CART
800.596.0885
MY ACCOUNT
WISHLIST
SIGN IN
or
CREATE AN ACCOUNT
There are no items in your basket.
INGREDIENTS
RECIPES
REGIONS
FRESH
CHEFS' PANTRIES
PRODUCERS
WOMAN owned Businesses
Chefs Pantry - Party Sized
Anchovies
Baking
- Baking Chocolate
- Baking Decorations
- Baking Extras
- Baking Nuts
- Candied Fruit for Baking
- Cinnamon
- Cocoa & Cocoa Butter
- Extracts & Flavorings
- Flour
- Fruit for Baking
- Gluten-Free Baking
- Sugars & Sweeteners
- Vanilla
- Yeast
Balsamic Vinegar
Beans
Binchotan
Bitters
Bittering Agents
Candy
Capers
Chai from India
Chilis
Chocolate
- Chocolate Competition Winners
- Craft Chocolate
- Chocolate Confections
- Couverture and Baking Chocolate
- Traditional Chocolate Makers
Cocoa Powder and Drinking Chocolate
Chutneys
Condiments
- Ketchups and BBQ Sauces
- Mustards
- Mayonnaise - Mayos
- Hot Sauces and Hot Condiments
- Chutneys, Pickles and Relishes
- Other Condiments
Condiments for Cheese
Confections
Cookies
Couscous
Crackers
Desserts
Dessert Sauces
Drinks and Cocktail Mixers
Duck & Goose
Escargot
Everything Else
Fish Sauce
Fish & Seafood
Foie Gras
Fruitcake
Furikake
Gluten Free
Grains
Grilling Pantry
Herbs & Spices
Honey from the World's Flowers
Hot Sauces
Hot Stuff
Hot Chocolate
Jams & Jellies & More
- Conserves
- Jams
- Jelly
- Marmalades
- Fruit Butters
Ketchup
Lard
Lentils
Molecular Cuisine
Mushrooms
Mustard
Nuts and Almonds
Nuts & Seed Butters
Oatmeal
Oils
Oils - Nut and Seeds
Oil - Infused
Olive Oils
Olives
Panettone from Italy
Panforte from Italy
Pasta
Pasta Sauce
Pate
Pates de Fruit - Fruit Jellies
Pimenton Paprika Pepper
Pesto
Pickled
Pomegranate
Preserved Fruit
Preserved Vegetables
Pruneaux d'Agen - Prunes
Pulses
Quinoa
Rice
Salt
- Sea Salt
- Smoked Salt
- Exotic & Flavored Salts
Sardines
Snacks
Soy Sauce Shoyu
Stocks
Syrups & Sweeteners
Tea & Coffee
Tomatoes
Torrone and Nougat
Truffles & Mushrooms
Tuna
Yuzu
Verjus
Vinegar
Press Picks
Tin Foods
Binchotan Grill
All Recipes
Appetizers & Snacks
Baking Recipes
Bread Recipes
Breakfast Recipes
Cake Recipes
Chicken Recipes
Chocolate Recipes
Classic Recipes
Cookie Recipes
Dessert Recipes
Dinner Recipes
Drink Recipes
Ground Meat Recipes
Lunch Recipes
Main Course
Master Recipes - basics
Pasta Recipes
Pie Recipes
Pizza Recipes
Recipes from Friends
Salad Recipes
Salad Dressing Recipes
Sandwich Recipes
Sauces & Condiments
Seafood Recipes
Side Dish Recipes
Snacks - Sweet & Savory Recipes
Soup Recipes
Soups, Stews & Chili
Vegetable Dishes
Chocolate Recipes
Basics Recipe
Bean Recipes
Rice Recipes
Leftovers Recipes
Koji Recipes
Asian Ingredients
French Pantry
Italian Gourmet Food Pantry
- Italian Panettone
