Casa Solana Tres Leches Cake

Casa Solana Tres Leches Cake
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Casa Solana
Inspire a fiesta every day when you serve Casa Solana
Tres Leches Cake. Drenched in a medley of three
creamy milks and covered with a delectable whipped
topping, this Latin American favorite is nothing
short of heavenly. Simply pair it with a full-bodied
coffee for a happy ending your customers are sure to
want to repeat. Even better, Casa Solana offers an
entire range of out-of-the-ordinary temptations to
choose from. An elegant addition to menus large and
small, a Casa Solana dessert is the sweet reward your
guests deserve.
iCare Customized Music From American
Music Environments
Now that you’ve taken care of dessert, take care of
the music with iCare Customized Music from American
Music Environments. This service allows you to
store and play thousands of handpicked songs and
announcements, plus up to eight completely independent
audio programs. Dinner guests can enjoy cool jazz,
bar patrons can groove to contemporary tunes and
those calling in reservations can listen to sophisticated
on-hold messaging. Best of all, the system uses the
Internet to make software upgrades, programming
changes and content updates—allowing you to access
your system from anywhere you have an Internet
connection. Make AME part of your operation’s success
story today by calling 1-888-263-5005.
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Visit www.sysco.com or contact your local SYSCO Marketing Associate
for information regarding these and other great products and services.
Casa Solana Brand premium Hispanic products are available exclusively from SYSCO.
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THE WARMTH
OF The
The American melting pot brings together people from all over the
world. And with their talents and ambitions come new flavors,
new ingredients and new culinary passions. SYSCO’s Casa Solana
line of Hispanic products was developed to serve an American
palate that is increasingly tuned to the hearty, spicy flavors of
south-of-the-border recipes.
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Mi Tierra Café y Panadería
San Antonio, TX
www.mitierracafe.com
Once confined to border states whose taquerias and cafés provided the
flavors of home to recent immigrants and first-generation Americans,
Hispanic cuisine is today a mainstream dining option across the nation. And
despite regional variations—the Tex-Mex of the Lone Star State is different
from west-coast Cal-Mex, and the Puerto Rican delicacies of Queens are
different again—the ingredients reflect fundamental similarities in climate
and culinary traditions. The spice of life!
Whatever your operation’s specific focus, the Casa Solana line is designed to
meet all of the core product requirements of specialty Mexican and Hispanic
restaurants. From cheeses to chiles, and from fajitas to frijoles, Casa Solana is
committed to quality, variety and authenticity. And the line provides
countless excellent ingredients to restaurants and foodservice operators who
are committed to enlivening their menus with new fusions of regional flavors.
Southern Sun
Casa Solana is even broadening to include ingredients not only from Mexico,
but also from Central and South America, Cuba and the Caribbean—helping
to keep SYSCO at the forefront of new culinary trends.
And while our product specialists are constantly scouting for new flavors,
Casa Solana isn’t just about these primary ingredients. Casa Solana includes a
range of value-added products, such as sauces, seasoned meats and more,
helping operations save prep time and cost. And the line also includes fully
prepared entrées and appetizers for operations needing to combine variety
with quick preparation and tight cost controls.
Whatever your specific need, Casa Solana can meet it, with open arms, open
hearts and open doors. Bienvenidos!
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Family Business
Pete and Cruz Cortez founded Mi Tierra
Café y Panadería in 1941. Today it, along
with sister restaurants La Margarita and
Pico de Gallo, is a San Antonio institution,
serving an extensive menu of Tex-Mex
favorites and Mexican pastries 24 hours a
day. The Cortez family still runs the
restaurant, and Pete and Cruz’s eldest
grandson, Peter Cortez, is a key member of
the team. In October 2004 he celebrated
his 26th year on the payroll—and he’s not
yet 40 years old!
“I’ve done everything in the front of the
house, and everything in the back of the
house,” says Cortez. “Everything from
washing dishes, pots and pans, prep
work in the kitchen, cooking, serving,
short-order cook, buying . . .”
So Cortez knows the business pretty
well. And for authentic, top-quality
ingredients, he turns to SYSCO and Casa
Solana. “We would not use the Casa
Solana products if they were not equal to
or better than any of the other brands out
there,” he explains. “And they’re always
very competitive with both their quality
and their pricing.”
Serving Tex-Mex and frosty beverages
to hungry locals and tourists 365 days a
year is quite a challenge, and Mi Tierra
Café y Panadería needs the backing of a
foodservice partner with an emphasis on
excellent service. Mr. Cortez characterizes
his relationship with SYSCO in a single
word: “Outstanding.”
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block&barrel
BEST ON THE
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BLOCK
BLOCK
The origin of the sandwich is a matter of some
contention. There are enough stories of its creation to
make it clear that probably none of them are accurate.
What is beyond dispute, however, is that sandwiches
New York Deli Inc.
Westborough, MA
make for a quick, delicious and hearty meal or snack,
and they’re as good eaten at the table as they are in a
picnic basket, lunchbox or even behind the wheel!
www.nydeli-online.com
A Case of Good Taste
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America
with over 20 years of experience, Andy Palumbo
knows a thing or two about making a great
sandwich. So when he found himself opening his
own deli in 1996, he knew exactly which SYSCO
product line to turn to: Block & Barrel. “I have
tried all the other meats, the Dietz & Watson, the
Boar’s Head . . . and I have always thought
Block & Barrel was the better product, especially
the price.”
