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42 GOURMET NEWS www.gourmetnews.com WAGSHAL'S IMPORTS NAMED 2013 FOOD AND BEVERAGE INNOVATIONS AWARD RECIPIENT The award streak continues for Wagshal's Fermín Ibérico de Bellota smoked panceta. Wagshal's Imports, a division of Wagshal's Family of fine foods is pleased to announce it is a recipient of the 2013 Food & Beverage Innovations Award. The Washington D.C.-based company has been recognized for its artisanal Fermín Ibérico smoked panceta product. The FABI Award recognizes progressive food and beverage innovations that will make a significant impact in the restaurant industry. This is Wagshal's Imports second FABI award since 2011. The winners were judged by a panel of independent experts, representing a variety of both commercial and non-commercial industry segments based on their exciting benefits to restaurant operators. The innovations selected represent high marketability products designed to satisfy consumer trends, including lifestyles such as gluten free, allergen free, low sodium, or raw diets. The company was showcased along with other award recipients at the 2013 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show on May 18-21 at Chicago's McCormick Place. Wagshal's Imports' smoked panceta is a high-end, artisanal pork product made from the one-of-a-kind Fermin Ibérico de Bellota breed from Spain. The panceta was imported from Fermin in Spain, and Wagshal's cured and hickory-smoked it at a small family-owned smoke house in Pennsylvania, resulting in some of the most flavorful, high quality panceta on the market. "his product and we knew when we tasted a certain batch we had something very special. The nutty, buttery flavor of this bacon combined with the hint of hickory is unlike anything you've ever tasted! Wagshal's Imports and Fermín together START YOUR DAY RIGHT WITH MICHAEL'S GOURMET COFFEE By Michael Mistretta Michael's Gourmet Coffee was created in 1997. We strive to bring the customer the best coffee in the world. It all started when I was younger: I realized that coffee companies don't give the consumer enough for what they pay for. Plenty of companies always try to make a penny or save, leaving the consumer with not enough coffee for their buck, causing a decrease in caffeine, or leaving the flavor to be bland, and not strong enough. Most people need coffee to start their mornings, or at least some sort of caffeine to jump-start their day. Here at Michael's Gourmet Coffee, our customers are always important; you won't find a bland flavor, and you surely will have plenty of caffeine to jump-start your day. Michael's Gourmet Coffee specializes in flavored coffee; we are always looking to improve to our customer's needs. Every day we try to figure out what flavor is best for the consumer, and here at Michael's we leave that up to the consumers. Who knows better than the taste buds of their own tongues? We are open to new suggestions and will surely create any flavor you can come up with. Michael's Gourmet Coffee consists currently of 80 total flavors and blends and HOLLAND'S FAMILY CHEESE RECIEVES BEST IN SHOW AWARD AT CHAMPIONSHIP CHEESE CONTEST Award-winning cheesemaker, Marieke Penterman, has crafted the No. 1 cheese in the country: Marieke Mature Gouda, aged six to nine months. Marieke and her team received this honor at the 2013 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest, held in Green Bay, Wis. Holland's Family Cheese took home the cov- eted Best in Show award, competing against more than 1,700 other cheeses. The Grand Champion cheese, Marieke Mature Gouda, boasts rich, full, nutty flavors, a subtle bite and hints of caramel notes. Marieke celebrates her Dutch heritage by handcrafting traditional farmstead Goudas TANDOOR CHEF INTRODUCES JALAPEÑO NAAN PIZZA Tandoor Chef will introduce Jalapeño Naan Pizza to its popular line of all-natural, frozen naan pizzas. The product is expected to hit major grocery store freezer cases in early March, 2013. The jalapeño addition further enhances Tandoor Chef's complete line of naan pizzas, and was developed as a result of consumer demand. The Jalapeño Naan Pizza combines the rich flavors of buffalo milk mozzarella and jalapeños to create a new twist on this favorite. Tandoor Chef's new product meets the growing demand for ethnic-inspired pizza flavor profiles. Indian Cuisine is also the fastest growing ethnic food category in the U.S. Hand-stretched, the new all-natural, have captured the food industry's most coveted awards, including the 2011 and 2012 Specialty Food Association's sofi™ Gold Awards and the 2011 National Restaurant Association's Product Innovation Award. More information can be found at wagshalsimports.com. Local food media may taste the smoked panceta by contacting Ellen to set up a time to come in to Wagshal's