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Holiday Taste Festival
by sacramento, November 13, 2009 | Permalink
Friday, November 13th from 4 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 14th from 11am to 2pm
Sunday, November 15th from 11am to 2 pm
Our fabulous Prepared Foods Department is offering samples of what they will include in the Tradtional Turkey Dinner this year. Come on in and try our mashed potatoes and delectable Turkey gravy for FREE.
On Saturday, November 14th from 12 to 4 pm Our Specialty Department will be offering a holiday wine and beer tasting in the Culinary Center. Pay $2 and get 6 tastes. Vendors being featured: Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, Whole Foods Market Top 10 Holiday wines, Lulu’s Chocolates and Devil in an Apron. Drink beer and munch on some cheese. Don’t miss this great oppurtunity to find the perfect beverage to compliment your holiday meal.
Cherry for your Thoughts
by sacramento, July 7, 2009 | Permalink
Bursting with flavor when the garnet skin is pierced, juice oozes out. The cherry waits for you to pop it in your mouth and enjoy while it graces us with its presence for just a short while each summer.
Cherries are in full swing! Enjoy them while you can! We have both organic (only $3.99 per pound) and conventionally raised, which are on sale this Friday, July 10th for $1.89 per pound! Here are some ideas for your cherries:
CHOCOLATE & DESSERT FESTIVAL 6/12 5-8PM
by sacramento, June 12, 2009 | Permalink
It’s all free! Glorious, yummylicious, velvety, some healthy, some cold, some crunchy and some not chocolate and desserts to sample. Join us between 5-8pm, Friday June 12th. It will put a smile on your face and then some!
Go Balistic for Bolani
by sacramento, June 2, 2009 | Permalink
A new artisan product is on our shelf from East and West Gourmet Afghan Food. The Afghani stuffed flat breadbreads, known as Bolani, are incredible tasting, along with their spreads and dips. Bolani come in Spinach, Pumpkin, Lentil and Potato. Spreads and dips include sundried tomato hummus, garlic mint cheese, Cilantro Pesto, Eggplant Pesto, Sweet Jalapeno Sauce, Babaganoush and a few others. This Concord based company participates in about 70 farmers’ markets in Northern California and is now available at Whole Foods. We’ve got several sampling demos coming up so check ‘em out! And the best thing is most are low fat, but you’d never even know.
Olive Fans Take Note
by sacramento, May 16, 2009 | Permalink
Everything at the olive bar is on sale right now! We’ve got Black Cerignola, Kalamata, Mt. Athos stuffed with garlic, almonds and jalapenos, Greek Country Mix, Cocktail Mix, Green with Herbs de Provence, Spanish Mix, Black Cured, Marinated Artichokes, Red and Yellow Peppadews, Caperberries, capers, Red Roasted Tomatoes and Cornichons. And my favorite olive, the bright green Castelvetrano. So if you are an olive lover, take advantage of the $1 off and stock up for Memorial Day olive munching!
Local Goes Big Time with Lemon Grass!
by sacramento, April 9, 2009 | Permalink
Local chef and restaurant owner Mai Pham just released a line of cooking sauces: Green Curry, Yellow Curry and Lemongrass Marinade. This is in addition to running her South East Asian restaurant Lemon Grass, Lemon Grass Asian Grill and Noodle Bar, which is inside a La Bou Bakery & Café on Howe Avenue and writing cookbooks- her third, The Flavors of Asia, was just released.
All three sauces are available at the store. Chef Mai will be here this Saturday, April 11th from 11:00 a.m-3:00 p.m., to sample dishes made with the sauces and give you great recipe tips. Come meet one of Sacramento’s best chefs and taste her delights too!
