Le Bon Magot: A Biography in a Jar What does it mean to be a culinary pioneer? Every day, we at Di Bruno Bros. come to work with the phrase emblazoned on our shirts, proudly worn over our hearts. But we don’t adhere to a strict definition of the motto. For instance, we think producers can
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Chocolate as a Path to Preserving the Rainforest What would you do to help preserve the rainforest? Would you sell all your earthly possessions, buy a plot of land in South America, and set up a nature reserve? Would you spend your weekends lobbying politicians to draft green bills? Would you eat one of the
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Risotto is a true labor of love. Check out this delicious recipe, drawn from the contents of our Chef Mom Gift Tote! Ingredients: · 2 pints Aneto Vegetable Broth (1 container) · 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped · 1 tablespoon garlic, finely chopped ·
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“Literally everyone we work with told us it was a bad idea. Our bank, our accountant, our primary distributor, Neal’s Yard Dairy: they all said we had a good thing going, so why change? But in our guts, we felt it was the right thing to do. We knew we had to make cheddar.” There’s
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For the last 15 years, we have been making this rustic holiday dish. This classic Italian Easter recipe has been passed down through our Di Bruno Bros. associate family for generations. What is this magical Easter pie? Filled to the brim with a plethora of meats, eggs, and cheese, Easter Pie (also known as Ham
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Women have been making cheese since the 17th century, primarily because it was almost always the woman’s job to make cheese. Women did it all—they milked the cows (and goats, and sheep), they churned the butter, they formed their various cheeses by hand and even came up with creative ways to age them. When industrialization
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Culatello, or, the Deceiving Allure of the Unattainable If you’re aware of Culatello, you fit into one of two categories. One is that you’ve been to Italy – likely in or near Parma – and you’ve tasted it. You have savored its sublime subtleties, reveled in its richness, and cursed the importation laws banning it
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2018 was a memorable year for us. Our Eagles won the first Super Bowl in team history, GQ Magazine named Philadelphia “City of the Year,” and we celebrated the launch of some of our most exciting and popular new products ever! From West Virginia to Japan, we searched high and low to bring you these
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Prosciutto di Parma, and the Virtue of Patience “It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.” This quote from The Little Prince is as applicable to ageing Prosciutto as it is to anything else. It is a reminder that time spent nurturing something is never time “wasted,”
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At what point does trend reach critical mass? Is it always as easy to spot as using chicken cutlet as a taco shell? How many pastry hybrids do we need to try before we go back to appreciating a great bagel? Cronuts, Cragels, Brookies, Duffins, Bruffins, Crozels…can I just have a perfect croissant, please? Of
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