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February 2014
In This Issue
Featured Restaurant
Product Spotlight
Cheese Board/Mushrooms,
Truffles & Other Wild Things
 Fruits of February
 February Vegetables
 This Month’s Happenings
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Restaurant Spotlight
From a midday brunch to supper at sunset, whether you sit out on the sundeck or unwind indoors,
Moonshadows is the ultimate casual dining setting, right on the Malibu beach.
Moonshadows serves a mouthwatering mix of seafood and signature dishes with Asian fusion, Italian and
American influences. Andrea Bullo opened Moonshadows in 2001 after running his other successful
restaurant, Il Buco, in Beverly Hills. His mission was to transform the old diamond in the rough into a “chic
and casual” Malibu beach restaurant, featuring a patio bar called Blue Lounge. The restaurant has been highly
acclaimed and has received awards from many renowned institutions, such as Wine Spectator’s Award of
Excellence (2006-2011), The Michelin Award and The Best of City Search. Moonshadows has also been
featured in several top magazines and as Travel Channel’s “sexiest beach restaurant and bar in the world.”
Come to gorgeous Malibu and be mesmerized by Chef Jaime’s dishes. Whether you order the Oven Roasted
Maine Lobster, Wok-Sauteed Thai Red Tiger Shrimp or the Grilled Filet Mignon, you will surely leave
satisfied wanting to come back again and again.
For More Information Visit: http://www.moonshadowsmalibu.com
Petite White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
A layer of white cake is baked with a luscious blend of cheesecake, raspberries and white chocolate. Each cheesecake
is decorated with pink chocolate shavings around the sides, a whipped cream puff and a pink chocolate heart on top.
(9-Box)
Petite Heart Cake
A 3” heart shaped layer of fluffy white cake is topped with creamy strawberry mousse. Each heart is covered with
white chocolate ganache and drizzled with red chocolate.
(18-Box)
Amor etto Cheesecake
A cheesecake to fall in love with! This luscious cheesecake is blended with Amaretto di Saranno liqueur and chunks of
amaretto cookies and baked on top of a graham cracker crust. The cheesecake is decorated with a layer of whipped
cream, chocolate drizzle and each slice is finished with a chocolate dipped, heart-shaped shortbread cookie.
(Cut-14)
Neopolitan Cake
This new cake is a delicious take on an old classic! A layer of chocolate cake, a layer of vanilla cake, and filled with
creamy chocolate mousse. The entire dessert is covered in whipped cream frosting and then decorated with chocolate
shavings around the bottom half of the cake and each slice is topped with a red chocolate heart.
(Cut-14)
Valentine Raspberry Cheese Bites
Creamy cheesecake is blended with swirls of raspberry baked on a graham cracker crust. Marbled on top with
raspberry preserves, each bite is decorated with a white chocolate puff & a red chocolate heart.
(80-Box)
*Large orders must be placed before February 8.
Smaller orders must be place 2-days in advance.
Cheese Board
Mushrooms & Truffles
Mother Nature is in charge here….and the only
constant in life and produce is “change”….all
mushroom pricing and info is subject to change at
any given moment…
Fresh, Wild Mushrooms
Golden Chanterelles done for the season
 Yellowfoot Chanterelles, Domestic
 Mountain Hedgehogs, Domestic
 Black Trumpets, Domestic
 NOTE: Weather permitting, Yellow Foot,
Black Trumpet and Hedgehog Mushrooms
should run through March.
Buratta,
is a fresh Italian cheese made up of mozzarella and
cream. The literal translation of Burratta from Italian to English
means "buttery" and it is recognized by many as one of the best
fresh cheeses in the world. Burrata is made of pulled curd or pasta
filata cheese, which means that it's formed from the elastic curd of
fresh milk, still warm and straight from the vat, but is formed not
into a solid ball, but into a little hollow pouch, which is then filled
with fresh cream and soft stringy bits of curd, the ritagli, or rags,
remaining after mozzarella making. The cheese has a rich buttery
flavor and it retains its fresh milkiness. The interesting flavor and
the different textures inside and outside make it perfect for
appetizers such as crostini or a caprese salad, pasta entrees,
paninis, pizza & even desserts.
