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Rockstar Dinner 2014

Marcel Petite Comte: A Cheesemonger’s visit to ...

This past May, I had the good fortune to travel to France and work with one of our favorite affinage companies, Marcel Petite. Nestled in the Jura Mountains in northeast...

Simply Delicious: 3 Simple & Crisp Cheese Pairings

Get ready for some incredible flavor combinations. Our mouths are watering just thinking about the endless possibilities of pairings with artisanal dried fruit crisps from Simple & Crisp. Simple &...

Fresh Dressing for Your Garden Greens? Yes, Ple...

Light, crisp olive oil, fresh herbs, and some wild, flavored vinegar will change the way you look at salad dressing forever. From mesclun and romaine to baby kale and bibb,...

Pick the Perfect Bite - A Cheesemonger Competit...

Get ready for a night featuring live taste-offs, a cheesemonger competition and one-of-a-kind dishes - all for a great cause. “Pick the Perfect Bite,” will feature a live taste-off where...

5 Food Finds - A Taste of Spring

Signs of spring are all around us—warmer weather, chirping birds, and the bountiful produce we all love! From basil and strawberries, to lavender and fresh flowers, the spring’s harvest is...

The Buzz on Honey

Honeys produced at different moments of the year, using the nectar of different plants, have different colors, flavors and textures- the concentrated essence of whatever was blooming at a given...

Product Spotlight: Hampton Creek’s Just Mayo

We see thousands of new products every year. That said, Just Mayo is certainly at the top of the list. Hampton Creek, the makers of Just Mayo, have a true...

Gorwydd Caerphilly: The Turducken of Cheese

If you only serve one cheese at Thanksgiving, let me make a suggestion: try Gorwydd Caerphilly (pronounced GOR-with CARE-fully). Not only is it spectacular, it’s essentially three cheeses in one....

All the Rage About Arctic Char

New to our Rittenhouse Seafood Pantheon, but not new to the Scandinavian holy trinity (see title), Arctic char is making quite a “splash” with customers. If you like salmon, or...

WIN Love by Chocolate: 9 Chocolate Bars that S...

This time of the year chocolate is literally everywhere. Don't waste your time getting tons of the generic stuff - here are nine chocolate bars that have their own story...