12 inches of Violet, Raspberry, Citron and Orange Flower, Golden Milk, Cheese and more at chefshop.com/enews EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER 5% OFF CODE hot  Recipes | Chef's Pantries | Shop for Food & Ingredients | Food Blog Knee-high snow is just around the corner! Be prepared with the essentials. Planning to be cold on purpose is one of those things we truly try to avoid. Instead, we try to plan to be warm, navigating to avoid the chill of the first north winds of the fall and soon winter. And coming in from the cold to a cup of hot chocolate is like being in a Hallmark movie. It is the memories, the happiness, it’s the warm and cuddly that comes with holding the cup and that first hot sip. Whether your Mom made it for you, or you made it for your best friend, it seems that the memories are not constrained to just one. It’s easy bliss. The making of hot chocolate can be as easy as the stir of a packet of powder in hot water, or as ritualistic as melting chocolate in milk, adding cinnamon, chili, nutmeg, and our new favorite, Golden Milk. And don’t forget the marshmallows and candy canes if you have the hankering. Every part of “Hot Chocolate” is good for you. We have all heard that chocolate is rich in antioxidants to fight for a healthy body, one of the superfoods (I believe in superfoods if that means you can eat more for your heart). And “hot” is good, too, according to Cornell (the college not the character) researchers who in a study found more of those antioxidants are released when you heat them up! Be prepared for the next few chilly months with plenty of chocolate on hand to make memories and a nice, upper lip mustache! Click Here To See Everything Featured in This Newsletter! Hot Chocolate Flakes Pre-grated so they melt like butter! This drinking chocolate has become a ChefShop house favorite. If you like hot chocolate and are always disappointed when you make a cup from powdered mix, then this drinking chocolate will change your life! It’s easy to make a decadent demitasse cup and you’ll get delicious results using heavy cream, milk, oat milk or even skim milk. Grand Cru drinking chocolate is premium, created by the Swiss from primo Venezuelan cocoa beans, and will never disappoint! Chocolate was consumed solely as a beverage – and a bitter drink it was – by the Central and South Americans, and this practice continued for centuries after Spanish explorers brought it back to Europe. When the Dutch developed a process to remove the cocoa butter from the beans, the result was a smoother, darker cocoa powder and the use of cocoa greatly expanded beyond just a beverage. This chocolate is top grade, a product steeped in history, and whatever milk you choose, it is guaranteed to be divine! Shop Now for EP Swiss Grand Cru Dark Drinking Chocolate! Golden Milk Golden Chai - Golden Tea It might most often exist for drinking, but we think Golden Milk is the secret ingredient to add to cakes, muffins, pancakes, just about anything, really, especially hot chocolate. Often known as "Golden Chai" or "Golden Tea" - this is Jaipur Avenue's version and it's DELISH! Usually taken before bed, this Turmeric Latte mix has no black tea extract -- which means no caffeine. And no dairy, either! A luscious combination of turmeric, ginger, black pepper, cassia cinnamon and cardamom - and made with pure Indian jaggery (sugar) - it's ready to mix with the milk or cream of your choice. Original Masala Chai is a classic -- and this Turmeric Masala Chai is a perfect balance between the warming cinnamon and cardamom spices, and the sweet milky flavors of your "milky" choice. It's a soothing "night night" routine that will become truly addictive - and better than a traditional dessert - or at least we think so! My favorite way to use this Golden treat is to add a spoonful to my hot chocolate - creating a sweet and spicy drink - perfection! Shop Now for Golden Milk! Classic French Marshmallows Guimauves - Violet, Raspberry, Citron and Orange Flower! We have not offered these online before, though they are a staple in our store at this time of year, and they sell like hot cakes! While customers wait in line to check out we scissor off a piece to share. The response is always "What are those?!" And "Where are they?" Not only are they good, they are so much fun!!!! Four flavors of fun together, each 12 inches long makes 48 inches of holiday cheer! Only a Christmas tree is longer. Shop now for French Marshmallow Sticks - set of 4! Swedish Peppermint Candy Canes Hand-bent to look like a shepherd’s staff, the candy cane has a history reaching back hundreds of years. Popular belief is that white sugar sticks were transformed for children who would get restless during the long-winded holiday sermons. And before we had too many gifts under the tree, candy canes hung as gifts for children. They were truly a treat. Today’s wimpy striped sticks are just a peppermint candy stretched to resemble a cane. Our sturdy Swedish candy canes are nothing like the commercial ones you see at the Five and Dime. They’re plump, beautifully bent peppermint sticks, well-worth eating after you’ve enjoyed them hanging on the tree. These candy canes are approximately 5.5” tall, from the top of the curve to the bottom of the stem. The days of giving away candy-colored cars for Christmas are over. Why not give the next best thing, a candy cane! Don’t buy just one – buy a dozen! Shop now for Nordic Sweets Swedish Peppermint Candy Canes! The food of the Crusaders a made-up food story The quest for the Holy Grail is legendary, tied to King Arthur, Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, and the knights of the Rectangular Table. And, though many stories abound, after extensive research on t\Tumblr and Facebook, it seems clear that what was really happening in this famous story was in fact about food. It starts with The Traveling Nights, a singing group of the 12th century made-up of, yes, knights, including Lancelot. As they traveled from gig to gig, they had to have food with them to endure the long rides in the hard-wheeled wagons pulled by oxen. When they arrived in Siena, they found much happiness with a round food maven, known as Guinevere, who served them a spiced bread known as Panforte, which was often eaten in a wedge as a dessert or with a hot cup of cappuccino. This special food changed two important facts in history. One Italian knight changed his name and became a hermit. The other returned to the table at home and insisted on changing the long rectangular table to a round one. This action created a wedge between the King, who loved Fruitcake, made in a rectangular pan and the Knight who had fallen for his new found love, the round Panforte. This dense, fabulous, sometimes richly spiced "bread" is now sought by many (and not just knights) the world over. The recipes are kept secret by the Siena bakers, and each one is different, yet all share the same hard-to-resist, wonderful flavor and classic chewy texture. Gorgeous to share and eat, like Panettone, once you taste it, you know the holidays are here! Shop now for Italian Panforte! Marabissi Panpepato Panforte This dark panforte is garnished with lots of warm spices on top. Always one of my favorites because it's different from your standard Margherita Panforte, and it's not too sweet. Shop now for Marabissi Panforte Panpepato! Nero Marabissi Panforte Literally translated from Italian to English as, “Strong Bread” Black, there really is no equal to Panforte. A medieval cake made of fruit and winter spices that creates a tightly-packed, oversized energy bar that tastes really great. A small slice goes a long way. Paired classically with an espresso (no milk added), you’ll have a night time Italian Street Café right at home. Fantastico Panforte Nero! Shop now Panforte Nero! Spiced Nuts with Dried Sour Cherries recipe A quick and easy nosh that makes a nice change from the usual mixed nuts. A little kick from curry and coriander added to salt and sweet – delicious and hard to resist! See the Spiced Nuts with Dried Sour Cherries Recipe here! Sun Brand Madras Curry Powder Merwanjee Poonjiajee & Sons Private LTD Established in 1876 for export to England, the Sun Brand Madras Curry Powder tin encases a recipe that has been handed down from generation to generation, maintaining the quality that the two founders, Merwanjee and Poonjiajee, created 145+ years ago. Madras Curry is like many spice mixtures; there are many variations of the ingredients and proportions. Madras, (or Madrasapattinam) India, now called Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India, is on the Coromandel Coast and is the second largest port in India. Sun Brand Madras Curry was one of the first Indian curries to be exported. We carry Sun Brand Madras Curry Powder because we have many curry lovers who tell us it is the best out there. Of course, you can make your own...but we like the very fine powder and the ease