Serving up hearty sandwiches, gourmet
Wherever your customers are planning to eat, SYSCO Block & Barrel
offers a full range of delicatessen specialties, including a wide assortment
of deli-style meats and cheeses, salads, condiments, snacks, sandwich
breads and rolls, bagels, and heat-and-serve entrées and soups. Offering
products at a wide range of price points, Block & Barrel provides you
with the flexibility to design menus of unique signature sandwiches and
other casual favorites, while keeping price points (and profits) well in line.
Block & Barrel doesn’t end with the deli, however. An expanded line of
uncooked meats including corned beef, ready-to-cook gold-foil turkey
breasts, and more moves Block & Barrel beyond the deli case and right
out to the carving station.
Block & Barrel versatility even extends to the packaging. Designed for
direct consumer contact, it includes high-appeal graphics, attractive
outer packaging, and labels and UPC codes for retail sales. Retail sales
support for Block & Barrel products also includes cups, sandwich wraps,
signage and posters—giving operators the ability to design a completely
Block & Barrel–branded identity for their sandwich or delicatessen offerings.
So from corned beef to pastrami, salami, roast beef or smoked turkey,
Block & Barrel offers the quality, variety and versatility any operator
needs. And when you add in a full line of condiments and side orders,
plus extensive marketing support, it’s not chopped liver (though Block &
Barrel offers that, too).
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salads, daily specials and more, Palumbo uses
Block & Barrel “ . . . for everything—from the
chips right down to the wrap.” He even offers his
signature creations online, allowing customers to
place orders for dine-in or carryout. So now
when guests have a craving for The Slawter, a
delicious combo of smoked turkey, coleslaw, and
red peppers on a French baguette, they can
place their order well in advance of the lunch
rush—and take their time enjoying one of
Palumbo’s many tasty innovations.
Using his talents to build a loyal customer
base that includes more than a few corporate
catering clients, this foodie appreciates what
SYSCO does for his business. “Everyone is polite
and professional, and I just think they are the
best,” he shares. “I’ve always known that they are
top of the line, and I’ve always dealt with SYSCO
whenever I can.” Wonder if we can get that
compliment to go.
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arrezzio
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paghetti and meatballs. Minestrone. Pizza.
Italian foods are so much a part of the
American dining landscape that it’s easy to
forget that these foods are imports from Italy.
And that their basic ingredients—flour, red
ripe tomatoes, mozzarella, olive oil, fresh herbs,
cured meats, and countless other ingredients—
are those that thrive in the climate, soil and
terrain of Italy.
Topper’s Pizza
Charlotte, NC
www.toppers.com
Delivering the Goods
It’s a taco. It’s a gyro. Or maybe it’s just two
Ar
of the deliciously out-of-the-ordinary gourmet
pizzas available from Topper’s Pizza®. A
business-savvy combination of high-end pizza
and free delivery, the franchise has taken off
since its inception in 1991, branching out from
its Wisconsin roots into Minnesota and North
Immigrants from Italy were the first to bring their culinary tastes and
traditions to the United States, and the neighborhoods where they
settled gave many their first taste of authentic Italian cuisine. Pizza,
pasta, hearty meat-and-vegetable soups and much more exploded in
popularity with the rich, long-simmered flavors of Italian cooking
shaking jaded taste buds, and helping to make “let’s get a pizza” into an
international expression.
Carolina, which is right where we found Bill
Stayduhar, a Topper’s owner and operator
in Charlotte.
A friend of the original founder, he brought
the Topper’s concept to North Carolina a few
years back, and hungry college kids and
SYSCO’s Arrezzio brand meets the demand with an extensive line of
authentic, high-quality, Old World–style Italian cuisine. Pastas,
tomatoes, oils, vinegars, cheeses, breads, seafood, pickles and peppers,
pizza crusts and dough, and meat products ranging from simple
pre-cooked pizza toppings to fine milk-fed veal are all represented in the
Arrezzio brand.
The Arrezzio line includes both domestic and imported items, and
products include not only basic ingredients, but also frozen, fully
prepared entrées and appetizers, fully prepared authentic Italian desserts
such as tiramisu, layer cakes and tortes, and even Italian sodas, coffeebased drinks and syrups.
Arrezzio packaging even reflects the famous Italian sense of style, with
four-color interior packaging and bilingual (English and Italian)
ingredient and nutritional information.
So whether your operation is committed exclusively to the flavors of
Italy, or you’re simply working to incorporate the perennially popular
tastes of the Italian-American cuisine into an eclectic bistro menu, look
to Arrezzio. Traditional quality, SYSCO convenience.
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townsfolk have been thanking him ever since.
Offering takeout and delivery, Topper’s
specializes in oven-baked sandwiches, wings,
signature cheesy breadsticks and more than
18 dynamic pies, including the California
TopperTM, which mingles spinach, artichoke
hearts,
and
feta
cheese
with
plenty
of mozzarella cheese. Arrezzio Part-Skim
Mozzarella Cheese, that is.
According to Stayduhar, the secret is in the
way you prepare the cheese—diced, not
shredded. Dicing gives the high-quality
cheese a better melt, something that’s “a little
more work,” but gives better coverage,
contributing
to
the
allover
taste
and
presentation. Plus, “It holds up really well for
delivery,” compliments Stayduhar.
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