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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Imagine you had the ability to taste a favorite flavor for the first time again; to experience that thrill of discovery. Would it be something elegant and rare, like fresh white truffles or Jamon Iberico? Would it be a seasonal cheese – one that only emerges a few months in the winter to tantalize your
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Have you ever tasted an ingredient so inspiring and delicious that it made you mad? Like, “I’m 36-years-old and I’m just tasting this for the first time now!? I’ve wasted half my life!” That is exactly what ran through my mind when I tasted Black Garlic Molasses at the Fancy Food Show this summer. Pressing
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To all of our passionate customers who have been checking in weekly on the status of our Sicilian Olive Oil, we have one thing to say: “Thank you.” Thank you for your patience and enthusiasm, and thank you for keeping the pressure on us to relaunch this wonderful product. We believe your patience will be
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by Leslie Uhl, CCP Thank goodness for language. Our ability to tweak and rename, borrow from other languages, add a little Italian, a dash of French… Actually, the English language has become what it is today in a long process that’s not unlike cooking. And since that’s what we’re here to talk about this fine
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The last week of July, we sent a team to Pittsburgh for the annual American Cheese Society conference. VP of Culinary Pioneering Emilio Mignucci, Head Cheese Monger Hunter Fike, and Cheese Monger Extraordinaire David Myers tasted their way through an assortment of more than 2,000 cheeses, met dozens of cheese makers and attended the Cheese
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Take a trip to Italy and you might find yourself particularly enthralled by the Aperitivo. The word “aperitivo” is drawn from the Latin root, “to open”, and refers to the refreshing drink and enticing snack you enjoy before dinner to whet your palate for the next course. Yep, the Italians have found a way to
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Di Bruno Bros. cheese spreads have been a consistent favorite on our shelves for years. Evolved from an Italian tradition of blending cheese ends to a make a new spreadable treat, we’ve developed a host of delicious flavor combinations. These spreads can simply be opened and devoured with nothing but a spoon, but we’ve been inspired
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The most common question we get asked as cheese mongers is “What is your favorite cheese?”. Though we’ve heard it a thousand times, it’s still a fun one to answer, because real cheese changes with the season, and favorites can change just as frequently. Answers typically range from the practical – Parmigiano Reggiano is always
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