of having it in our Essential Pantry. A yellow curry powder with a following.... Try it out and see what people are talking about! Shop now for Madras Curry Powder! Organic Dried Tart Cherries from Michigan Michigan is home to some of the best tart cherries in the world, let alone the country. Everyone knows that true cherry flavor comes from tart, not sweet, cherries. Shop now for Organic Dried Tart Cherries! Fried & Lightly Salted Marcona Almonds! These are good! Like hazelnuts from Piedmont and Sicilian pistachios, Marcona almonds from Spain are prized the world over. Some even say Marcona almonds are the finest in the world. Almost round and very flat, Marcona almonds look different from California garden-variety almonds, and they have a richer, more intensely nutty flavor. Our Spanish Marcona almonds are toasted in sunflower oil and lightly salted, and the result is a crisp, tender and super-flavorful almond. If you haven't had them, try them at least once...we bet you won't be sorry! Shop Now for Fried & Lightly Salted Marcona Almonds! Alpine Beaufort Summer Cheese A Coveted Cheese in Limited Supply! This is a special wheel - Alpine (d'Alpage) Beaufort is rarely available and must usually be reserved at least a year in advance. And they are rarely this age. So order this Alpine Beaufort cheese soon. Made in mountain chalets (aka huts) in the French Alps, Beaufort d’Alpage is from the milk of Tarantaise cattle, who gaze at the French Alps...while grazing freely, choosing to eat what they want of the grasses and flowers of the high pasture. These Tarentaise cattle (a domesticated cow that adapted to high altitude hiking in steep and treacherous hoofing and have not co-mingled with other cows) are from the Haute-Savoie and are known to produce some of the best milk on the planet for making cheese. Beaufort D’Alpage is made in wheels that first remind you of Parmigiano-Reggiano and can often weigh over 100 pounds. This Beaufort D’Alpage is made by Brand Coopérative Laitière de Haute Tarentaise, a coopérative located in Bourg St Maurice in close proximity to the famous French Alps Ski Resorts. It is these ski slopes in the winter that turn into the alpine meadows full of roughage in the spring, summer and early fall. This semi-hard, cow’s milk cheese goes thru a creation process of curdling, scaling, brewing, molding, pressing, and hand work of salt rubbing in the morning and massaging in the afternoon. This process lasts up to two months. Then the Alpine Beaufort cheese is smear-ripened to create its distinctive flavor and pale yellow rind. Aged over 14 months which brings a more mature flavor of nuttiness, floral, beef broth notes, with herbal and a hint of hay. This AOC Beaufort D’Alpage is the best of the best, as summer alpine is the most cherished of all the Beaufort. It melts easily and is known for making the best fondue or a grilled cheese sandwich. Or you can cube it up, poke it with a toothpick and enjoy it with some fruity wine! We have a very limited supply - so don't delay! Shop Now for Alpine Summer Beaufort Cheese! Clear Tomato Soup recipe! Our friend, Don, was Chef Louis' Night Chef at The Bakery in Chicago. This recipe is adapted from The Bakery Restaurant Cookbook by Louis Szathmary. See the Clear Tomato Soup Recipe! Zero Grano Crackers A wonderful crisp crunch You’ll go crackers for these Galbusera Zero Grano (gluten-free) Crackers. What do they have in common with Fritos and potato chips? You can’t eat just one. Zero Grano crackers are an easier crunch than Saltines. Made with corn and rice, they’re light, delicate and flavorful. They go well with cheese, your favorite dips, crumbled into soup or on the side of a salad. Not being able to eat gluten can come down to a few essential cravings...hot, fresh-out-the-oven bread, a dense chewy bagel, or hearty pasta. These Galbusera crackers can’t replace all that, but they will fill some of the void! So good, everyone can enjoy them! Shop now for Zero Grano Gluten Free Crackers! One of the very finest spoon-ready treats on the planet Brontedolci Elite Pistachio Cream with white chocolate! This rich, deep pistachio-green crema is so soft on the tongue it literally melts like a chocolate bar of pistachio. Brontedolci Pistachio Crema is made from 40% Sicilian pistachios and luscious white chocolate ingredients. It is an Italian luxury wrapped up in a jar. As you taste a spoonful and the crema moves outwards through your taste sensors, a white chocolate