Burrata pairs well with:
Fruits: Pear, melon, fig, avocado
Herbs: Basil, arugula, chives
Vegetables: Tomatoes, green beans, butternut, radicchio, beet
Meats: Prosciutto, pancetta, bacon, salami
Wines: Moscato, Sancerre or Beaujolais, Pinot Noir,
Sauvignon Blanc
We carry Gioia Label Burrata which has a short shelf life (must
be used within a few days of receipt) as well as DiStefano which
carries a longer shelf life.
Try it as a special cheese for Valentine’s Day!
*Lead-Time is Recommended.
Dried Mushrooms-Cultivated Mushrooms
 Organic “Chef’s Mix”
Fresh/Frozen Truffles/Oils
 Fresh Fall Burgandy Truffles, Imported
 Fresh Oregon Black Truffles
 Black Winter Truffles, Imported
 Black & White Truffle Oils
 Truffle Peelings, Butter & Salt
Other Wild Things
 Frozen Ramps/Frozen Fiddlehead Ferns
 Frozen Huckleberries, Lingonberries
 Frozen Elderberries, Currants
 Frozen Gooseberries, Red and Green
*NOTE: Order Via Your Sales Rep
With a 3-4 Day LEAD TIME
FRUITS Please know that the lists below are a “F orecast” based on previous history/growing patterns. Enjoy the
possibilities! Fun Fact: Each person eats about 12.5lbs of citrus per year.
APPLES Apples available are Red & Golden Delicious,
Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji, Ambrosia, McIntosh, Rome, Pippin,
Lady, Jazz, Braeburn, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Black Arkansas,
Cameo, Jonagold, Envy, Spartan and Kiku.
AVOCADOS CA avos are done for the most part. Mexico’s
supplies are steady. Chilean fruit is still limited.
Bananas fr om Equador . Mini Bananas gr eat, fun tr eat for
kids and hotel amenities!
BERRIES CA Strawberries/Stemberries New crop CA berries
are starting to ramp up out of Oceanside, Irvine, and Coachella.
Stemberries very limited currently in all growing regions.
Raspberries ar e hitting the lowest production of the year.
Grown mostly in Mexico with little product from Oxnard.
Gold/Orange Driscoll Raspberries not available.
Blueberries Supplies fr om Chile now. They ar e ver y shor t.
Blackberries Centr al Mexico is enter ing its peak season.
Green and Cape Gooseberries fr om New Zealand.
Wild Huckleberries Fr eshly Fr ozen in 5# bags!
New crop Red Currants from Chile are available.
STONE FRUIT Chilean Red/Black Plums, Yellow/White
Peaches, Nectarines and Apricots.
CHERRIES Rainier and Lapin Cherries from Chile & jumbo
Bing from New Zealand.
CITRUS Recent freezes in the CA desert have affected
Lemons. Pink var iegated Lemons fr om CA, Cocktail
Grapefruit, Texas Grapefruit & Oro Blanco Grapefruit are in.
Lime supplies ar e fair /steady out of Mexico. Key Limes
from Mex., Kefir Limes from CA. CA Blue Jay Navel
Oranges, Texas Valencias ar e limited. Blood Or anges ar e
back; Cara Cara Oranges from CA. Meyer Lemons from NZ;
Satsuma Mandarins, Satsuma Stem & Leaf, Minneola
Tangelos, Clementines, Murcott Mandarins (juicing
tangerines), Honey Tangerines, Yuzu, Finger Limes, Citron
Buddha’s Hands, Chandler Pommelos, Melogold (a cross
between a pommelo & a white grapefruit), Kumquats
Mandarinquats, Seedless Lemons and Ugli/Unique Fruit……..
all locally grown. Pixie Tangerines from Ojai due to harvest
soon.
