That’s A Lot of Chicken!

Find out what a day in the life of a chef looks like in this Wall Street Journal article, which follows Chef Andrew Carmellini, a long-time friend and client of D’Artagnan, through a busy day. Carmellini is at the center of a growing restaurant empire, as the Wall Street Journal explains. Look for his next restaurant…

You’re Invited: 2017 Cassoulet War!

Our Cassoulet War has become something of a tradition in New York City. Local chefs create cassoulets of all kinds – from the traditional to the outlandish – and offer tastings to our guests and celebrity judges. In Southwest France each village has its own interpretation of this timeless comfort food dish, and they are…

The Best Meat Dishes in NYC

This is the kind of meaty news we can use. Nick Solares at Eater New York did a 2016 roundup of the ten best new meat dishes in NYC, and we are proud to see chefs that are using our products make of half that list. Since it’s National Meat Month let us linger over photos…

A Cassoulet Day Giveaway

January 9th is Cassoulet Day  … and we are partnering with our friends at Languedoc Wines to give away 2 Cassoulet Recipe Kits this month. Click here for details and to enter the giveaway. For those who simply cannot wait, cassoulet is 20% off right now at dartagnan.com in honor of Cassoulet Day! The Languedoc region (click here…

30 Years Ago They Thought I Was Crazy

This is a great article about the founding of D’Artagnan – and how far we’ve come since our modest beginnings in 1985. Read the entire piece at Upstart Business Journal. And thank you for over 30 years of support. Without the chefs, retailers and home consumers, D’Artagnan would not be where it is today. Every…

Watch Ariane Cooking on TV

Ariane made an appearance on the local CBS station in Minnesota earlier this month to to cook some tasty sausages. Watch her in action as she makes a few quick and easy recipes with D’Artagnan game sausages right here. Then, do try this at home. Look for our sausages at your local grocery store, or…

Guess Who Loves Our Chicken?

It’s none other than Martha Stewart … and she knows a good thing when she tastes it. In the September 2016 issue of Martha Stewart Living there is an article about perfecting the roast chicken. Among the tips there’s a recommendation to buy the best bird, and we’re proud she picked ours. With organic and…

Eating Out? Order Green Circle Chicken Here

Have you heard about our Green Circle Chicken? It’s a very special bird – raised by Amish and Mennonite farmers in Pennsylvania who respect the old ways and treat the birds well. The free-ranging chickens eat actual vegetable scraps, from local markets and farms, that feed and nourish the birds instead of languishing in landfills….

Guess Who Won a Stevie Award …

We’re honored and excited to announce that D’Artagnan has won the Silver Stevie Award! We are Company of the Year (medium sized) in the 2016 Stevie International Business Awards in the Food and Beverage Industry category. One of the judges said of D’Artagnan, “Capitalizing on a growing trend, seeing increasing consumer demand for quality and organic products in the…

Is Your Chicken Air Chilled?

If You’re Not Cooking With Air-Chilled Chicken, You’re Doing It Wrong So says Bloomberg Pursuits in this article, which quotes Ariane and explains why an air-chilled chicken is both tastier and safer to eat. For years, Ariane has been a huge proponent of air-chilled chicken. As always, she made sure that D’Artagnan was among the first…

Food Tank: Interview with Ariane Daguin

Ariane was recently interviewed by Food Tank, a non-profit think tank for food, focused on building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. As a pioneer in creating alternatives to factory farming, Ariane spoke about her background, her quest for the perfect chicken, and what sets D’Artagnan products apart. In my family, we can…

Celebrating the First Anniversary in Our New HQ

Our first anniversary in our spacious Union, NJ headquarters was marked with a celebration that included our neighbors and customers, our staff, their family members, and the mayor of Union. Have a look at this little video to see what a grand day it was!   Naturally there was lots of good stuff to eat….