Inside Market Hall
07 July 2016
Now In Season: NEW Italian Fruit Vinegars
NEW Italian fruit vinegars—available in Cherry, Quince & Blackcurrant—are the ultimate summertime table-top condiment.
These single-fruit vinegars—from Pojer e...
16 June 2016
California Heirloom Royalty
The Queen Bean
Sound the trumpets! NEW Royal Corona Beans from Rancho Gordo (the Spanish word corona translates to "crown") should hold reign in every pantry.
These large white runner beans&mdash...
09 June 2016
From Alaska, With Love
NEW Wild Smoked Sockeye Salmon from DearNorth—a company owned by Alaska natives with roots dating back 10,000 years—is truly a love letter to the region.
Their smoked sockeye salmon&md...
02 June 2016
The Divine Balsamico
Star-Crossed Balsamico
Fall in love with NEW Dante Aceto Balsamico and Beatrice Condimento Balsamico Bianco—the two most recent additions to our balsamico collection from renowned balsamic p...
19 May 2016
Start Seasoning with M. Gilles Hervy French Sea Salt
Sea Sel by the Seashore
M. Gilles Hervy sea salts of Guérande from Brittany, France
An age-old tradition
The sea salts of Guérande—celebrated for their fine flavor since salt...
12 May 2016
It's Official: Our Award-Winning 2015 Harvest Olive Oils
Did you know that numerous professional olive oil taste competitions take place around the world every year? To recognize the best of the current harvest, professional olive oil tasters select oils...
28 April 2016
The Secret Spice to Success
Prized pantry item
There are a few choice ingredients we keep on hand for boosting the flavor of our favorite dishes—a bottle of colatura, a jar of concentrated Italian tomato paste, dried...
11 April 2016
Featured Honey: Franca Franzoni Chestnut Honey
This week, David Lebovitz—highly regarded pastry chef and acclaimed food writer—wrote a newsletter about how he fell in love with Franca Franzoni Chestnut Honey.
This is honey for the ...
31 March 2016
The Monster Cheese is Back!
It's here at The Cheese Counter, Rockridge Market Hall (Oakland, California).
What dwarves 80-pound wheels of Swiss Gruyère and smashes rounds of Dutch Gouda? Weighing in at 365 pounds, o...