- Dolce - Sweet from Italy
- Pasta from Italy
- Olive Oil from Italy
- Balsamic Vinegar Italy
- Gourmet Italy
Japanese Pantry
Moroccan Pantry
Spanish Pantry
Latin America
In This Week's Newsletter
Beaufort Cheese
BINCHO-TAN Japanese Charcoal
Bottarga
CHERRIES
COLOMBA EASTER Cakes
CUSTOM GOURMET GIFT BOXES
Fra'Mani Salami
Fresh Fish
GARLIC
Nonnettes from France
PANETTONE
PANFORTE
PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO
Sardinian Cheese
Stocking Stuffers
Tomme Brulee Cheese
Torrone and Nougat
Truffles & Mushrooms
Wild Alaskan Salmon
Gourmet Survival Kit
Marcella and Victor Hazan
Yotam Ottolenghi
Tim's Pantry Picks ChefShop.com
Eliza's Essential Pantry
Tina Ujlaki - Amazing Food Person
Orangette.com (Molly Wizenberg)
Chef Bill Morris
ChocolateAndZucchini.com (Clotilde)
Chef Aisha Ibrahim (Canlis)
Chef John Howie (Passion and Palate)
Chef Brandon (Delancy, Seattle)
GlutenFreeGirl.com (Shauna Ahern)
Chef Roberto Cortez
Chef Bridget Charters
herbivoracious.com (Michael Natkin)
Laura Crotty (LauraCrotty.com)
Chef Lesa Sullivan (LesaCooks.com)
Chef Paola Albanesi (Paola's Italian Kitchen)
ARTICLES
STORE EVENTS
PRIVATE CHEF NETWORK
COOKING CLASSES @HOME
ESSENTIAL PANTRY
Acetum Manufaktur (Acetoria)
Agostoni Chocolate
Albertengo
Almazara As Pontis
Andrea Slitti Chocolatier
Antica Torroneria Piemontese
Apiculture Dr Pescia
Argencove Chocolate
Asin Tibuok
Big Island Bees
Blacklick Spice Company
Bona Furtuna
Breramilano Cova and Co
Brontedolci Pasticceria
Chocolat Moderne
Fallot Mustard Mill
Firefly Kitchens
Flamigni
Fra' Mani Handcrafted Foods
Garden Treasures Organic Farm
Hawkshead Relish Company
Heritage Shortbread
Island Bakery
Jaipur Avenue Masala Chai
Karuna Chocolate
KATZ Farm
Kitchen Imp
Kozliks Mustard Company
La Trinquelinette
La Vecchia Dispansa Balsamico
Lakrids by John Bulow
Le Bon Magot
Le Dolcezze Di Nanni
Leone
Les Ruchers de Bourgogne
Lummi Island Wild
Mademoiselle de Margaux Chocolate
Mama Lils
Marshall's Haute Sauce Company
Mieli Thun - Andre Paternoster
MISSION Chocolate
Moku Chocolate
Moonshine Trading Company
Oregon Growers Farm Direct
Ortiz Seafood Company
Pierre Biscuiterie
San Giacomo
Sgambaro Molino e Pastificio Italian Pasta
SOM - Portland
SOMA chocolatemaker
Stone Grindz Chocolate
Summerdown Mint
Tasmanian Honey Company
Villa Jerada
White Label Chocolate
Wildwood Chocolate
Bona Furtuna - Food Service
Umami Wholesale
Villa Jerada - FoodService
SUPERBON Potato Chips - Wholesale
Italian - Food Service
Chocolat Moderne
Effies Homemade
Heritage Shortbread
Hey Boo
India Tree
Jaipur Avenue
June Taylor
Kitchen Imp
Landsea
Le Bon Magot
MISSION Chocolate