DATES CA Local “Medjool” Dates.
FIGS CA Brown Turkey figs are still available for about 2
weeks with limited supplies.
GRAPES Red Globe from CA should be available into the
month. Imported Green are coming in. Black seedless are
looking good, but limited as well. Seeded Globe are
available with excellent quality.
KIWI, GREEN Small and large shipping from New
Zealand. Baby Kiwi starts early to mid-February.
MELONS Mostly offshore product, i.e., Cantaloupe,
Hammi & Canary. Nogales is bringing in nice Honeydew but
with some brown spotting issues. Red Watermelon crops are
sizing down. CA Yellow Watermelon is done. Mini
Watermelon available.
PAPAYA Golden Sunrise, Hawaiian and Brazilian.
PEARS CA Packing Bartlett, Red Pears & D’Anjou as well
as Apple Pears, aka, Nashi, Yali & Asian Pears. WA
packing Bartlett & Bosc. French Butter, Taylor Gold,
Lowery Gold, Forelle, Comice, Red and Seckel are all
available.
PERSIMMONS CA Hachiya (the larger, softer of the two
fruits with an incredible astringency when underripe) and
Fuyu (the smaller, firm variety) will both go through early
Winter. Sharon Fruit (a sweet, round Israeli Persimmon) is
also possibly available from specialty vendors.
PINEAPPLE Costa Rican Gold & Coliman Maradol.
South African Baby Pineapple with edible core.
GRANADA POMEGRANATES out of CA are finishing in
about 2 weeks. Just the seeds (Arils) are available as well in
4.4 oz packages.
EXOTICS FROM AROUND THE WORLD White/Red
Dragon Fruit/Pitaya from CA limited; Vietnam (irradiated) is
available; Mangosteen; Rambutan from Guatemala; Jumbo
Taiwan Starfruit; CA Feijoas/Pineapple Guava done; Thai
Young Coconut; CA Red Cactus Pear/Prickly Pear; Kiwano
Melons are available; Thai Longan; Chilean Cherimoya light
supplies; CA Cherimoya just starting to trickle in; Passion
Fruit is available.
Vegetables Fun Fact: Raw garlic contains an antibiotic which can have a very powerful effect on the body.
Eaten raw, it can help to fight against serious diseases such as cancer and stroke. The Garlic health benefits are
outstanding!
ARTICHOKES are primarily harvested in Oxnard from
October through January into Feb. Purple variety is gapping.
Also note recent freezes have “frost kissed” artichokes.
CHINESE ARTICHOKES, aka, CROSNES from Weiser
Family Farms now popping up, but limited (1-week pre
order). Very short season. Get them while you can!
ARUGULA F all/Winter is peak Arugula season.
ASPARAGUS Peruvian grass is the most abundant.
Mexican grass is limited with supplies heavier on standard
and large. White grass is available. Purple variety gapping.
BEANS Green Beans, Haricot Verts, Yellow Wax, Purple
Wax, Dragon Tongue & Green Romano Beans. Fava Beans
grown in Mexico are limited with fair quality.
SEA BEANS, Aka SEA ASPARAGUS avail. year-round.
BEETS Large, baby, round and “Cylindra” beets.
BELL PEPPERS Crops on all colors shipping from
SoCal, Nogales & Baja easing into Mexican product. Sweet
Mixed Peppers & Mini Sweet “Veggie” Peppers are limited.
BROCCOLI Mostly being shipped out of Santa Maria,
Salinas, Scottsdale & Yuma.
BROCCOLI RABE (RAPINI) is limited in supplies.
BROCCOLINI, aka, ASPIRATION in short supplies.
DE CICCO BABY HEIRLOOM BROCCOLI CA grown.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS Baby Purple & Green available.
CARDOON This Italian specialty is in full swing.
CASTELFRANCO is available.
CAULIFLOWER Main harvest areas are still Santa Maria
and Salinas. Large Green, Orange & Purple are limited.
