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July 14 marks Bastille Day, a French national holiday commemorating the storming of the Bastille and the start of the French Revolution. Francophiles can celebrate by sampling some of our favorite French cheeses, available in our Specialty Cheese Department.
The winners have been chosen in this year’s State Fair competitions for California’s best beers, wines and cheeses, and Nugget Markets is happy to stock many of the top finishers! We’ve put together this handy guide to pairing these award-winning cheeses, beers and wines to create true gold-medal taste!
The California State Fair is officially a go, complete with livestock shows, midway rides and, of course, fair food! This year, why not try your hand at creating some of your fair favorites at home? Check out our recipes for fair food with a gourmet twist!
It’s official: The future has arrived. And it’s brought to you by Seattle-based artisan bakery The Essential Baking Co. and their shelf-stable, ready-to-bake bread. These bakery loaves are ready for you to take home and bake in your own oven, filling your home with that delicious, fresh-baked-bread smell. Organic, preservative-free and non-GMO, this bread comes in five varieties: sourdough, rosemary, French, Italian and French baguette — ready to turn your kitchen into your own personal bakery, anytime you want!
Love a good Bloody Mary in the morning? So do we — especially one made with Bloody Mary Mix from local company Preservation & co. Created from fresh, seasonal ingredients including crushed capers, green bean brine, balsamic reduction and Dijon mustard, Preservation & co.’s Mary was awarded the Silver Medal at the 2012 National Bloody Mary Contest. All of Preservation & co.’s products are hand-crafted and hand-packed from start to finish in Midtown Sacramento, and they never contain any artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
The Winters Farm to School program provides local kids with fresh fruits and vegetables and healthier food choices every day at school. The Bastille Day Feast (at the historic Wolfskill Ranch) on July 11th, celebrates Yolo County agriculture while raising funds to support the well-being of our kids. We're proud to support the feast and Winters Farm to School. www.wintersfarmtoschoolprogram.com .
Picked only once per year, Northwest Cherries are something many of us await! Don’t know the difference between Bing and Rainier Cherries?
When it comes to items from our produce department, corn might just hold the title for “Most Summery Vegetable.” There’s nothing quite like biting into a juicy ear of fresh summer corn-on-the-cob (and we definitely won’t judge if that corn just happens to be dripping in butter!). Some of our very favorite corn comes from local producer Vierra Farms in West Sacramento.
Wouldn’t it be great to throw a party and actually have time to talk to your guests? Take a step in the right direction: try serving up a batch of Laughing Glass Margaritas. Delicious, all-natural and made with Super Premium Blanco tequila and organic agave nectar, these premixed margaritas are Nugget’s best-selling premixed drink.
What we call a Seedless Black Watermelon (because of its extremely dark green skin) is actually properly known as an Imagination Melon. Whatever its name, we love this melon for its great consistency and flavor. And we really love the fact that they are locally grown, just down the street from our West Sacramento store. At the start of spring, Dave Vierra begins planting his Imagination Melons in preparation for the summer season. Dave’s love of farming was evident when, at 13 years old, he planted his first pumpkin patch, and by the time he was 18, Vierra farms was born. Fast–forward to today and Vierra now farms over 800 acres of rich local soil, right in our own backyard.