Father’s Day Presale
Somehow we're halfway through the year, which means Christmas displays are probably just weeks away. But let's not skip ahead.
Right now, it's all about Dad — and we've got everything you need to celebrate: Tomahawk ribeyes, Pete's porterhouse steaks, shrimp and shucked oyster platters, and more.
Order now through Saturday, June 14, and pick up your Father's Day Meal starting Friday, June 13.
Our Artisan Bread for June: French Sourdough Boule
FRENCH SOURDOUGH BOULE
By Bill St. John
June’s Artisan Bread of the Month at Marczyk Fine Foods is a French Sourdough Boule. Make no never-mind over the fancy French name: “Boule” just means “ball”-shaped. This boule begins its life as what bakers call a “sponge,” an oozy, already-fermenting mix of flour and water to which the bakers add more flour.
One very nice gift from this bread is that it is a sourdough, leavened by wild yeast and natural bacteria (lactobacillus). These give any sourdough its sourness. “Our lacto,” says Fader, “is a little more floral than, say, a West Coast one with its definite tang. Ours especially has a nice aroma, especially in the baking.”
Another special feature, above and beyond its tang, is this bread’s unique scoring (the shallow cuts atop the loaf that expand during baking; this boule’s is a hashmark). Without the chimney-like benefit of scoring, the steam that builds up inside a wet loaf while baking would both create large bubbles inside the loaf as well as crack its crust, but not in a comely way. “This loaf has an airy crumb,” says Fader. “The reason for the scoring here is to both maintain the shape of the boule as well as allow the steam to escape (gradually, creating the crumb).”
Market-Made French Sourdough Boule
$5.99/ea
COQ AU VIN BLANC
By Bill St. John
Marczyk’s hopes that you pair it with another special offering in June, Coq au Vin Blanc, a lighter take on traditional coq au vin because it uses white instead of red wine. “I talk about the perfect bite,” says Chef Jamey Fader, culinary director at Marczyk’s. “Flavors and textures working in concert. Thick-crusted French bread with this coq au vin blanc, that’s it. French with French.”
Coq au vin (Chicken braised in wine) is a classic French dish, a thick stew, really, with pieces of chicken swimming in a mixture of chopped carrots, celery, and mushrooms, flavored with herbs, and cooked in the liquid of simmering wine. The wine is traditionally red, but this June, at the beginning of warmer weather, Marczyk’s Fine Foods features a Coq au Vin Blanc, a lighter take on traditional Coq au Vin, as it uses white wine instead of red and even sports the brightness of a squeeze of lemon.
Market-Made Coq Au Vin Blanc
$14.99/ea
You can order each of these items through Thursday, 6/19, and you can pick up your order at the store of your choice starting Friday, 6/20.
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What you see above is our Antipasto Platter, an amalgam of meats, cheeses, and additional delicacies such as artichoke hearts, dried tomatoes in olive oil, a selection of olives, and other lovelies that we may add. We slice all of the meats and cheeses to order and assemble each platter by hand. For our vegetable platters we cut whole heads of fresh broccoli and cauliflower, whole bell peppers and cucumbers, so you can truly enjoy their flavors. We challenge ourselves to source the most outstanding ingredients we can find. If you'd like to make an impression, order one of our platters.
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The above sandwich is our Turkey, Bacon & Avocado. It is a roadtrip-worthy sandwich that you can order right now and have it within 10 minutes. Add chips and a drink and save $2 off of your order.
Our BLT, which we call Notorious BLT, is perpetually punching above its weight class: How do we get so much flavor from five ingredients (including the bread)? It’s all about sourcing the perfect ingredients, from local tomatoes and lettuce, to Niman Ranch bacon, to bread we bake ourselves. You can order a Notorious BLT right now and have it in 10 minutes. Once again, add chips and a drink and save $2 off of your order.
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