A blog about people and food.
Blue Island Oyster Company owner Chris Quartuccio first began digging for clams when he was 12. In 1995, he began scuba diving for natural oysters in the Long Island Sound and delivering them fresh every day to restaurants in New York City. Two decades later, the Blue Island Oyster Company is widely regarded as the number one shellfish distributor in the New York area after having become world-renowned for their famous Naked Cowboy oyster. Read more about our trip after the jump.
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Our passion (and irrepressible appetite) for food means we’re constantly on the hunt for the most daring, different, and of course delicious artisanal eats from around the world. That’s why we’ve partnered with the Specialty Food Association (SFA) to bring you the cherry on top from the cream of the crop. Our friends at Cypress Hill are previous winners of the prestigious SFA sofi award (“sofi” stands for specialty outstanding food innovation) and for good reason: Their cheese is dangerously delicious! Read on to find out more about Cypress Hill and why we love them so…
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We all know how important it is to drink water, but let’s be honest, plain old H2O can be a little, well, bland. Hint CEO Kara Goldin felt so strongly about this that just over a decade ago she left her job as an AOL executive and began developing a sugar-free water beverage that offered a healthier alternative to sodas and drinks infused with diet sweeteners. Click through to read our interview with Kara.
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By 1 AM on any given day of the week, most New Yorkers are sound asleep. But for our head baker Yaya Doumbia, the day has only just begun. Click through for more about a day in the life of Yaya AND his famous shortbread cookie recipe.
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We’re excited to announce our partnership with Uniqlo on their #FeelTheWarmth campaign, which highlights people that are living winter to the fullest. Uniqlo reached out to FreshDirect to partner with them on this campaign, and provided 1,000 free Heattech shirts to our FreshDirect transportation team. The result was a 2 minute video that featured 4 of our drivers wearing the Uniqlo shirts.
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It’s always such a joy to join the merchant teams on their #freshadventures, where they meet amazing farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and producers. Just recently, I had the thrill of joining the produce team on their visit to Pine Barrens Native Fruits, a fifth-generation cranberry farm in southern New Jersey.
Brenda, the bog’s owner, and Tom, the bog’s right-hand-man, gave us an extensive tour of the farm, which has been in the family since the mid-1800s and was founded by Brenda’s husband’s Great-Aunt Lizzy White.
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Wells Homestead Acres
“Farmers eat a lot of their own food,” declared Tom Wickham of Wickham’s Farm in Cutchogue, New York. “We grow what we like to eat, so you know it’s going to be good.”
This sentiment is shared by all of the local Long Island farmers with which FreshDirect partners. The products are grown to spec for all to enjoy.
When asked what the inspiration is for the crops he grows, Lyle Wells (Wells Homestead Acres) responded with, “We give ‘em what they want. That’s why we grow sugar snap peas and asparagus. If we could grow bananas, we would grow bananas.”…