There are a lot of birds available for your Thanksgiving dinner. Which one is right for you? Read on to learn about the holiday birds we offer at D’Artagnan. Or watch our video and let Ariane explain the differences between them. Because we work with small farms, we only get a certain number of birds every…
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Big News: White Truffles Are Here!
Known as the white Alba truffle, Tuber magnatum pico is famous for its distinct aroma and intense, earthy flavor. This gem of nature is meticulously hand-collected in Italy’s Piedmont region and flown to D’Artagnan directly … and our first shipments of the season have begun to arrive! White truffles are usually available from October to…
Cookbook Memories
For National Cookbook Month we are focusing on the importance of these books in our lives. There are cookbooks that are irreplaceable, like Grandma’s stained and annotated Joy of Cooking, or the treasured recipes that the family historian had printed and distributed to the clan. These books connect us to the past, to the knowledge…
6 Vegetables Made Better with Bacon
National Pork Month could not go by without at least one bacon post. Because bacon is a wonderful addition to … well, just about anything we can think of. Especially vegetables. Read on for our list of 6 veggies that just get better with bacon. Bacon on Vegetables Kale A fantastic winter-time side is bacon-braised kale. Simply dice…
Marvelous Meat Pies
What image do you conjure up when you hear the word pie? Something with fruit – maybe apple, blueberry, cherry or key lime? As much as we adore those, the most important pies in the annals of gastronomy are not the ones served for dessert, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. No, the serious…
New Arrival: The Super Quail
Here’s something unique for the game bird enthusiast: French Quail. In many ways this is a super quail. Larger (twice the size!) and tastier (twice the flavor!) than the average quail. All of this, and French too! Many of our chef clients are serving French Quail to rave reviews. Some of these chefs shared their impressions…
Best Pork Ever, Cuts Like Butter
Our celebration of all things pork for National Pork Month continues … Let’s just say it: Berkshire pork is special. It looks different than the pork you may have known before. For one thing, it’s redder, and it’s more marbled. And you can taste the difference blindfolded. This heritage breed of hog makes some of…
Pig Head Confit Stands Out at Sauvage
Congratulations to Chef Lisa Giffen and the whole team at Sauvage in Brooklyn for the one-star NY Times review! Opened in May of this year, Sauvage has been attracting attention for the pig head confit, which Pete Wells raved about (see below). And we just happen to supply them with the porcelet heads for this extraordinary dish….
Andouille Noted
We love to see what’s cooking! Lately a lot of happy home cooks have written reviews of our Andouille Sausage, and we wanted to share some with you. What’s so great about this sausage? Well, our spicy Cajun-style Andouille Sausage is made with heritage-breed pork, all-natural ingredients and is smoked over real hardwood. It’s an authentic…
When Cauliflower Meets Truffle Butter
Cauliflower is gaining on kale as the vegetable of moment. It’s showing up in all kinds of recipes, and brings back over 25 million hits in a Google search. We love our vegetables at D’Artagnan; we just like them a little better with truffle butter and cream. So this Truffled Cauliflower Gratin recipe is just our…
Makes a Gourmet Meal in Minutes
Have you tried Duck Leg Confit? It’s a signature D’Artagnan product – and a tasty one! The meaty legs of duck are cooked in aromatic juices until tender. This fully-cooked product is our favorite fast food. Here are two recent reviews left on our website about our duck confit. We love to see how people…
Antibiotics in Food An Official Health Crisis
Thirty-one years ago, Ariane founded D’Artagnan as an antidote to the industrial food system. Way back then, it was a novel idea to source from small farms, and to commit to free-range, natural production, sustainable, humane farming practices, and no antibiotics or hormones. Over the last few decades it has grown clearer that Ariane’s vision…
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