The Passionate Cook's Essentials

Happy Valentine’s Day, fellow foodies!

On January 22 we had the pleasure of a visit from Lynn Crawford of Food Network Fame to promote her new cookbook, Pitchin’ In. The sold out event went on without a hitch and was a day filled with fantastic food and fantastic people! For more pictures, click here.

That love-filled holiday is just around the corner! We will be getting lots fab cheeses for Valentine’s Day. Be sure to stop by and we can help you prepare for this important day.

Read on and find out about Cecilia Smith, our new cheese lady, some fabulous events and a few products perfect for Valentine’s Day.

See you soon,
Lisa
Owner, The Passionate Cook’s Essentials
www.thepassionatecook.ca

Introducing Cecilia Smith: Our Resident Cheese Expert !

Welcome to Cecilia Smith, The Passionate Cook’s Essentials new cheese manager!

Cecilia’s most recent hobby is making cheese at home when she’s not managing the cheese at the store or financing her cheese addiction by working part-time at the Scarborough hospital as an RN where she runs an outpatients clinic.

Cecilia is currently completing her professional fromager certificate from George Brown Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts. She has lived in Uxbridge for 24 years and currently resides in Sandy Hook. She is married and has two sons in their twenties. She has been involved with a variety of local organizations including On Stage Uxbridge – both on stage and behind the scenes.

Cecilia is in the through the week, and is hosting a special event later in February — read on for more! Be sure to chat Cecilia up with all your cheese questions.

 

Wine and Cheese Reception, oh my!

 

 


Heart Shaped Cheese
Forget a box of chocolates, this is the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day. This heart shaped Coeur De Bourgogne is dreamy and creamy and goes perfect with some wine in front of the warm fire.

Coming soon to The Passionate Cook’s Essentials. Make sure you get it before it’s gone!

Product Spotlight: Truffle Salt and Honey

                             
Treat your cheese to something special: pick up some stylish truffle salt and honey for a perfect snack.
Use Truffle Brothers truffle salt in place of regular table salt for an extra kick. From risotto to potatoes (and even eggs!) it will make your meal that much more flavourful.
Vittorio & Alberto Strano truffle oil is incredibly versatile: use it on veggies, to make pizza, enhance wild mushrooms or even to season popcorn!
Drop by today and we will find the one that suits you best!

Meals That Heal

Want some wine with all your delicious cheese?
Spiegelau is dedicated to producing the very best wine glasses possible. This means bringing to the market glasses of the highest quality and aesthetics as well as durability and value, with the goal of making the wine experience a pleasurable, fun part of today’s exciting lifestyle.By remaining faithful to the spirit of artisan craftsmanship and committed to innovations and technological advances in the industry, Spiegelau is able to offer a broad range of wine glasses that are both beautifully designed and resoundingly durable – in short, the best value available.
These decorated beauties are $14.99 each.

Cheese Appreciation Night
Cheese expert Cecilia Smith will be taking us through a tasting of French cheeses while demystifying the world of cheese. She will be providing a thorough understanding of the many faces of cheese and, of course, pairing the lovely morsels with wine. This is the first of many cheese evenings to come you won’t want to miss!

When: Wednesday February 29, 7-9 p.m.
Where: The Passionate Cook’s Essentials, 68 Brock Street West, Uxbridge
Price: $40
 
Please drop by the store and say hi anytime! We love to hear your foodie stories and help you find what you’re looking for.

~Lisa