Crop to Cup Coffee Tasting

Stop by our Lincoln Square shop during the farmers market to try some great locally-roasted coffees from Crop to Cup. Crop to Cup cares about the farmers and families they work with overseas and does a great job at providing equal wages and promoting sustainability. Come in and taste, hear the stories behind the growers and learn how your daily coffee decision can really have an impact!

10a-1p

Provenance Food & Wine

2312 W. Leland Avenue

Ideal Bite | Bite the Big Ones

Ideal Bite | Bite the Big Ones

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Pickle Everything!

Recently we brought in Boat St. Pickled fruits to the shops and they are flying! Amazing concoctions from Renee Erickson, who owns Boat St. Cafe in Seattle, Renee (the "pickle queen of Seattle") picks local, seasonal fruits & vegetables and pickles them with spices to include on entrees and other plates served at the Cafe. Some combos I've tried: pickled red onions with pork tenderloin and on burgers; the pickled prunes with triple cream cheeses; the pickled yellow raisins with braised short ribs & pork chops; pickled figs on vanilla ice cream: wow!

9oz jars sell for $9.99 and a little goes a long way. Opened jars last in the fridge for up to 6 months, too, so if you don't cook a lot, you don't have to worry about them going 'bad'. Grab 'em while you can & please let us know if you have any of your own Boat St. Pickle combinations we should know about.

Artisan Cheese & Beer Pairing

Stop by our Logan Square shop on Monday 6/15/09 for a complimentary local cheese & beer tasting. Sara Hill from the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Jim Javenkoski Ale-Vangelist with Arcadia Brewing, and Gaylon Emerzian co-producer of the Wisconsin artisan cheese documentary "Living on the Wedge" will be here to guide you through some wonderful local flavors.

This free event opens at 6p for the culinary and hospitality trade; event opens up to the general public from 7p-9p.

Provenance Logan Square - 2528 N. California Avenue; 773.384.0699

Haaaaaayyyyyyyy, Txakolina!

I've heard it called "the hottest thing in the United States right now": perhaps, but it's darn delicious. Rose of Txakoli (pronounced Cha Ko Lee). A lightly effervescent rose this low alcohol refresher is a very special, very limited find. Made of 50% Hondarribi Beltz (a clone of Cabernet Franc) and 50% Hondarribi Zuri (the grape of the white Txakoli), this wine is from the Txakolina zone of Spain's Basque region and has super fresh floral aromas. It is truly a unique wine and we'll carry it as long as we can stock it. Chicago only got about 20 cases and once the word is out, it'll be gone in a flash for sure! Get one whilst you can.

Meet the Winemaker Event

Meet McKinley Springs Winery Owners/Winemakers Doug & Sandy Rowell at our Logan Square shop on Wednesday, May 6th (6p-8p) at a free tasting event. McKinley Springs is an estate winery in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA in Washington state. HHH is one of the newest WA AVA's and one of its most promising! Vines here are some of the oldest planted in the state and vine age adds to the depth & complexity of these wonderful wines. We'll be pouring a Chenin Blanc, Late-Harvest Chenin Blanc, Syrah & Viognier.

Tasting with City Provisions

Stop by Provenance Lincoln Square on Tuesday April 28th between 6p-8p. Cleetus Friedman, owner of City Provisions, will be in the shop with samples of his wraps and sides. We started carrying these premade items recently in the shop and they've been selling very well. City Provisions sources ingredients from as many local, sustainable and/or organic producers as possible and the quality is terrific. You will never buy one of those premade sandwiches from Starbuck's again - there's just no comparison!