Ubriaco is the Italian word for ‘drunk’. In culinary terms it refers to cheeses that are aged in wine & wine grape must. These are a delicacy in Italy as the wine must soaks into the cheese giving it the aroma of a wine cellar & plenty of tannic wine flavors. Our wine buyer Larry…
Our beer buyer at NW 22nd has festive seasonal specials in both large & small formats. Sample our Belgian selection including giants from Cloak of Martin, Houblon Chouffe, & Scaldis Noel, which weighs in at 13% ABV. This one’s a bit on the boozy side, but it’s a tasty sipper with caramel notes, hints of…
Popularized by the bakers of Paris in the 1800’s, Bûche de Noël is the French name for this famous log-shaped Christmas cake. The yule log tradition began in the Iron Age – not a time generally associated with pastry arts. Prior to the medieval era families and villages gathered on the winter solstice to burn…
Make winter mornings brighter with a pound of Sleepy Monk’s Monastery Blend, a French Roast without the bitter bite. This coffee is dark, robust and tasty, and comes packaged in a one-of-a-kind carved wooden coffee ‘book’. Only 200 of these limited edition gifts were made and we are the only retailer offering them outside Cannon…
The Cumberland Reserve Pinot Noir is Bergstrom’s longest running wine. 2011’s vintage earned 91 Points from Wine Spectator last year & this 2012 should rate even higher. Made from a blend of select barrels of all of their five estate vineyards, it projects dark cherry, plum & classic Willamette Valley earth flavors, followed by smoky…
Each year, our cheesemonger eagerly awaits the arrival of the British... cheese that is. We carry five standouts from the UK and two from Ireland, all from the incomparable Neal's Yard Dairy. Their company opened in 1979, that same year Elephants was founded, and started as a small producer of Greek style yoghurt, Crème fraîche…
Parmigiano Reggiano is one of the most popular cheeses in the world. Listen as Elephants lead cheesemonger tells us more about this delicious aged cheese.
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