Posted in About Us, Cakes & Cookies, Candy & Confections, Cheese, Coffee, Herbs, Spices, Salts & Peppers, Jams & Preserves, Olive Oil & Specialty Oils, Pasta, Staff Events, Tea, Vinegar, tagged Cheese, favorite foods, favorites, food, staff picks, staff survey, top 10 of 2012 on December 1, 2012 | 6 Comments »
At the end of each year, staff members at all three of our shops – in Cambridge, the South End and in New York – fill out a staff survey. We reflect on our year in food, pick our favorites and share memorable moments. Some items are tried-and-true favorites, regularly appearing on the survey. Others are new and exciting products that helped to define and distinguish our year in food. Here are our top ten picks culled from this year’s survey results! (more…)
Posted in Beverages, Tea, tagged Dammann Frères, genmaicha, matcha, oolong, Orange pekoe, pu-erh, souchong, tea, TGFOP on July 11, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Over the past few months, Julia, our tea buyer, has been working hard to refine and focus our tea selection. Among the companies she works with is Dammann Frères, an impressive, third-generation French company that specializes in blending fine, loose leaf teas.
We just received in a shipment from Dammann Frères and asked Julia to share her top five picks with us. A lot of difficult decision-making was involved but, ultimately, she narrowed down her picks to the below – a selection of teas that encompass a variety of styles, flavor profiles and countries of origin. (more…)
Posted in Beverages, India, Tea, Travelogues, tagged baking, bread, chapati, dairy, food, ghee, India, lassi, milk, naan, poppadoms, roti, spices, travel on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Staff members here at Formaggio Kitchen regularly travel the world to seek out the unique products that we carry. While our trips have tended to focus on Europe, my colleague Tim and I recently had the opportunity to travel to India (a first for both of us!). We were able to make the trip thanks largely to a small business grant from British Airways that gave us 10 round-trip tickets for use this year.
The primary motivation for our trip was to visit tea country. Initially, we looked into visiting the region of Assam – flat and plains-like, it is well-known for its tea. However, eventually we decided to explore the region of Darjeeling – mountainous, cool and verdant, it is nestled in the skinny part of India that sits between Nepal and Bangladesh. (more…)
Posted in Beverages, Education, Tea, tagged black tea, caffeine, green tea, oolong, pu-erh, tea, white tea on January 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A cup of hot tea has always been something of a rallying cry in my family – over the summer, iced tea prevails, generally garnished with fresh slices of orange. In winter time, however, hot tea reigns supreme, usually accompanied by a piece of shortbread, a ginger cookie or a slice of fruit cake.
This past summer, I deviated from my usual stove-top iced tea routine and invested in a dedicated iced tea maker. Determined to find my optimal brew, I purchased small quantities of different loose teas we have here at Formaggio Kitchen. It was difficult to choose a favorite but, in the end, Everglad from Dammann Frères‘s became my go-to tea – a green tea with notes of grapefruit, imparted by dried bits of grapefruit rind. It is amazingly refreshing when iced and, given the tendency to drink more during the hot months, it was nice that it wasn’t as caffeinated as black tea. (more…)
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