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Holiday Cheers!

With Our Adult Beverage & Specialty Cheese Experts

Complex, cultured and aged to perfection... We’re talking about cheese and wine, of course, and no holiday celebration is complete without them. Great for gifting, indulging, small celebrations and big flavor alike, these two food groups are a natural pairing across the board. Luckily, Mike and Jeremy are also a dynamic duo, leading our teams of wine stewards and cheesemongers and their respective departments to delicious new heights every day.

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How to Brûlée Cheese

How do you make cheese even better? Set it on fire. Okay, not really, but with a generous dusting of sugar and some well-placed torching (safety first!), brûléed cheese becomes something magical. Take your next celebration over the top in the best possible way with these pro tips for brûléed cheese.

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Choice Cheeses for Brûléeing

Brûléed cheese? You bet! Heating sugars and proteins to high temperatures causes complex reactions to occur which makes flavors of roasted nuts, caramel and chocolate to become more pronounced. Sounds good, right? Make this dream a reality with melt-in-your-mouth cheeses like these.

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Confection Perfection

Sugar, spice and everything nice—that about sums up the newest holiday cakes from our amazing bakery. This year, our talented bakery team went above and beyond, combining a pinch of tradition with a dash of ingenuity to create delicious new spins on the tried and true.

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Baking Spirits Bright

With Our Bakery & Coffee & Juice Bar Experts

What better way to get in the holiday spirit than with a warm cup of coffee or tea and some fresh-baked sweets? Our amazing Coffee & Juice Bar and Bakery both bring joy all year long, and the holidays are no exception! Tina Moore and Kara Chan are the fearless leaders behind our talented bakers and baristas, so we asked them a few questions to see how they’re pulling out all the stops to make the holidays extraordinary.

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Steak Your Claim

With Certified Piedmontese

When it comes to beef, we’re thrilled to partner with Certified Piedmontese to offer our guests a gourmet beef raised sustainably on family ranches across the Great Plains. Ranchers combine modern handling and husbandry practices with classic stockmanship to raise their cattle humanely with no added growth hormones, steroids or antibiotics, resulting in naturally superior beef.

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A Prime Example

With Our Meat Experts

From traditional turkeys to succulent standing rib roasts and other premium proteins, our amazing Meat Department has just what you need to make the centerpiece for your feast. These amazing meats don’t just magically appear in our stores though—there’s an art to sourcing the very best proteins from a variety of premier partners. Artisans themselves, Bill and Sarah work hard to put the “eat” in “meat” and make every store's Meat Department a masterpiece.

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The Sides Have It

Whether you’re enjoying a complete Holiday Meal from our kitchen or donning the apron yourself, you can always use more sides! These no- fail holiday recipes showcase locally grown fruits and veggies from our Produce department, and are sure to add a little color and a lot of flavor to any holiday table.

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Fresh from the Farm

With Our Produce Experts

If you’ve ever been to one of our stores, you know premium produce is the hallmark of what we stand for—fresh, flavorful and the very highest quality with a special love for local. We partner with farmers, ranchers and producers in our area and receive produce deliveries 6–7 days a week to share a cornucopia of amazing fruits and veggies with our guests all year long, all while supporting the communities we call home.

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Know Your Farmers: Diestel Family Ranch

Based locally in Sonora, California, Diestel Family Ranch is dedicated to raising tantalizing turkey with a special focus on animal welfare, holistic farming and sustainability without compromise. With similar, deep-rooted values and strong relationships that have developed even more over the years, we’re truly proud to partner with them and share their top-notch turkeys with our guests, both for the holidays and all year long!

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