Moku Chocolate
Mother Sperry
Raincoast Crisps
Soom Foods
Need Help? Call US:
800.596.0885
INGREDIENT PANTRY
Chefs Pantry - Party Sized
Anchovies
Baking
Baking Chocolate
Baking Decorations
Baking Extras
Baking Nuts
Candied Fruit for Baking
Cinnamon
Cocoa & Cocoa Butter
Extracts & Flavorings
Flour
Fruit for Baking
Gluten-Free Baking
Sugars & Sweeteners
Vanilla
Yeast
Balsamic Vinegar
Beans
Binchotan
Bitters
Bittering Agents
Candy
Capers
Chai from India
Chilis
Chocolate
Chocolate Competition Winners
Craft Chocolate
Chocolate Confections
Couverture and Baking Chocolate
Traditional Chocolate Makers
Cocoa Powder and Drinking Chocolate
Chutneys
Condiments
Ketchups and BBQ Sauces
Mustards
Mayonnaise - Mayos
Hot Sauces and Hot Condiments
Chutneys, Pickles and Relishes
Other Condiments
Condiments for Cheese
Confections
Cookies
Couscous
Crackers
Desserts
Dessert Sauces
Drinks and Cocktail Mixers
Duck & Goose
Escargot
Everything Else
Fish Sauce
Fish & Seafood
Foie Gras
Fruitcake
Furikake
Gluten Free
Grains
Grilling Pantry
Herbs & Spices
Honey from the World's Flowers
Hot Sauces
Hot Stuff
Hot Chocolate
Jams & Jellies & More
Conserves
Jams
Jelly
Marmalades
Fruit Butters
Ketchup
Lard
Lentils
Molecular Cuisine
Mushrooms
Mustard
Nuts and Almonds
Nuts & Seed Butters
Oatmeal
Oils
Oils - Nut and Seeds
Oil - Infused
Olive Oils
Olives
Panettone from Italy
Panforte from Italy
Pasta
Pasta Sauce
Pate
Pates de Fruit - Fruit Jellies
Pimenton Paprika Pepper
Pesto
Pickled
Pomegranate
Preserved Fruit
Preserved Vegetables
Pruneaux d'Agen - Prunes
Pulses
Quinoa
Rice
Salt
Sea Salt
Smoked Salt
Exotic & Flavored Salts
Sardines
Snacks
Soy Sauce Shoyu
Stocks
Syrups & Sweeteners
Tea & Coffee
Tomatoes
Torrone and Nougat
Truffles & Mushrooms
Tuna
Yuzu
Verjus
Vinegar
Press Picks
Tin Foods
Binchotan Grill
RECIPES
All Recipes
Appetizers & Snacks
Baking Recipes
Bread Recipes
Breakfast Recipes
Cake Recipes
Chicken Recipes
Chocolate Recipes
Classic Recipes
Cookie Recipes
Dessert Recipes
Dinner Recipes
Drink Recipes
Ground Meat Recipes
Lunch Recipes
Main Course
Master Recipes - basics
Pasta Recipes
Pie Recipes
Pizza Recipes
Recipes from Friends
Salad Recipes
Salad Dressing Recipes
Sandwich Recipes
Sauces & Condiments
Seafood Recipes
Side Dish Recipes
Snacks - Sweet & Savory Recipes
Soup Recipes
Soups, Stews & Chili
Vegetable Dishes
Chocolate Recipes
Basics Recipe
Bean Recipes
Rice Recipes
Leftovers Recipes
Koji Recipes
REGIONS
Asian Ingredients
French Pantry
Italian Gourmet Food Pantry
Italian Panettone
Dolce - Sweet from Italy
Pasta from Italy
Olive Oil from Italy
Balsamic Vinegar Italy
Gourmet Italy
Japanese Pantry
Moroccan Pantry
