A blog about people and food.
This blog was originally posted on Host Beautifully by Stella Artois, a hub of hosting tips from experts in the world of food, entertainment, and style. This recipe by Aliya LeeKong—and her tips for being the perfect host while still enjoying the party—were too good not to share. Click through to make Aliya’s kale salad, and how to live like a bon vivant.
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Fresh corn is, to me, the ultimate summertime treat. Nothing quite captures the season like biting into a hot ear of just-cooked sweet corn, dressed with a little butter and a sprinkle of salt. So when I was asked to visit Altobelli Family Farms, our main supplier of local corn, I was all ears…
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To suggest that Tama Matsuoka Wong has many strings to her bow is to engage in grand understatement. She is, in no particular order, a professional forager, weed eater, meadow doctor, corporate lawyer, and mother of three. Her company, Meadows and More, supplies wild and foraged plants to restaurants and food companies all over New York and New Jersey (including FreshDirect, yay!). Read our interview after the jump.
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“The wandering bear is my spirit animal,” says Wandering Bear cofounder Ben Gordon as he welcomes the FreshDirect team to his small factory in Queens. “I always knew I wanted to start a company called Wandering Bear, I just didn’t know what it was I was going to sell.” Thankfully for iced coffee fans that “what” turned out to be cold brew.
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We made a trip upstate to Canastota, NY with our friends at Organic Valley to check out two of their family-run farms producing milk for Organic Valley’s brand new line of grass-fed cow milk. We learned a lot, we ate a lot, and we made friends with so many cows. Read on for the scoop!
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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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