Our Holiday Gift Guide is Here! November 17 2017

It’s gift giving time and we want to make that as easy as possible for you. Here is our 2017 Holiday Gift Guide filled with goodies for everyone on your list from Grandma Terry to Baby Felix. Well, maybe not the baby but you get the idea!

GIFTS OF WARMTH

The holidays are filled with gatherings of friends and family that give us the warm fuzzies.  Here are a few gifts that will literally warm you up from the inside out.

P & T Tea Bags: Our selection of teas from this German tea producer include Tip of the Morning, a traditional black tea blend; Berry Pomp, a fruit tea made from dried berries; Pu Er Bai Ya, a pure Chinese white tea guaranteed to warm you all of the way through; and Mighty Green Tea, a rich Japanese Sencha green tea full of all of those components guaranteed to improve your health.

Undone Chocolate Cacao Tea:  This is drinking chocolate’s lighter cousin.  While still having a distinct chocolate flavor Cacao Tea is much lighter than rich drinking chocolate making it perfect to sip on later in the day.  If you’re feeling especially festive, use the cacao shell tea as an infusion in your favorite vodka to have a Chocolate Martini when celebrating with friends.

Rococo Chocolates Drinking Chocolate: Winter wouldn’t be complete without a delicious cup of rich drinking chocolate.  This mix from Rococo Chocolates is pure dark chocolate making it perfect to mix with water or milk for a very rich drink sure to warm you on the coldest days.  The drinking chocolate can also be substituted in your favorite recipe in place of cocoa powder making that chocolate treat even more indulgent.

D.a.T. Sauce: This hot sauce provides a different kind of warmth using chilis to warm you up.  We’ve done a lot of testing and this hot sauce is great on EVERYTHING!  The perfect size for a stocking stuffer, pick up a bottle or 3 to give to your favorites this year.

GIFTS OF HOSPITALITY

The holidays are all about taking care of the ones you love whether it be at your place, theirs, or an impressive destination.  These gifts are all about spreading the hospitality that comes along with the festive season.

The Matzo Project Matzo Crackers:  These crackers might scream Passover but are actually perfect for Hanukkah, Christmas, Festivus and the New Year.  They make the perfect vessel for the rich, stinky cheese at your cocktail party or pair them with cream cheese and smoked salmon as a perfect brunch item.  With their quirky packaging these Matzo Crackers are also the perfect conversation piece during those slightly awkward moments at your neighbor’s holiday gathering.

Pasta Tonight Gift Set:  This gift set contains Semolina Artisanal Pasta Strozzapretti, Due Cellucci Tomato Sauce and FIVE Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  The combination of the three products makes an amazing and easy weeknight meal but are also special enough to serve for a festive meal.  Add a bottle of red wine and await you’re all set!

Essie Spice Sauces:  Essie’s sauces liven up any event starting with your taste buds.  Try the rich and savory Coco for Garlic or sweeten your dish up a bit with a splash of TamarindOh!.  This year Essie expanded her line beyond sauces introducing her Fi:Ye Collection. This collection includes handmade items for the kitchen and the table.  The Fi:Ye Small Dinner Plates are the perfect addition to your holiday table-scape. Head over to Essie’s site to learn more about this amazing project.

GIFTS OF JOY

The joy of the holiday season should be spread around all day, every day.  These items are perfect to pop in your bag for the unexpected meeting with a friend or to treat yourself to a little joy while out doing your holiday shopping.

Tiny But Mighty Microwave Popcorn: It doesn’t get easier than popping a bag of popcorn into your microwave and hitting start.  Pop ahead of time and pack in your bag for a delicious snack on the go.  If you don’t finish the entire bag, don’t fret, use the remaining kernels to make a garland to decorate your tree.

Nuts About You Ranch Salad Almonds:  While Ranch Salad sounds more like a summer staple, these almonds are great year-round.  Enjoy their great taste and the energy coming from this super food.  We’ve found these to be the perfect size to tuck inside your ski jacket for a quick snack before your next run.

Rococo Chocolates Holiday Bars:  The flavors Gingerbread Spice Milk Chocolate, Christmas Pudding Dark Chocolate, Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh Dark Chocolate and Moroccan Mint Dark Chocolate scream Happy Holidays! The packaging is so beautiful you don’t even need to worry about wrapping paper. Perfect for everyone on your list big and small.

We are also able to curate custom gift sets to fit your needs.  Please contact us at hello@juliesbeet.com or 917.951.6527 for more information.

Happy Holidays!

Julie

Summertime Chocolate... Yes Please! August 18 2017

Summer isn’t typically the time when we think about chocolate, at least not chocolate bars.  I’ve definitely had my fair share of chocolate ice cream this summer. I’ve also been experimenting with the Cacao Shell Tea from Undone Chocolate in my cocktails. I’ll be sure to let you know when the recipe has been perfected.

Undone Chocolate is the creation of Adam & Kristen Kavalier.  While the chocolate is produced in Washington, D.C. the company selects cocoa from around the world.  They are looking for beans with the highest level of antioxidants and often pay more than 3 times the price paid for fair trade chocolate to get the best beans available.  These beans then travel to Washington D.C. where they are processed into the delicious bars and cacao tea. 

Undone Chocolate specializes in dark chocolate bars with 72% being their chosen blend.  They have amazing flavors like Roasted Almond & Himalayan Pink Salt and Cardamom, Cinnamon, and Chili.  While the bars are amazing, we fell in love with their Cacao Shell Tea at the Northwest Chocolate Festival a few years ago.  It is a unlike any tea you’ve ever tried with just the right amount of chocolate flavor to satisfy your sweet tooth.  The tea is made simply from the shells of the cocoa beans that are used to make chocolate.  What a wonderful way to use a product that is normally over looked.

Happy Friday,

Julie

Something New in the Marketplace February 03 2017

And just like that we are into the month of February.  I often find that with a new year, there are lots of other new things.  The marketplace at Julie’s Beet is no different. We’ve added quite a few new products over the past few weeks.  Here they are(in no particular order).

Rococo Chocolates Collector’s Edition Organic Drinking Chocolate Tin – This metal tin contains the same drinking chocolate we’ve always had in our marketplace. The big difference is you will have this amazing decorative tin to keep long after the drinking chocolate is finished. Perfect for holding pens on your desk or hiding your favorite treats.  The drinking chocolate can be made with milk or water for a rich and/or creamy treat.

Rococo Chocolates Milk Chocolate Artisan Bar Sea Salt, Rosemary & Almond – If you love almonds or salt in your chocolate this bar takes it to the next level.  With just a hint of savory Rosemary essential oil, caramelized almonds and a sprinkle of sea salt you’ll be taken straight to a happy place.  Enjoy this new addition to our already extensive line up of Rococo’s delicious artisan bars.

Undone Chocolate Cacao Shell Tea Jar – The crew at Undone Chocolate now offers their Cacao Shell Tea in a sleek glass jar. The jar is bigger(4 oz) so you can make more of the delicious chocolatey tea.

The Matzo Project Everything and Salted Matzo – I’ve been speaking with the masterminds at The Matzo Project since last June and am thrilled to finally have their product in our marketplace.  It is made in Brooklyn New York and is just the kind of product I love. It has amazing packaging and a great taste to go with it. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do and don’t worry your grandmother will approve.

I was at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco a little over a week ago looking for more amazing products. Of course, I found some really good ones. Keep your eyes peeled for even more artisans to join the our growing collection.

Happy Friday,

Julie