Spanish Pantry
Latin America
FRESH & SPECIAL
In This Week's Newsletter
Beaufort Cheese
BINCHO-TAN Japanese Charcoal
Bottarga
CHERRIES
COLOMBA EASTER Cakes
CUSTOM GOURMET GIFT BOXES
Fra'Mani Salami
Fresh Fish
GARLIC
Nonnettes from France
PANETTONE
PANFORTE
PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO
Sardinian Cheese
Stocking Stuffers
Tomme Brulee Cheese
Torrone and Nougat
Truffles & Mushrooms
Wild Alaskan Salmon
Gourmet Survival Kit
CHEF'S PANTRIES
Marcella and Victor Hazan
Yotam Ottolenghi
Tim's Pantry Picks ChefShop.com
Eliza's Essential Pantry
Tina Ujlaki - Amazing Food Person
Orangette.com (Molly Wizenberg)
Chef Bill Morris
ChocolateAndZucchini.com (Clotilde)
Chef Aisha Ibrahim (Canlis)
Chef John Howie (Passion and Palate)
Chef Brandon (Delancy, Seattle)
GlutenFreeGirl.com (Shauna Ahern)
Chef Roberto Cortez
Chef Bridget Charters
herbivoracious.com (Michael Natkin)
Laura Crotty (LauraCrotty.com)
Chef Lesa Sullivan (LesaCooks.com)
Chef Paola Albanesi (Paola's Italian Kitchen)
ARTICLES
STORE EVENTS
PRIVATE CHEF NETWORK
COOKING CLASSES @HOME
ESSENTIAL PANTRY
PRODUCERS
Acetum Manufaktur (Acetoria)
Agostoni Chocolate
Albertengo
Almazara As Pontis
Andrea Slitti Chocolatier
Antica Torroneria Piemontese
Apiculture Dr Pescia
Argencove Chocolate
Asin Tibuok
Big Island Bees
Blacklick Spice Company
Bona Furtuna
Breramilano Cova and Co
Brontedolci Pasticceria
Chocolat Moderne
Fallot Mustard Mill
Firefly Kitchens
Flamigni
Fra' Mani Handcrafted Foods
Garden Treasures Organic Farm
Hawkshead Relish Company
Heritage Shortbread
Island Bakery
Jaipur Avenue Masala Chai
Karuna Chocolate
KATZ Farm
Kitchen Imp
Kozliks Mustard Company
La Trinquelinette
La Vecchia Dispansa Balsamico
Lakrids by John Bulow
Le Bon Magot
Le Dolcezze Di Nanni
Leone
Les Ruchers de Bourgogne
Lummi Island Wild
Mademoiselle de Margaux Chocolate
Mama Lils
Marshall's Haute Sauce Company
Mieli Thun - Andre Paternoster
MISSION Chocolate
Moku Chocolate
Moonshine Trading Company
Oregon Growers Farm Direct
Ortiz Seafood Company
Pierre Biscuiterie
San Giacomo
Sgambaro Molino e Pastificio Italian Pasta
SOM - Portland
SOMA chocolatemaker
Stone Grindz Chocolate
Summerdown Mint
Tasmanian Honey Company
Villa Jerada
White Label Chocolate
Wildwood Chocolate
Bona Furtuna - Food Service
Umami Wholesale
Villa Jerada - FoodService
SUPERBON Potato Chips - Wholesale
Italian - Food Service
WOMAN owned Businesses
Chocolat Moderne
Effies Homemade
Heritage Shortbread
Hey Boo
India Tree
Jaipur Avenue
June Taylor
Kitchen Imp
Landsea
Le Bon Magot
MISSION Chocolate
Moku Chocolate
Mother Sperry
Raincoast Crisps
Soom Foods
Something new is coming soon!
