Exciting Stuff Before Christmas at La Natura Fine Foods!

Hello Foodies,

I hope that you are all enjoying the mild winter weather! It's a great thing in Canada not to be wearing a parka in December!

So, I walked into CHEESEWERKS (56 Bathurst - @ Wellington) today to see how their opening day was faring.

The store looked amazing, the team was engaged and it smelled absolutely delicious in there!

I purchased The Toronto grilled cheese sandwich. You get a choice of two out of three sliders. I chose The Danforth and Little Italy - I brought it up to Rambo's place and gave it a whirl! Good Stuff! I also got some St. John's Bakery Olive Bread and some Nanny Noir Cheese (from Jordan Station).

What's even more exciting is that Kevin uses La Natura Fine Foods Green Olive Tapenade (Green Olive, Artichoke, Sun-dried Tomato, Garlic, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Cracked Black Pepper) in the Danforth Grilled Cheese Slider.

This is a first for us ... an idea that so many people have talked to me about for years, and I never thought that anyone would want to use my recipe as a part of their own. I thought wrong.

So, here's to another first for La Natura Fine Foods ... I am sure there will be many more to come.

The best to your and yours this Christmas and Chanukah Season!

Vikas and the La Natura Fine Foods Team

Upcoming events are as follows:

Saturday, December 17 - 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Abby will be sampling at McEwan Foods (Shops of Don Mills - @ Lawrence)

Sunday, December 18 - 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Abby will sampling at CHEESEWERKS (see address above)

Friday, December 23 - 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Abby will be sampling at Fallingbrook Market (Vic Park & Kingston Road)

Welcome Cheesewerks to the La Natura Fine Foods Family!

I am very excited to announce that Cheesewerks has recently informed me that they would like to feature La Natura Fine Foods Tapenades and Antipasti in their soon-to-open Gourmet Cheese Shop.

Grilled Cheese – Beer – Wine – Gourmet Shop

Check them out at www.cheesewerks.com to see what they are all about!

They are having their Grand Opening on Friday, December 16 – and Abby will be in on Sunday, December 18 – between 12 and 4 to sample our delicious wares to the masses!

Cheesewerks is located at 56 Bathurst Street (just between Niagara and Wellington).

Be sure to pass by and say hello to the owner Kevin!

Vikas

Getting Ready for the Holiday Season @ La Natura Fine Foods

Well, that time of year has come again!

And while I love Hallowe'en, that's not what I am talking about.

Almost everyone I know loves Christmastime. It's a time to get together with friends and family, imbibe great libations and enjoy awesome food.

I think that we at La Natura Fine Foods are set to deliver our delicious goods to the masses over the next two months. I was in with Vicki and Abby this afternoon amping up our stock on Jen's Pesto (Spinach and Artichoke Antipasto) and I got to a chance to meet Lynne Crawford when I was in at Ruby Eats to check out the space. I gave them a jar of the freshly made Jen's Pesto to try.

So, remember ... La Natura makes great gift ideas for the holidays.

Our Black Olive and Green Olive/Artichoke Tapenade go great on crostini, focaccia or even on crackers with cheese.

Our Mamma Rita's Eggplant Anitpasto is wonderful tossed with fresh, hot spaghetti.

Our Salsa Verde makes the best Guacamole EVER! And our Smooth Mexican Red is an authentic, velvety red salsa that goes great on anything.

For those of you outside of Toronto, remember, you can purchase La Natura online at www.feedmenaturally.com ... if you want a special package put together, please ask, and I will see if our friends at Yokoju Corporation can assist in getting a special order out to you through online purchase.

I am looking forward to helping you put delicious food on your table this Holiday Season ...

Whether you celebrate Diwali, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza or just enjoy the season ... make it a good one!

Vikas and the team at La Natura Fine Foods!