We are in pre-season warm-up. Now is the time to perfect your chicken wing game, so you can win at tailgating in the coming football season. Perhaps that’s why National Chicken Wing Day falls on July 29th … Start with the best ingredients. Order Organic Chicken Wings here and begin practicing. Here are some statistics about…
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Caviar Wishes On Caviar Day
What is caviar? Very simply, true caviar is the roe of a sturgeon that has been salted. Prized by cultures going back to Ancient Greece and Rome, and of course, Russia, it still holds allure. Since today is National Caviar Day, we would like to with you a Happy Caviar Day, and take a closer…
7 Easy Ways to Celebrate Bastille Day
Every July 14th the French, already expert party-makers, throw a celebration so big that it’s heard around the world. Bastille Day is celebrated across the United States, from Chicago and New York City, to the more obvious New Orleans, and where ever expatriates live. At D’Artagnan we take la fête nationale pretty seriously. This Bastille Day…
Make Bastille Day Party Plans
Feasts, fêtes and fireworks are the traditional ways to celebrate Bastille Day, the national day of independence in France. And where there are parties, there is food. While there is no traditional food associated with Bastille Day, many choose to eat peasant food in a nod to the proletariat nature of the uprising that Bastille…
A Day for Celebration: National Fried Chicken Day
Today is National Fried Chicken Day! It’s the day to eat some delicious fried chicken – homemade or from the restaurant of your choice. Let’s take a closer look at this national treasure. Who made the first fried chicken? Smithsonian Magazine tells us that the first published recipe for fried chicken can be found in…
Favorite American Recipes: Food for the Fourth
Some people see D’Artagnan as French to the bone, but in fact, we are American. Our founder and owner, Ariane Daguin came to the United States determined to forge a new life for herself. So D’Artagnan is a hybrid: uniquely American, but with a French accent. In 2 weeks we will be celebrating Bastille Day,…
What’s on the Menu for Fourth of July?
It’s already time to start looking ahead to the Fourth of July! Today we begin a 15% off sitewide sale at dartagnan.com to help you plan for a glorious Fourth. Whether your holiday plans involve the grill, or a dinner at home with friends, we have something you need for the perfect holiday celebration. Our…
Happy Father’s Day
Wishing all the fathers a very happy day. We hope you spend it with family, friends and food! We wanted to share this old photo of D’Artagnan founder Ariane with her dad at a farm back in France. Ariane’s father, Chef André Daguin, is famous throughout France for his artistry with foie gras and other Gascon…
Grilling with Dad
The grill is primed and ready for action and dad prides himself on his skills … now it’s up to you to provide the pizzazz that makes this more than just another cookout. Why not roast a suckling pig for Father’s Day? Nothing says “serious party” like a suckling pig cooked outdoors. Whether you spit-roast the pig…
Give Dad the Gift of Meat
When it comes to Father’s Day gifts, there are silly tokens that make dad smile, and then there’s meat. You know which one side we land on. We are equal opportunity meat lovers—gender aside—at D’Artagnan. But somehow it seems right and proper to offer dad a hefty piece of Kobe-style Wagyu beef striploin, especially if you…
Father’s Day Gifts for the Food Obsessed Dad
We like food gifts because they offer the experience of cooking and sharing, in addition to the delight of receiving a present. And when it comes to Father’s Day gifts, a shared experience is often the gift he wants most. Steaks and chops of all kinds (which are 15% off right now) and racks and whole…
Father’s Day: The Breakfast Edition
Whether you’re celebrating your father, husband, step-father or another meaningful dad in your life, what could be better that sharing the experience of cooking and eating together? We know that food-loving dads come in all stripes, even though it seems like they get pigeonholed as grill masters or caveman steak eaters (and we love both!)….