INGREDIENT PANTRY
Chefs Pantry - Party Sized
Anchovies
Baking
- Baking Chocolate
- Baking Decorations
- Baking Extras
- Baking Nuts
- Candied Fruit for Baking
- Cinnamon
- Cocoa & Cocoa Butter
- Extracts & Flavorings
- Flour
- Fruit for Baking
- Gluten-Free Baking
- Sugars & Sweeteners
- Vanilla
- Yeast
Balsamic Vinegar
Beans
Binchotan
Bitters
Bittering Agents
Candy
Capers
Chai from India
Chilis
Chocolate
- Chocolate Competition Winners
- Craft Chocolate
- Chocolate Confections
- Couverture and Baking Chocolate
- Traditional Chocolate Makers
Cocoa Powder and Drinking Chocolate
Chutneys
Condiments
- Ketchups and BBQ Sauces
- Mustards
- Mayonnaise - Mayos
- Hot Sauces and Hot Condiments
- Chutneys, Pickles and Relishes
- Other Condiments
Condiments for Cheese
Confections
Cookies
Couscous
Crackers
Desserts
Dessert Sauces
Drinks and Cocktail Mixers
Duck & Goose
Escargot
Everything Else
Fish Sauce
Fish & Seafood
Foie Gras
Fruitcake
Furikake
Gluten Free
Grains
Grilling Pantry
Herbs & Spices
Honey from the World's Flowers
Hot Sauces
Hot Stuff
Hot Chocolate
Jams & Jellies & More
- Conserves
- Jams
- Jelly
- Marmalades
- Fruit Butters
Ketchup
Lard
Lentils
Molecular Cuisine
Mushrooms
Mustard
Nuts and Almonds
Nuts & Seed Butters
Oatmeal
Oils
Oils - Nut and Seeds
Oil - Infused
Olive Oils
Olives
Panettone from Italy
Panforte from Italy
Pasta
Pasta Sauce
Pate
Pates de Fruit - Fruit Jellies
Pimenton Paprika Pepper
Pesto
Pickled
Pomegranate
Preserved Fruit
Preserved Vegetables
Pruneaux d'Agen - Prunes
Pulses
Quinoa
Rice
Salt
- Sea Salt
- Smoked Salt
- Exotic & Flavored Salts
Sardines
Snacks
Soy Sauce Shoyu
Stocks
Syrups & Sweeteners
Tea & Coffee
Tomatoes
Torrone and Nougat
Truffles & Mushrooms
Tuna
Yuzu
Verjus
Vinegar
Press Picks
Tin Foods
Binchotan Grill
RECIPES
All Recipes
Appetizers & Snacks
Baking Recipes
Bread Recipes
Breakfast Recipes
Cake Recipes
Chicken Recipes
Chocolate Recipes
Classic Recipes
Cookie Recipes
Dessert Recipes
Dinner Recipes
Drink Recipes
Ground Meat Recipes
Lunch Recipes
Main Course
Master Recipes - basics
Pasta Recipes
Pie Recipes
Pizza Recipes
Recipes from Friends
Salad Recipes
Salad Dressing Recipes
Sandwich Recipes
Sauces & Condiments
Seafood Recipes
Side Dish Recipes
Snacks - Sweet & Savory Recipes
Soup Recipes
Soups, Stews & Chili
Vegetable Dishes
Chocolate Recipes
Basics Recipe
Bean Recipes
Rice Recipes
Leftovers Recipes
Koji Recipes
REGIONS
Asian Ingredients
French Pantry
Italian Gourmet Food Pantry
Japanese Pantry
Moroccan Pantry
Spanish Pantry
Latin America
FRESH & SPECIAL
In This Week's Newsletter
Beaufort Cheese
BINCHO-TAN Japanese Charcoal
Bottarga
CHERRIES
COLOMBA EASTER Cakes
CUSTOM GOURMET GIFT BOXES
Fra'Mani Salami
Fresh Fish
GARLIC
Nonnettes from France
PANETTONE
PANFORTE
PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO
Sardinian Cheese
Stocking Stuffers
Tomme Brulee Cheese
Torrone and Nougat
Truffles & Mushrooms
Wild Alaskan Salmon
Gourmet Survival Kit
CHEF'S PANTRIES
Marcella and Victor Hazan
Yotam Ottolenghi
Tim's Pantry Picks ChefShop.com
Eliza's Essential Pantry
Tina Ujlaki - Amazing Food Person
Orangette.com (Molly Wizenberg)
Chef Bill Morris
ChocolateAndZucchini.com (Clotilde)
Chef Aisha Ibrahim (Canlis)
Chef John Howie (Passion and Palate)
Chef Brandon (Delancy, Seattle)
GlutenFreeGirl.com (Shauna Ahern)
Chef Roberto Cortez
Chef Bridget Charters
herbivoracious.com (Michael Natkin)
Laura Crotty (LauraCrotty.com)
Chef Lesa Sullivan (LesaCooks.com)
Chef Paola Albanesi (Paola's Italian Kitchen)
ARTICLES
STORE EVENTS
PRIVATE CHEF NETWORK
COOKING CLASSES @HOME
