by Jon Sooy | Oct 27, 2023 | General Merchandise, Outdoor Entertaining
“Stirring Up Memories and Great Dishes While most of the olives and olive oil consumed in the United States comes primarily from Italy, Spain, and Tunisia, we do produce almost five percent of our own. And California accounts for 99 percent of all the olive oil...
by Jon Sooy | Oct 17, 2023 | General Merchandise, Gift Baskets, Outdoor Entertaining
Oh, yes! It’s that time again. Fall feasts and harvest bounties galore! The onset of Autumn and the Thanksgiving season has a way of making everything seem so much more “cozy” and rustic. And, along with great food and fabulous Thanksgiving dishes, sending or...
by Jon Sooy | Sep 26, 2023 | Harvest, Outdoor Entertaining
Among culinary purists and certain “professional” foodies, American cuisine is amorphous, if it exists at all. A blog post at Culture Food Medley, for example, had this to say, A quote from Michael Pollan’s “Omnivores Dilemma” states: “A global food market, which...
by Jon Sooy | Sep 16, 2023 | General Merchandise, Harvest, Outdoor Entertaining
One of the hallmarks of Napa Valley living is sustainability and being green. And one of the tried and true approaches to this is the venerable motto of “Reduce, Reuse, And Recycle”. Reducing, reusing, and recycling contribute to the circular economy, where resources...
by Cal Mart | Oct 14, 2022 | Barbecue Ideas, Barbecue Meats and Seafood, Cal Mart Deli, Catering, General Merchandise, Outdoor Entertaining, Party Food
To those who are not native to Napa Valley and only visit us occasionally during the Harvest, the region can seem to be solely given to wineries, wine tasting, and fine dining. And, while all of that is certainly at the heart of Napa Valley and the wine country here,...
by Cal Mart | Sep 12, 2022 | General Merchandise, Harvest, Olives, Outdoor Entertaining
“If my cuisine were to be defined by just one taste, it would be that of subtle, aromatic, extra-virgin olive oil.” – Alain Ducasse When most people think about Napa Valley they tend to think of the bountiful grape harvests in the fall. And there’s obviously good...
