It’s National Bean Day!

We LOVE obscure food holidays. Surprisingly, there’s one for just about every day on the calendar. Our friends over at The Nibble put together a list and what do you know?! Today is National Bean Day – the perfect day to enjoy our versatile French Coco Tarbais Beans. The Coco Tarbais bean is one of the great exports of…

Take a Food Lover’s Dream Trip

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”   So said Albert Camus.   If you’re whiling away the long dark days of winter imagining how to spend the next gorious summer, we have an inspiring idea for you. This July, join Ariane Daguin for an enchanting week of…

Cassoulet 101

Perhaps there is no dish in Southwest France more iconic, cherished, and controversial than the cassoulet. The name cassoulet comes from the word cassole, referring to the traditional, conical clay pot in which it is cooked (and which the potters of the village of Issel perfected).

frère et soeur

We were very lucky this December to have three generations of Daguins in New York for the holidays; Ariane’s parents, her daughter Alix and for the first time in several years, her brother, Arnaud. Now and then… deux of a kind! Arnaud is a Michelin-starred chef and proprietor of an upscale auberge called, Hegia. Located in…

A Bit About Our Caviar (just in time for New Year’s Eve…)

This fall we were proud (and excited!) to introduce a new product, truly sustainable Ossetra Caviar from the Aquitaine region of France. French caviar is still fairly new to the American gourmet scene but it’s quickly becoming a chef and foodie favorite. We spent countless hours of research to find the right producer. After Ariane…

Our New Year’s Eve Party Tips

At a good New Year’s Eve Party, the star is the champagne. When planning the menu for your party, consider flavors that pair will with bubbly. So that you can be a guest at your own party, select dishes that require little work, can be made ahead of time, and will taste delicious at room temperature;…

Christmas Cookies D’Artagnan Style! Duck Fat Biscochitos

Duck fat is not only an indispensable cooking fat, it’s also excellent for baking. It can be substituted 1:1 for lard in any old fashioned recipe, you just need to keep it well-chilled while you work with it. Duck fat adds depth of flavor to baked goods, makes an especially tender pie crust, lofty Viennoiseries, and flaky cookies….

The Game Goes Gourmet

Today’s game is going gourmet, courtesy of Ariane and D’Artagnan President, Andy Wertheim. They’re at Giants stadium to cheer on the home team while cooking D’Artagnan Duck Tenders with Foie Gras and Truffle Sauce. Now that’s winning!

Celebrating Hanukkah D’Artagnan Style

For eight days and nights, in the dark of winter, Jewish families around the world will celebrate the Festival of Lights, better known as Hanukkah. And each of those nights will be filled with traditional rituals and foods. For those of you looking for something beyond matzoh ball soup, potato latkes and brisket, we have a few…

Good Cause: City Harvest Mobile Holiday Market

We are pleased to participate in the 2011 City Harvest Brooklyn Mobile Holiday Market. The Mobile Market is City Harvest’s direct distribution initiative to fight hunger in New York City’s most underserved communities through the distribution of free produce at farmers’ market-style events in the South Bronx, North Shore of Staten Island, and Central Brooklyn….

How-to: Foie Gras Butter

Oh do we ever relish simple pleasures. Take our latest addiction – equal parts sweet butter and foie gras, beautifully blended into a silken spread. Tasty alchemy that makes an easy holiday hors d’oeuvre. This recipe is adapted from Jennifer McLagan’s excellent cookbook, Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes. Which by the…