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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Spreadable bacon. Who knew? Bruce Kramer and Michael Oraschewsky knew…and did. The Bacon Jams was originally conceptualized as an ingredient in a snack on a Philadelphia Eagles tailgate menu, and the product line and popularity have only grown since them. Bruce Kramer and Michael Oraschewsky started selling their jam concoction online in 2013, and now sell them in nearly every
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Recently we’ve been all about St. Lucifer spices—they’re all about spicy flavor instead of just hot hot heat. (Psst – if you’re not already familiar with St. Lucifer, click here to open some background blog info in a new tab, and then circle back to this post.) Since we are also fans of heat and
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Victory never tasted so Gouda! Cheers to the 2017 March Cheese Madness Champ, Brabander Gouda! 👏 This goat’s milk Gouda is reigning supreme for a reason – sweet and nutty flavors dominate up front, but are braced with a pleasant savoriness in the finish. It’s a texturally dense cheese, smooth and rich, not unlike
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Flashback – the year was 2016. March Cheese Madness was the game. The categories: Firm, Semi, Blue and Soft. The players – 32 of our favorite cheeses. We ate, we voted, we ate some more. L’Amuse, the reigning queen of aged Gouda to which all others simply bow, took home a stunning victory, crushing competitors
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Let’s set the scene. You’re in a cabin somewhere in Maine, upstate New York, or Canada. The temperature is cold outside, because it’s winter, and the wind is blowing loudly and whipping against the windows. (Really appreciating insulation right now.) It might be 4:55pm, or maybe it’s 11pm. Heck, maybe it’s 6am and you just
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Following in the footsteps of boozy eggnog, hot toddies, Irish cream and mulled wine, the currently-trending red wine hot chocolate is the unexpected superstar of mugs around the world this winter. Now, if you (like us) thought upon reading “red wine hot chocolate” all together as one phrase that both of things are already excellent on
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Great Holiday Cheese Alert! We recently wrote about a few of our favorite late fall cheeses that were popping up in the stores, and now we’re writing again to add more to the list! These five cheeses have fairly famous names in the cheese world, but the particular versions that we have right now are some
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and yes, it does look like a lunar crater… Words by Scott Case, Procurement Manager. This was written on Monday, November 14th, the day after the truffle was purchased. Yesterday afternoon, Hunter Fike, Di Bruno Bros. Merchandising Manager and local cheese hero, got into a bidding war over a beautiful knobby white truffle, fresh from
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The Pantry Staple You Need This Holiday Season. New Grissini in Rosemary, Sesame, & Olive Oil We are launching our new grissini, a classic Italian breadstick perfect for quick cheese plating or as a sophisticated snack! They are light and airy in texture with a delicate olive oil baked flavor with a fresh rosemary or
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