creaminess follows. Then, as the crema dissolves, the pistachio flavor asserts itself and quietly finishes with the perfect blend of creamy white chocolate and pistachio nut. So smooooth! You can spread this Sicilian pistachio cream like butter on just about anything. From toast to crackers, to top a simple donut or fill a muffin, sharing this pleasure (or not!) with fellow pistachio lovers is the ultimate. Swirl the crema into your ricotta for your next cannoli. Add it to Banana Cream Pie, or Boston Cream Pie (or is that blasphemy?). Make a Crème Anglaise – or just simply enjoy a big spoonful straight from the jar and savor it like a fine Balsamic. The crema comes from Bronte, a Sicilian village within sight of Mount Etna, whose economy revolves around agriculture and textiles. The area is known for its olives, oranges, prickly pears, almonds, chestnuts, hazelnuts, and – most importantly – pistachios. All coexist in land characterized by volcanic soils and clay, cultivated for centuries and handed down through generations. The cultivation and production of the famous Bronte pistachio, and later Bronte pistachio cream, is an important source of income for Bronte, so it is nicknamed the "green gold". The town of Bronte knew how to exploit this advantage and the "green gold" represents 1% of the world's pistachio production. The pistachio is cultivated in the municipalities of Bronte, between 400 and 900 meters above sea level. Brontedolci pistachio cream is rich in tradition and in flavor - a true Sicilian gem! Shop now for Brontedolci Elite Crema di Pistachio! Cardamom Rice Pudding with Pistachios and Edible Roses recipe Based on a recipe from Ottolenghi's famed cookbook, Jerusalem. Rice pudding is a common dish in many Middle East, near east and southeast Asian cuisines, where rice is a staple grain. This version has a great combination of flavors, aromas and textures. Perfect for a dollop of pistachio crema! See the Cardamom Rice Pudding with Pistachios and Edible Roses Recipe here! Flamigni Cherry and Chocolate Panettone The combination of cherry and chocolate is simply joyous - and irresistible! Shop now for Flamigni Cherry and Chocolate Panettone! Got questions? Call or email and we will do our best to answer your questions! We love sharing our taste opinions about all our products. STORE HOURS: Monday thru Saturday, 10 to 6. Sunday, 12 to 4. Please let us know if you would like a private shopping time and we will do our best to accommodate you. We now have multiple HEPA medical grade air filters running 24 hours a day in the shop. Please keep in mind we are limiting the number of people in the shop at one time and masks are required. If you are feeling sick for any reason please choose a different time to visit. We may perform random temperature checks. Panettone Made in Italy A wonderful Holiday Bread! Some Panettone is now expected to arrive to us after Thanksgiving; we hope to ship out to you by the 9th of December. Some of the Panettone is caught up in the backlog of cargo ships off the coast. Please preorder your favorites and keep an eye here for news and updates. Shop now for Italian Panettone! Give the Gift of Love through Food Gift Certificates available for any amount you choose. Choose the amount in $25 increments by changing the quantity number and we will take care of the rest. 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The flavor is brightened by the addition of original Hawkshead Relish – a delicious Worcestershire Sauce-style condiment – and the pinhead oats provide a hearty and robust texture – a satisfying and really delicious combination. Oatmeal and breadcrumbs have long been used in meatloaf as extenders and to keep the meat moist. Using breadcrumbs will yield a soft, tender texture, while the pinhead oats produce a more interesting loaf. See what you missed in previous Newsletters A Match Made in Heaven, Balls, Flakes, Bark Cookies, Thanksgiving Ideas and More It's Time for Soup - And Cake! ChefShop.com Toll-free: 1-800-596-0885 You've received this email because you have purchased from us or subscribed. We respect your privacy online, and will never share your email address. To unsubscribe just click UNSUBSCRIBE or send a request to info@chefshop.com with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. Hard copy requests may be sent by mail to: ChefShop.com, 1425 Elliott Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119. 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