The porcini is a native mushroom almost everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, throughout North American, European and Asian forests, though it has been introduced in parts of the Southern Hemisphere, including Australia and South America. The universally popular boletus mushroom grows under specific trees, including pine, but most commonly under chestnut trees, during the summer and…
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Founded in 1985, D’Artagnan is the leading purveyor of all-natural gourmet meat, game, foie gras, pâtés, sausages, smoked delicacies, mushrooms and organic poultry in America.
We are a team passionate foodies, many of whom are former Chefs and restaurant professionals, immersed in every aspect of food culture, committed to top quality ingredients, and dedicated to the value of sustainable, responsible farming. We work together, cook together and eat together while striving to put the finest foie gras, meat, game, truffles, and mushrooms on the tables of American gastronomes whether at home or in restaurants.
Established on the principles of procuring the freshest, cleanest and most natural products, D’Artagnan currently provides a range of over 300 items to the world’s top restaurants, hotels, retailers, and consumers. From free-range organic and heritage meats to preservative free charcuterie, D’Artagnan continues to set the trend.
Chile Rubbed Ribeyes with Cilantro Butter
We wanted to share this simple recipe with you, {and just in time for Labor Day grilling!} BBQ Master, Ray Lampe’s mouthwatering Chile Rubbed Ribeye Steaks with Cilantro Butter. Learn his grill-savvy techniques and become a master of your own backyard BBQ. And check out Ray’s other recipes in his awesome book, Ribs, Chops, Steaks, and…
All About Lamb
Lamb is one of the most popular meats in England, Australia, Greece, the Middle East… pretty much everywhere but the United States, where our paltry annual average of one pound of meat per person pales in comparison to the almost 40 pounds consumed by each person in these countries. Our pals in New Zealand get special…
Remembering Julia
Ariane Daguin and Julia Child had many things in common – height, boldness, creativity, humor and a healthy dose of irreverence. But the thing that bonded them was their passion for sharing the pleasures of French food with America. While Julia had TV audiences eating out of her hand, she took time to encourage Ariane…
All About Sweetbreads
According to the Larousse Gastronomique, sweetbread is “the culinary term for the thymus gland (in the throat) and the pancreas (near the stomach) in calves, lambs and pigs.” Larousse further states that thymus sweetbreads are “elongated and irregular in shape” while pancreas sweetbreads are “larger and rounded.” But sweetbreads are neither sweet, nor are they…
D’Artagnan Tastemakers: Chef Jean Joho
One of the great perks of working with the country’s best restaurants is, of course, meeting the country’s best chefs! We’ve had the privilege of supplying chefs from New York to Los Angeles and everywhere in between for nearly three decades. As you can imagine, we’ve met a lot of interesting, talented and inspiring characters…
5 Ways to Cook a Burger
Our country is burger obsessed. According to Eric Schlosser’s book, Fast Food Nation, American’s eat about 13 billion hamburgers per year while spending over 130 billion dollars on fast food. While we don’t think the burger craze is going away anytime soon, you can take the “junk” out of your food by making more of…
Read Between the Buns!
Ah, burgers! One of our favorite subjects. In honor of our favorite summer meal, we thought we’d give you some of our favorite burger tips, tricks and recipes. Today we’re starting with the basics – perfecting the patty. No matter which type of meat you start with or how you dare to dress it up, at…
The Hot Dog Gets Its Day
With Independence Day accounting for the consumption of 155 million hot dogs alone, it only makes sense that July is National Hot Dog Month. Then there’s a day dedicated to the wiener, but there is some contention over which day exactly. But it’s certainly between July 19 and July 23. Whatever the case (sorry, pun…
All About Quail
Quail is a collective name for several genera of small, plump birds in the pheasant family. Species or subspecies of the genus Coturnix are native to all continents except the Americas. The Pharaoh, or Coturnix coturnix, quail are of Eurasian stock (found in Asia, Africa and Europe), and are migratory upland birds that travel in large bevies of up to…
Vive la France!! Celebrate Bastille Day with us!
Ariane, along with Andy – our President, and Pierre – our VP of Sales NYC, are shining up their boules for Cercle Rouge’s annual Bastille Day petanque tournament. If you’re in the NYC area, come on down and join in the fun this Thursday, July 12th. There will be live music, petanque, plenty of pastis…
Happy National Fried Chicken Day!
Crispy, crunchy, juicy, tender! Fried chicken is American comfort food at its best. It’s also a hotly debated topic: pan-fried or deep-fried, flour dredge or cornmeal crust, buttermilk or brine, peanut oil or duck fat? Whichever method and ingredients you prefer, we can think of no better day to cook up a big batch than National Fried…
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