Baby sized are attainable locally.
ROMANESCO Large & Baby w/gaps.
CELERY ROOT, aka CELERIC, CA grown.
CHARD CA grown Green, Red, Yellow and Rainbow.
CHILES Padrons, Cayenne, Hatch; New crop CA
Shishitos (limited & expensive!); Red Fresno Chiles
abundant; New CA crop Orange Habanero.
CORN Yellow and White still packing in CA.
CUCUMBERS Cooling trends are slowing down
production & driving prices upwards from Baja/Nogales.
DANDELION Green is easier to come by than red.
EGGPLANT Transitioning fields & cooler temps slowing
production here in CA. Graffiti & White Eggplant Holland.
BLACK GARLIC is a pre order product. Ask sales.
LEAF LETTUCES Blister and epidermal peel could be
more prevalent with all leaf items due to freezing temps.
PEAS Snap Peas, Snow Peas, Pea Tendrils. English Peas
now avail., albeit short. Spring is prime English Pea
season.
SPECIALTY POTATOES, i.e., Banana, F rench & Purple
Fingerlings. Ruby Crescent, Red Thumb & Mixed
Heirloom Potatoes locally grown by Weiser Farms.
PUNTERELLA Tis’ the season.
SPECIALTY RADISHES i.e, Icicle, Sno Ball, Sparkler,
Purple Plum, Black, French Breakfast and Watermelon
Radishes, all locally grown by Babe Farms in Santa Maria.
RHUBARB in 15 lb. cases are a very expensive from
Washington.
SORREL, RED variety 2 lb. pkgs. “living”...lead time!
SUMMER SQUASH/BABY SUMMER SQUASH Not
peak of season product, but some varieties still available.
SQUASH BLOSSOMS are still available.
SUNCHOKES and RED SUNCHOKES from Weiser
Family Farms.
WINTER SQUASH Green Acorn, Butternut, Banana,
Kabocha, Hubbard Spaghetti and Mexican White Squash.
Some varieties are more limited than others.
TOMATOES Cooler weather, less sun is affecting
growing patterns, sweetness, quality here in CA although
there are still some local fruits available. We are, however,
looking to Mexico for Tomatoes as Central Mex.
transitions to Baja. Yellow Tomatoes & Heirloom
Tomatoes are available.
FALL/WINTER SEASONAL INSPIRATIONS: Beet/
Collard/Mustard/Turnip/Dandelion Greens; Chicories,
Endives, Cabbage, Celery, Celery Root, Turmeric Root,
Chayote, Fennel, Horseradish, Kale, Leeks, French Leeks,
Cipollini, Sweet & Pearl Onions, Parsley Root, Parsnips,
Rutabaga, Salsify, Spigarello, Specialty Colored Carrots,
Sweet Potatoes, Garnet/Jewel Yams, Turnips, Kohlrabi.
Mark Your Calendars
Jan. 30-Feb. 9 Santa Bar bar a Inter national Film Festival
Feb. 14 Valentine's Day
Feb. 17 President’s Day
Feb. 26 Inter national Food & Wine Festival, Los Angeles
February
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Valentine’s Day Fun Flower Facts
Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday this year. Most of the more than 1/2 million restaurants in the U.S. have special
events scheduled for this day and the weekend that follows. Pre-Order your Red Roses for Valentine’s Day by
February 5th to ensure you get the best quality available.
Here are some fun facts about Flowers for Valentine’s Day:
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73 percent of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
15 percent of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.
The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.
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Red roses are considered the flower of love because the color red stands for strong romantic feelings.
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189 million stems of roses are sold in the U.S. on Valentine's Day.
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California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the greater number sold on Valentine's Day in the
U.S. are imported, mostly from South America.
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Approximately 110 million roses, mostly red, will be sold and delivered within the three-day Valentine's Day
time period.
Don’t forget about our fresh berries! Chocolate Dipped Strawberries are a decadent, romantic treat. Pre-Order your
stem berries 2-days in advance.