market. About Wagshal's Serving the Washington D.C. community since 1925, Wagshal's Family of Fine Foods is a D.C. landmark, garnering both local and national recognition for its uncompromising level of old-world personalized service and top quality. Known for its array of prepared foods, sandwiches, boutique wines, butcher shop, and hard-tofind items, Wagshal's Delicatessen and Market are a relied-upon source for foodindustry media and a regular destination n JUNE 2013 n GOURMET NEWS for local chefs, embassy chefs, and culinary icons. Wagshal's Import division now brings to America the award-winning Fermín Ibérico de Bellota products from Spain and other fine products from around the globe. Wagshal's second location will open this spring at 3201 New Mexico Avenue, Washington D.C. About Fermín Fermín is a family-owned farm on La Alberca in Salamanca, Spain. Since 1956, when patriarch Fermín Martín founded the company, the Martín family has been raising and slaughtering pigs to produce the highest quality heritage jamón (hams), embutidos (dry-cured sausages), and raw pork products that epitomize the best of Spanish artisanal cuisine. Today, Fermín, a leader in Ibérico Husbandry and the first producer from Spain to receive USDA approval, has worked for decades with the same regional farms and still hand-cuts every item with old-world craftsmanship that takes years to acquire. For more information, visit booth 2855 or go online to www.ferminiberico.com today is still growing. Our coffees are made with the finest Arabica coffee beans and are roasted in small batches to ensure the perfect taste with a strong aroma. Our coffee is known to be balanced, have well balanced acidity and to be clean from flavor defects. Depending on the flavor and blend, we make sure to perfect all the ingredients to give you high quality taste. We work on a small margin so we can get a competitive price to the consumer. We have a variety of sizes to match the customer's needs along with a colorful, sharp and superior packaging that gives off a gourmet feel. Michael's Gourmet Coffee will be located at booth number 4171 at the Summer Fancy Food Show. It's an amazing event to help promote our name brand of coffee and to have us personally represent to show you what great coffee is. We will be making fresh-brewed coffee giving off a heavenly strong aroma along with give-a-ways, and sample bags. Our goal is to ensure potential customers, showcase new products, and to inform consumers why Michael's is the coffee for them. If you're willing to try a fresh heavenly taste in your mouth, feel free to stop by. Michael's Gourmet coffee is always about the consumer. We dedicate hard time and effort to make sure everyone gets what he or she wants. We strive to be different from other companies and hope to leave a good reflection. There are always ways to grow, all in good time. Just remember, you can never say no to a cup of Michael's Gourmet Coffee. using the time-tested, Old World, cheesemaking methods Marieke brought with her when she emigrated from the Netherlands. She and her team spend each morning transforming fresh cow's milk from her herd of Holsteins into award-winning cheese in the heart of Central Wisconsin. This premium, raw milk provides each wheel of cheese with the exceptional flavor and texture you've grown to expect from Holland's Family Cheese. Each batch is then carefully cured on imported Dutch pine planks in temperature and humidity-controlled aging cellars. vegetarian naan pizza is fired in a clay tandoor oven at 1,000º F. The Original Naan Pizza is also available in four additional gourmet varieties, including Cilantro Pesto, Margherita, Roasted Eggplant and Spinach & Paneer Cheese. By introducing Tandoor Chef's line of naan pizzas, Tandoor Chef has brought a familiar item into America's homes, and in doing so, introduced Indian flavors. America knows and loves pizza. The company simply gave it an ethnic twist, knowing that consumers were more likely to branch out and try new cuisine if it was fused with a For more information, visit booth 4171 or go online to www.michaelscoffee.com. Peruse all the raw milk cheeses at www.hollandsfamilycheese.com. Contact Lindsey Decker, Marketing Director at Lindsey@hollandsfamilycheese.com or Kari Skibbie, Sales Director at Kari@hollandsfamilycheese.com with additional questions on any of the Holland's Family Cheese products. food choice that they already loved. Tandoor Chef, produced by Deep Foods, is a second-generation, family-owned and operated maker of all-natural Indian frozen food. More information about Tandoor Chef Naan Pizza can be found at TandoorChef.com, Facebook.com/TandoorChef, Twitter.com/ TandoorChef, Pinterest.com/TandoorChef, YouTube.com/TandoorChef and Instagram .com/TandoorChef. At the Summer Fancy Food Show, visit booth 1455.