits any other act of bankruptcy, (v) institutes voluntary
proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency or permits voluntary institution of
such proceedings

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against it, or
(vi) is the subject of an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding (subsections b(i)
through b(vi) each an Insolvency Event).

9.3       EFFECT
OF TERMINATION. Termination of this Agreement, for whatever reason, shall not
affect any rights or obligations of either party which are intended by the
parties to survive termination. Without limiting the generality of the previous
sentence, the rights and obligations specified in Sections 4, 5.2, and Articles
6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 which have accrued prior to termination will survive
termination of this Agreement.

9.4       OBLIGATION
TO CONTINUE TO SUPPLY. If either party terminates this Agreement for any of the
reasons set forth in this Article 9, the Buyers or their Affiliates may at
their option, immediately terminate the purchase of Products from Vendor and
purchase products from a third party, or may require Vendor to continue to
supply Products to the Buyers or their Affiliates under already accepted Buyers
Purchase Orders or pursuant to new Buyers Purchase Orders for a ninety (90) day
period (the Continuing Obligation Period), with reasonable security if
termination results from an Insolvency Event of Buyers. The terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect during the
Continuing Obligation Period.

10. GENERAL PROVISIONS

10.1     ASSIGNMENT.
Neither party shall assign this Agreement or any part thereof without the prior
written consent of the other party, which may be withheld for any reason;
provided, however, that Buyers may assign this Agreement or any part hereof to
any of their Affiliates.

10.2     COMMISSION.
Vendor shall pay the Buyers a commission (Commission) equal to five (5%)
percent of Vendors gross sales on any internet generated sales of cheese or
cheese products to customers who access the Vendors website by click-throughs
or other linkage mechanisms from the Buyers websites. On or before the
fifteenth (15th) day of each month, the Vendor shall pay to the
Buyers any Commission owed due to orders placed during the immediately
preceding month, and shall provide the Buyers with a monthly report setting
forth all necessary information to verify the Commission, including information
on all sales activities on any clicked-through accounts and the overall number
of visitors who have clicked through from the Buyers websites.

10.3     SUCCESSORS
IN INTEREST. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto, their subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and permitted
assigns.

10.4     ENTIRE
AGREEMENT; MODIFICATIONS. This Agreement shall constitute the entire Agreement
between the parties hereto and shall supersede any other agreements, whether
oral or written, express or implied, as they pertain to the Products. This
Agreement may not be changed or modified except by written instrument signed by
both parties. This Agreement is not modified or supplemented by any agreement
or representation that is not contained in this document. Modifications or
supplements to the Agreement must be in a writing signed by the parties.

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10.5     SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Agreement is deemed or held to be illegal, invalid,
unenforceable or contrary to any laws or regulations, all other provisions will
continue in full force and effect, and the parties where possible will
substitute for such provision a valid and enforceable provision which conforms
as nearly as possible with the original intent of the parties or such provision
shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this
Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

10.6     RELATIONSHIP;
THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES. The relationship created by this Agreement shall be
strictly that of the buyer and seller. Neither party is hereby constituted a
partner, joint venturer, agent or legal representative of the other party for
any purpose whatsoever, and is granted no right or authority hereunder to
assume or create any obligation, express or implied, or to make any
representation, warranties or guarantees, except as are expressly granted or
made in this Agreement. The Vendor hereby acknowledges that Buyers Affiliates
are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement.

10.7     NOTICE.
Any notice required hereunder may be served by either party on the other by
personal delivery, facsimile or commercial courier service, to the respective
partys address set forth below:

To Vendor:Artisanal
 Cheese, LLC42 Forest
 LaneBronxville,
 New York 10708Attn: Daniel
 W. Dowe, Esq.Telephone
 No.: (914)-441-3591Telecopy
 No.: (914) 337-0846Email:
 ddowe@ix.netcom.comTo Buyers:Artisanal Fromagerie & Bistro, LLCc/o Artisanal Cheese, LLC500 West
 37th Street, Second FloorNew York,
 New York 10018Attn:
 Terrance BrennanTelephone
 No.: (212)-239-1200Telecopy
 No.: (212)-239-1417Email:
 tbrennan@artisanalcheese.com35 West 64th
 Restaurant Associates, L.P.c/o
 Artisanal Cheese, LLC500 West
 37th Street, Second FloorNew York,
 New York 10018Attn:
 Terrance Brennan8

Telephone
 No.: (212)-239-1200Telecopy
 No.: (212)-239-1417Email: tbrennan@artisanalcheese.comThe date of
any Notice shall either be the date of delivery or the date of refusal to
accept delivery, whichever occurs first.

10.8     WAIVER.
A waiver by either party or a breach of any of the terms of this Agreement by
the other party shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach of the
terms of this Agreement.

10.9     GOVERNING
LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement is to be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving
effect to the principles of conflicts of law. The state and federal courts
located in New York County, New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the
subject matter hereof and all claims relating hereto.

10.10    COUNTERPARTS;
HEADINGS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which once so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of
which shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. All headings and captions
are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning
or interpretation of any provision hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed
by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.

VENDOR:ARTISANAL
 CHEESE, LLCBy:Name: Daniel
 W. DoweIts:
 PresidentBUYERSARTISANAL
 FROMAGERIE & 
 BISTRO, LLCBy:Name:
 Terrance BrennanIts:35 WEST 64TH
 RESTAURANT 
 ASSOCIATES, L.P.By:Name:
 Terrance BrennanIts:10