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Really, is there any better way to say I love you than with delicious food? You know the feeling you get when you really really enjoy something delicious in a way that's out of this world. Zabar's has a knack for supplying the food to give you the feeling!
Visit our Valentine's Day department at Zabars.com and send your sweetie a taste of NYC.
Zabar's Valentine's Day Sweets Basket
Get little ones involved in kitchen chores with this Whale Safety Lidlifter from Kuhn Rikon. Its easy to use with it's large handle and hides sharp lid edges. Great for adults too!
Read Florence Fabricant's review in the New York Times.
Join us at Zabar’s for a free demonstration of Eco Products (natural & Kosher cleaning products).
At Zabar’s
2245 Broadway, New York
Saturday, January 30th
2 – 4 PM
The first 100 customers will get free product samples.
About Eco Products’ Natural Cleaners:
Ready to take your cleaning to a new level? If so, then you are ready for the best line of natural cleaners on the market. The Eco-Products line of natural cleaners are formulated to cut through the toughest dirt and grim and leave your environment and clothing super clean. And best of all, you will feel good knowing that not only are you not polluting your home with toxic smells and chemicals, but also that our line of Natural Cleaners are easy on the environment.
(Also known as what to make for Super Bowl Sunday if you hate Chili)
A Recipe from Zabar's
by Andrea Watman
My sister Joy and I spent summers with our grandparents in Long Beach, NY.
We
had a four bedroom bungalow on Georgia Avenue (four bedrooms, an indoor
toilet, outside shower, no closets and just a few termites).
It
was in that kitchen I learned to cook by watching my Grandma make
dinner. Sunday’s were always exciting. Our relatives would journey out
to “the beach” from the Bronx – actually they never went to the beach,
but they did breath in the ocean air.
Now – most families
would barbecue – but not at my house. My grandmother hated the barbecue
– it was never clean enough, she hated the flavor or the charcoal and
lighter fluid and yes, she knew sooner or later we would set the house
on fire.
She would crack out the Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
Dinner, in the trusted blue box, and make the best Tuna Casserole ever.
She baked it in the afternoon so that the kitchen would cool before we
ate. She would slice cucumbers and fresh tomatoes – and dinner was
served.
I no longer use the blue box – but this is her recipe,
just slightly updated. It is perfect for the Super Bowl – after all it
maybe the Super Bowl but it’s still Sunday!
This idea of a Winter Wonderland congers up pictures of snow covered streets, kids sledding, the smell of wood burning, and best of all, heavy foods that after being consumed will lull us into a warm coma. Cheese is one of those foods and has been for hundreds of years. In fact the production of cheese was a means to preserve milk and provide food for the cheesemaker and their families throughout the long, cold winters.
But the cheese was not just a means of sustenance. No, it was enjoyed, savored, even celebrated at a time of year when there were not too many things to celebrate. Although many things have changed, the use of cheese to provide warmth, comfort and happiness is one thing that has remained constant. And we are so happy that it has because we love our cheese on a cold day. So we have picked some of our favorites that are sure to make the Winter Wonderland even better.
Speaking of celebrating, L’aviateur is a celebration of a man named Clement Ader, who in 1890, was the first man to lift off the ground in a heavier than air machine. And he did it in the field that is now next to the legendary cheesemaker, Rouzaire, who made this cheese as a tribute to the great man. So go ahead and taste a gooey, buttery cheese that is sure to make you want to celebrate. Chevre d’Or is a petit chevre that is full of big flavor. As it ages that flavor becomes stronger and more “goaty” but always with a slight sweetness. Sole Gran Queso is an American original that might look like an orange Manchego but thanks to cow’s milk this cheese is sharper than the Spanish favorite. Roaring Forties is one of our favorite blues. Not only is it visually stunning with its blue wax but it texture and flavor are what will really make this cheese memorable. Nutty, sweet almost caramel flavor that complements the strong almost pungent blueness perfectly while the little salt crystals nestled throughout the cheese are sure to make you stop and savor this cheese from “down under.”
Continue reading "Zabar's Cheese Plate of the Week: Walking in a Winter Wonderland" »
Zabar's started as an appetizing counter many many years ago and has grown since 1934 to become the family-run gourmet food and housewares store it is today. Yesterday Jeremiah's Vanishing New York wrote a really informative piece on the history of the appetizing counter in NYC, and why generally only New Yorkers know what appetizing even means.
Read Jeremiah's Vanishing New York article "Appetizing"
"In New York City, until the 1960’s, there were appetizing stores in every borough and in almost every neighborhood. On the Lower East Side alone there were, at one point, thirty appetizing shops."
A New York Times Q&A speculates that this use of "appetizing" is indigenous to New York City and the "term does not appear to exist outside New York."
- From Jeremiah's Vanishing New York
Visit our online appetizing counter (The Fish Counter @ Zabar's)
Just because the holiday’s are over doesn’t mean we all stop throwing parties! It just sometimes means more intimate gatherings and quicker preparations are in order. So in a matter of moments (either online or in our store) you can have everything you need for a get together. Just add your drinks of choice and send out the invitations.
Plan a party today:
Zabar’s Mini Knishes
Fully cooked, just heat them up and serve them. Available in potato, spinach and mushroom (kosher).
Cheese Indulgence Collection
Including three decadent cheeses (La Tur, Redwiid Hill Farms’ Camellia and La Roche Bleu) a beautiful jar of Spanish Wild Lavender Honey, a box of Fine Cheese Company's Crackers for Cheese, four pretty cheese plates, a serving board and cheese knife - all shipped with a helpful Zabar's tote.
Zabar's Blintzes
Subtly sweet, light and fluffy. Available in Apple, Blueberry, Cheese, Cherry and Strawberry. Yum!
Greek Mixed Olives
A great crowd pleaser… looks great and lets your guests enjoy their favorites or try something new!
We love praise - and are so proud of this letter from a coffee club in CT that we just have to share it.
Hi Saul –
All of us in the URS Rocky Hill, Connecticut Coffee Club want to thank you for the great coffee from Zabar's that we've enjoyed over the past year. The Kenya AA that we order has been consistently good throughout the year, and as a result our membership in the club has nearly doubled. We are ordering five pounds every 10 days or so, up from one or two when we first started. Simply stated, it's the best coffee day in and day out of any we've tried and our members collectively love it. All the best to you and your family for the New Year!
From your coffee fans in Connecticut - the Rocky Hill Coffee Club
Our Coffee of the Month subscription ensures you get Zabar's coffee (plus a little treat) delivered to you.
Di Camillo Chocolate Biscotti DiPrato Fruit Canister
Was $11.98
Now $5.99
This double chocolate version of our classic almond biscotti has a deeply chocolate taste and crisp authentic texture. Handsomely packaged in a keepsake canister. Net Wt: 5oz.
And for a break from this wintery weather:
Go to Aunt Mary's Raspberry Pie Recipe
Mary Rebecca Moyer was a daughter of the Pennsylvania Dutch country of Berks County. Refined and well read, she never married and devoted her life to helping in church (Reformed) and family activities and assisting her brother Irwin (also unmarried) on the family farm. Although having no Irish ancestry, she always signed her March letters Mary O’Moyer. Amazingly she died on St Patrick’s Day. Some guy missed having a wonderful wife. Her source of this recipe is unknown as was her interest in things Irish. Her raspberry pie has continued to be served at all family gatherings in her delicious memory.
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