ESSENTIAL PANTRY
PRODUCERS
Acetum Manufaktur (Acetoria)
Agostoni Chocolate
Albertengo
Almazara As Pontis
Andrea Slitti Chocolatier
Antica Torroneria Piemontese
Apiculture Dr Pescia
Argencove Chocolate
Asin Tibuok
Big Island Bees
Blacklick Spice Company
Bona Furtuna
Breramilano Cova and Co
Brontedolci Pasticceria
Chocolat Moderne
Fallot Mustard Mill
Firefly Kitchens
Flamigni
Fra' Mani Handcrafted Foods
Garden Treasures Organic Farm
Hawkshead Relish Company
Heritage Shortbread
Island Bakery
Jaipur Avenue Masala Chai
Karuna Chocolate
KATZ Farm
Kitchen Imp
Kozliks Mustard Company
La Trinquelinette
La Vecchia Dispansa Balsamico
Lakrids by John Bulow
Le Bon Magot
Le Dolcezze Di Nanni
Leone
Les Ruchers de Bourgogne
Lummi Island Wild
Mademoiselle de Margaux Chocolate
Mama Lils
Marshall's Haute Sauce Company
Mieli Thun - Andre Paternoster
MISSION Chocolate
Moku Chocolate
Moonshine Trading Company
Oregon Growers Farm Direct
Ortiz Seafood Company
Pierre Biscuiterie
San Giacomo
Sgambaro Molino e Pastificio Italian Pasta
SOM - Portland
SOMA chocolatemaker
Stone Grindz Chocolate
Summerdown Mint
Tasmanian Honey Company
Villa Jerada
White Label Chocolate
Wildwood Chocolate
Bona Furtuna - Food Service
Umami Wholesale
Villa Jerada - FoodService
SUPERBON Potato Chips - Wholesale
Italian - Food Service
WOMAN owned Businesses
Chocolat Moderne
Effies Homemade
Heritage Shortbread
Hey Boo
India Tree
Jaipur Avenue
June Taylor
Kitchen Imp
Landsea
Le Bon Magot
MISSION Chocolate
Moku Chocolate
Mother Sperry
Raincoast Crisps
Soom Foods
Home
> shop:
CHEF'S PANTRIES
>
ARTICLES
This is a story of
disaster
, a
gift
, a
helmet
and
love
.
It started quite simply like all Hallmark movies (that i love) where a jilted lover was given a symbol of hostility and a breakup gift just before the holiday. The gift as you might have deduced was a simple fruitcake.
What she (the giver) did not realize was that a Trappist Abbey Fruitcake is a very special cake. With a long history (especially in the 18th century) where fruitcakes were considered sinful.
And so with a heavy heart and a one pound cake, the recipient, who we will call William, left dejected and in pain. Donning his Panoply he trudged to the nearest cafe for a cup of joe.
As he sat at the little round table made of wood, he sipped his cappuccino thru his Armet, with great difficulty I might add. As he removed his gauntlets, and tried desperately to take a bite of the “parting” gift, he failed miserably, like his now defunct relationship.
The story should end here, all sad and stuff, instead, a strong but gentle voice, a dame they say named Joan, spoke. “I can help with that if you are willing to share.” she said. Will turned quickly to see who had spoken and found a shining light blasting around Joans head, (she sat with her back to the picture window) and an arming sword at the ready. He flinched, knowing this was the end to a long day....
Instead of him, Joan sliced a paper thin piece, “This fruitcake is a perfect match to go with a holiday fire. And when paired with a cup of hot chocolate or tea, you have the formula for a calm life.” she said.
And so the story goes that the secret key to a happy life is with a fruitcake experience that is not chunked into a mass that is so big that you can’t fit into the slit in your helmet, but instead, when thinly sliced (frozen or chilled makes it easier) the fruitcake becomes easy to eat and you will create a very special and long lasting relationship.
This unseemly and often made fun of cake is
actually really, really, rather good!
Cheers!