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NOVEMBER 2010 • ISSUE NO. TEN

IT'S ALMOST THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN..

Candy Canes

This week has been a crazy one for us at the cheese shop. Apart from our normal crazy selves, we've had to rearrange almost the whole store to make room for our Christmas shipments!

If you're looking for the pasta it's now in aisle 4, pasta sauces in aisle 2, salts have moved to aisle 6, and the new Christmas goodies will be in the main aisle by the checkout. We wish! Seriously though, nearly everything has been moved to make room for some very fun and yummy new products.

On another note we have a new baker making our bread and pastries for us!  You might have had a chance to enjoy his great breads and pastries at the market in the summer or had a chance to eat at Zambri's recently, where Brad Williams is the pastry chef.

If not...you're missing out on his monkey bread.  It will CHANGE your life....well maybe not your life, but it will make your Saturday start a lot more tasty.

Sorry for the absence of our newsletter. We hope to have it in your mailbox more regularly from now on.

Any suggestions and comments are always appreciated!

See you soon,
The Cheese Chicks

HospiceHospice Days
Every 8th and 26th of every month 20% of all cheese sales are donated to support Victoria Hospice.

FRENCH BUTTER

Butter

We have been waiting for months for these little French Butters to get back into the country. Let's just say we've created another addiction for ourselves and for some of our customers.

Famed as an artisan French butter that is made mainly by hand from cow's milk. The village it comes from is among the two regions of France that produces AOC butters, in the small town of Echire, in the Poitou-Charentes region.

This butter has a light texture, subtle salt, and a definite unique taste that will leave you craving more.

We love it so much we ordered 200 of them!

 

C-ONE UPCOMING EVENTS

Gluten Free

Our tastings in our old location are turning out to be a great hit thanks to "our" fantastic sommeliers who put them on. The next two months are filling up quick however. If you're interested and it's full please let us know and we can add you to the waiting list.

If we have enough interest we'll run a second class. Stay tuned for new classes in the New Year.

And here's our updated wine tasting line-up:

 

 

November

4 Vino from Spain with Ernest SOLD OUT

12 Tuscany & Piedmont Region Wines with Ernest SOLD OUT waiting list

25 Basics of Food & Wine Pairing with Britta

December

2 South of France with Ernest SOLD OUT waiting list
16 Holiday Bubbles with Britta

Interested in renting the space? Pleas inquire for details.

BOYAJIAN CITRUS OILS

Oils

Just in time for the baking season we got in some great pure citrus oils. They come in Lime, Orange and Lemon. You can use them in place of zest in sweet and savory dishes, or add them to practically any recipe for a citrus flavour.

They are nothing like extracts and are all natural with no chemicals. It takes approximately 44 oranges, 66 lemons, or 80 limes to produce bottle a 1 once bottle of oil.

 

GOCCE DI REGGIO BALSAMIC

Gocce

This balsamic is created using a select blend of the finest cooked must from grapes in the Reggio Emilia region of Italy.

After harvest in late autumn when the sugar content of the the grapes is at their peak, they are pressed and the must is cooked slowly for hours over a moderate flame, creating a concentrated syrup like consistency.

It is then aged for several years in a wooden cask, giving it a chance to develop character, aroma, and a robust and mature flavour.

Gocce di Reggio balsamic is ideal for salads, grilled vegetables, served with blue cheese, and incredibly fun and tasty to try on ice cream.

Curious? Come in and sample it

 

NEW AND RECOMMENDED

Here's a quick list of a few of our new and favourite products.

Here's a quick list of a few of our new and favorite products.

Badoit Water: This water has a huge history and a delightful taste. It is harvested from a granite fissure in France at a depth of 500 meters. It has tiny carbonation bubble and a smooth light taste.

Wildwood Preserves: Someone...we won't mention any names, went a little out of control ordering jams because she was such a fan of them. These preserves are locally made in Saanich and after trying them you'll probably be on the Willdwood wagon too. They are tasty like the ones your grandparents made, and they come in unique flavours like Tayberry and Apricot, Orange, and Almond. Don't forget to try the Red Pepper Jelly!

Stage Restaurant Sausages: Don't feel like cooking dinner or getting out of your pj's to go out? We might have a solution to your problem! In addition to Stage restaurant's Duck and Chicken confit and their preserved lemons we now carry their housemade sausages. Sold it packages of four, they are a great alternative to going out when you want something real tasty but don't want to leave the house.

Charelli's
2851 Foul Bay Road, Victoria, BC V8R 5G5 (View map)
Phone: (250) 598-4794

Shop Hours
Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 5:30pm  |  Sunday: 11am - 3pm  |  Monday & Holidays: closed