Archive for the ‘Information’ Category

February 29th, 2012 - 12:15 pm § in Information, Recipe

A Healthy Diet from Specialty Foods with Registered Dietition Lindsey Pine

You can enjoy the great flavor of specialty foods from Surfas and know that you are eating for a healthy lifestyle. Join Registered Dietitian Lindsey Pine in a 3 week program dedicated to both eating well and eating for good health. Each of the 3 one hour classes will focus on a building block of [.[...]

December 21st, 2011 - 3:19 pm § in Information

Extended Holiday Hours!

Enjoy extended shopping hours during the Holidays. Thursday December 22, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday December 23, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday December 24, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.[...]

November 28th, 2011 - 1:31 pm § in Information

Chef Revival Custom Embroidery Event– Just in Time for the Holidays!

Our Last Event is coming up THIS Saturday!! Order a new Chef Jacket during the Chef Revival Event and get ONE LINE OF EMBROIDERY FREE! A great gift idea for the Professional or home Chef! Order a new chef jacket and get one free line of embroidery on each jacket when purchased during the Chef [...][...]

November 17th, 2011 - 1:24 pm § in Information

Surfas Favorite Product- Turkey Fryers!

This year, Why not Fry? You know you always wanted to try it. The rumors of extraordinarily moist birds taking a fraction of the time of a roasted bird are true. Originally a Southern tradition frying yields perfectly flavored incredibly savory turkeys. Add a brine and Spice rub and you have the per[...]

November 15th, 2011 - 2:15 pm § in Information

EDIT: Back UP **Service Interruption on CulinaryDistrict.com**

EDIT: The site is now back up. Sorry everyone for the interruption!! ********************************************************************* CulinaryDistrict.com is currently experiencing a service interruption through their internet’s hosting company. Please be patient if you are trying to purc[...]

November 10th, 2011 - 12:09 pm § in Information

Surfas Favorite Product: Valrhona Chocolates!

To love chocolate is to love Valrhona. Considered to be the best chocolate in the world, Valrhona has a line of impressive chocolates suited for every use and palate. From mellow and caramel-like milk chocolates to bold and complex dark chocolates Valrhona represents the pinnacle of chocolate making[...]

October 26th, 2011 - 1:28 pm § in Information, Recipe, Sides

Surfas Favorite Product: Smoked Basmati Rice

A unique fusion of unusual flavors. Basmati rice, a staple of Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine treasured for its unique, nutty flavor is delicately smoked to create a truly fusion of flavors. Works beautifully for a side dish, rice salad, stuffing or in a casserole. Although the pairings are endles[...]

October 19th, 2011 - 2:42 pm § in Information, Recipe, Soup

Surfas Favorite Product: Paris Bistro Bean Soup Mix

Cool weather begs for hot filling soups. This week our soup pots are filled with Paris Bistro Bean Soup. Paris Bistro Beans are a longtime favorite of Surfas customers  and makes a delicious vegetarian potage. For meat lovers, add cooked sausage. Here’s an easy recipe that’s also a Surf[...]

October 17th, 2011 - 12:08 pm § in Information

Surfas Favorite Product: Apple Pie Tools!

The Farmers Markets are brimming with the red, yellow and green gems of the Fall. Whether you fill your pies with fragrant apples or zesty lemon custard we all appreciate tools to make our pie-crafting easier and better. This week we are shouting out some wonderful tools that are essential in every [...]

October 5th, 2011 - 1:14 pm § in Information, Meat, Recipe

Surfas Favorite Product: Pomegranate Paste

One of the wonderful things about shopping at Surfas is finding unusual (and inspiring) products around every corner. Every week something new catches our interest and gets our creative cooking juices flowing. This week we found a new-comer to our shelves, Persian Pomegranate Paste and we immediatel[...]

September 28th, 2011 - 12:08 pm § in Desserts, Information, Recipe

Surfas Favorite Items: Cookie Cutters!

Halloween is extremely scary! The only thing we find that begins to relieve the extreme fright of the season is sugar cookies (and maybe chocolate). We love them in the spooky shapes of the season- bats, witches hats, ghosts and pumpkins. Decorate them with royal icing colored with Gel Paste, sprink[...]

September 21st, 2011 - 11:53 am § in Information

Surfas Favorite Product: Leaf Lard!

We love pie-craft and when we can add a tool to our repertoire that elevates our pies from good to outstanding we are in its grasp. Enter lard- snowy white and freshly rendered leaf lard; it is one of the products that really produces and defines a truly transcendent pie crust. Rendering is quite ea[...]

September 19th, 2011 - 1:52 pm § in Information

Cheese of the Week and Special offer for FourSquare or Facebook Users!

“Yarra Valley Dairy Marinated Feta with Olive Oil, Fresh Thyme & Garlic” “I first heard of Yarra Valley Dairy Marinated Feta from a customer begging that I get it in. I thought he was crazy. Why would I bring in marinated feta from Australia when there were so many amazing feta’s coming [...]

September 14th, 2011 - 1:31 pm § in Information

Surfas Favorite Product: Community Grains Organic Red Flint Cornmeal

Despite our cool summer we still look forward to long, slowly cooked foods filled with the flavors and aromas of Fall. Polenta is always on the agenda and at the top of our list. Polenta is much easier to prepare than people may think, particularly if you follow this easy oven method. After cooking,[...]