A&V Grill Packs

June 30 2009

EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE NEXT GREAT BBQ

Convenient coolers filled to the brim with our best ready-to-grill items make your summer barbeque plans easier than ever!
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GRILL PACK 1 - (serves 2 PEOPLE) includes:
-HOMEMADE SICILIAN POLPETTE BURGERS WITH BUNS

-HOUSE-MADE SAUSAGE: CHOICE OF ITALIAN PORK, CHICKEN, OR TURKEY

-MIXED VEGETABLES: EGGPLANT, ZUCCHINI, YELLOW SQUASH, AND PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS
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GRILL PACK 2 - (serves 4 PEOPLE) includes:
-MARINATED HANGER STEAK or MARINATED CHICKEN BREAST

-ASSORTED KABOBS

-CORN ON THE COB

-MIXED VEGETABLES: EGGPLANT, ZUCCHINI, YELLOW SQUASH, AND PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS
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DELUXE GRILL PACK - (serves 6+ PEOPLE) includes:
-HOUSE-MADE SICILIAN POLPETTE BURGERS

-MARINATED SKIRT STEAK OR CHICKEN BREASTS

-HOUSE-MADE SAUSAGE: CHOICE OF ITALIAN PORK, CHICKEN OR TURKEY

-ASSORTED KABOBS

-CORN ON THE COB

-MIXED VEGETABLES: EGGPLANT, ZUCCHINI, YELLOW SQUASH, AND PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS
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All grill packages can be customized to serve larger parties upon request.

Please contact our Catering Department to place your order today:

(212) 452.0690 EXT. 1




A&V Grill Packs

TriStar Strawberries Are In!

June 26 2009

We've finally got them!

Small, tender, sugar-sweet Tristar strawberries from the nearby Catskills have arrived. These summer treasures are siren-like, as they beckon passing fruit-lovers with their eye-catching deep red hue & essence-of-strawberry aroma.

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Brighten Your Monday: Taste Cheese!

June 22 2009

Greta, our sample maven, will be offering tastes of a fabulous cheese from Calabria this afternoon after 3 PM in the store.

Swing by her sampling station and try Pecorino Crotonese D.O.P., aged 1 year, now available in our Cheese Department.

This Pecorino Crotonese D.O.P. is 100% sheep’s milk with a firm texture and complex, slightly salty flavors.

Enjoy!

Sustainable Seafood at A&V // Spanish Mackerel: A Righteous Choice

June 12 2009

Mark Bittman's article in this week's New York Times Dining section - "Loving Fish, This Time With the Fish in Mind" - got us thinking (again) about the complexities of buying and consuming fish in an age that requires us to consider the sustainability of our choices.

We looked at our own Fish Market and, though we are not perfect, we do offer a fairly broad selection of fish and seafood that is considered sustainable, i.e. seafood, fished or farmed, that can maintain or increase production levels over the long-term without compromising species' survival or the health of the surrounding ecosystem. [As a guide, we used the “Best Choices” & “Good Alternatives” categories set forth by Seafood Watch, a sustainability awareness program developed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium].

One of our favorite ocean-friendly options is ********

Here are some of the other Seafood Watch “Best Choice” [BC] and “Good Alternative” [GA] sustainable seafood options that we have available in our Fish Market right now (
Black Cod/Sable Fish – Alaska/British Columbia [BC]

Black Sea Bass – Local (Montauk) [GA]

Bluefish [GA]

Catfish – Farmed [BC]

Clams [BC/GA]

Crabs – Blue, Soft Shell [GA]

Lobster – Atlantic/Maine [GA]

Mussels [BC]

Mahi Mahi [BC]

Oysters [BC]

Salmon – Wild Alaskan [BC]

Scallops – Sea, Local (Montauk) [GA]

Rainbow Trout – Farmed [BC]

Shrimp – Hawaiian head-on blue prawns [GA]

Squid – US Atlantic [GA]

Striped Bass – Wild & Local (Long Island Sound) [BC]

Tuna – Bigeye [GA]


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Local Strawberries from Upstate NY

June 10 2009

Sweet, ruby-red strawberries have started coming in from Geneva, NY. These near-perfect jewels are a precursor to the phenomenal, ultra-sweet Tri-Star strawberries we'll be getting in from Upstate either Wednesday or Saturday of next week. Well keep you posted on all strawberry-related developments...

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Follow Us on Twitter!

June 10 2009

For up to the minute A&V news & musings, get started here:

http://twitter.com/AgataValentina

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A&V Earth Chips

June 3 2009

Our new Earth Chips are perfect for your next party spread.

Sea-salted razor-thin chips of White & Purple Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Red & Golden Beets, Salsify, Plantains, and Lotus Root in a vibrant spectrum of color will enliven the room and your palate!

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Sicilian Pistachio Cream Cookies

June 3 2009

Our master Pastry Chef, Eileen, was inspired to make these wonderful cookies when we started importing Bronte Pistachio cream directly from Sicily. These little confectionery delights are composed of lemon cookies sandwiching supple, lightly sweetened Bronte pistachio cream.

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