GEORGIA'S MARCH PICK

LUCERO MANDARIN ORANGE AND MEYER LEMON OLIVE OIL (California)
$17.99

I was blown away by this line of Califonia olive oils at the 2010 Fancy Food Show in San Francisco . I don't want to steal any of our April thunder because we're going to be featuring these olive oils and vinegars in more depth. BUT, I have to pick this particular oil as my favorite new item in the market because it is so amazing. All the Lucero oils are award winning and both their Meyer Lemon and Mandarin Orange oils have received gold medals in California olive oil competitions. In fact, their Meyer Lemon Olive Oil just received "Best of Show" at the 2nd annual COOC (California Olive Oil Council). I've been using both on poached fish (cod, halibut), drizzling them over vegetables and tossing in my salads.  On my list - drizzling the Meyer lemon over a nice light herb and spring vegetable risotto! Both the Meyer Lemon and Mandarin Orange olive oils are exquisite - a MUST HAVE item in your kitchen.  We'll talk more about Dewey Lucero in April, but right now - get this oil!!
 

To view the rest of our March Crew PIcks, please click on the photo above.

SPECIAL "ST. PATRICKS DAY" DINNER ENTREE'S

In our prepared foods case the week of St. Patricks Day (while they last):

Corned Beef Dinner $11.99
Carved slow roasted corned beef with sweet bacon cabbage and boiled redskin potatoes

Mustard Glazed Chicken Breast $9.99
Grilled chicken breast topped with a stone ground mustard sauce, Irish cheddar cheese whipped potatoes and roasted root vegetables

Lamb Shepard Pie $9.99
Market – made lamb stew topped with Irish cheddar cheese whipped potatoes

Lamb Stew
Market – made lamb stew
$4.99 – single serving /$9.99 – double serving

Baileys Cupcake $2.00
Market – made baileys cupcake with baileys cream cheese frosting
 

We'll also be taking "pre-orders" on any of the above for group gatherings.  Please order for 4, 6, 8, 10 or more by Monday, March 15.  With all pre-orders Chef Wes will also be offering market-made Guinness beer rolls. (YUM!)

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MARCH CLEARANCE

Beginning Monday, March 8 stop in for our Spring Clearance Sale.  Food, housewares, odds and ends.  And hot deals like Design Design traveling coffee mugs 50% off and Ritzenhoff beer glasses 50% off.  Good stuff - cheap prices - everything has got to go!

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WEEKENDER CHEESE BOX

The "weekender" contains 3 cheeses selected by our cheesemonger, a container of cheese topper (some type of fruit paste, sauce or chutney), and a paper cheese leaf. Simply open the box and place the items on your cutting board using the leaf as decoration. Within seconds you have a nice cheese presentation for the two of you!

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RECIPE

BROWNWOOD FARMS is one of our favorite Michigan products and their Famous Kream Mustard is good for so much more than sandwiches!  It makes an awesome dip for shrimp and pretzils, and is really good in this chicken recipe (and really simple - did we mention that?).  Click on the photo and we'll direct you to our website and you can check out the recipe. 

You can TASTE Brownwood Farms products on Friday, March 12 from 1-5 PM.

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EVENTS

Click on the photo (Kent Beverage Wine Representative Michael Smith at our February South American Wine Tasting) for a complete list of our March events.

SPECIAL WINE TASTING WITH THE WINEMAKER:  THE WINES OF GIUSEPPE SAVINI
Mar 16, 2010

The Schnitz Ada Grill 6:00-8:00pm

Love Italian wine? Did you ever notice how much better they taste when there is a handsome Italian winemaker serving them? Giuseppe Savini (www.fattoriagiuseppesavini.it) will be making his first Michigan visit and has agreed to join us at The Schnitz for a private tasting.His wines are delicious, we have been selling them in the store and have had great response. This is a rare opportunity to taste this intimately with a winemaker, make your reservations right away! As always, ticket price includes food pairings and wines. Reservations are required. E-mail events@grandrivergrocery.com for any questions or to make your reservation. $30 per person plus tax and gratuity.
 

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