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ChefShop.com is a family-owned, online gourmet food retailer focused on supporting and promoting small food producers who value sustainability and go to exceptional lengths to create top-quality products. In our ever-more mechanized world, it’s ChefShop.com’s pleasure to bring you a little closer to the artisans who dedicate their lives to preserving food traditions. For more […]
Posted on February 27th, 2008 by chefshop1
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It’s that time again… the year’s olive oils are beginning to arrive. First up: the Californians!
The California olive oil industry is young, but it’s grown up enormously in the last decade. California olive oil, says Chris Banthien, producer of the wonderful Colline di Santa Cruz oil, is well on its way to […]
Posted on February 27th, 2008 by chefshop1
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Well, not really. I wish I could tell you that it was a romantic summer evening in a wonderful café in Paris. But really, the best part of this business trip so far had been the long plane flight from Seattle to Charles de Gaulle. It wasn’t summer but winter, and though Paris is a […]
Posted on February 21st, 2008 by chefshop1
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Here are our two key tips to reaching anchovy heaven:
1) Think outside the box! That is, remember that anchovies are more than just little fish. Instead of serving them plain (though that’s great!), we like to think of them as a condiment or seasoning. They’re sort of like a brilliant cross between savories […]
Posted on February 20th, 2008 by chefshop1
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For the last several years now, we’ve been selling a hand-picked artisan-produces gourmet Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (”Parmesan Cheese” to many of us growing up in America..) at this time of year, and each time, we think we can’t possibly top last year’s cheese. But this year, we’ve tapped into a spectacular resource: five generations’-worth of […]
Posted on February 17th, 2008 by chefshop1
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If you’ve ever tasted a Meyer Lemon, you know that its flavor is markedly different from the Lisbon and Eureka lemons generally available in the produce aisle. Small, fragrant, with thin, surprisingly sweet skins, Meyer Lemons are very juicy and not very sour. Their flavor is floral and intensely aromatic, making them […]
Posted on February 6th, 2008 by chefshop1
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