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Serious Picnicking!

July 5, 2012

When the weather is blazing hot, I find it so hard to be inspired in the kitchen and my thoughts turn to picnicking (how funny is that verb and spelling?!) and small meals alfresco.  We are so fortunate to have the High Line right out the backdoor at Chelsea Market Baskets, so I can grab [...]

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The Fancy Food Show and What We Do and Like!

June 29, 2012

New York has had two years off from hosting the Summer Fancy Food Show; this year the show took place in Washington D.C. from June 17-19. Next June it is back in NYC where most people believe it belongs! De-mystifying the Fancy Food Show is not easy; it is from a spectator’s point of view [...]

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CMB at the 2012 Summer Fancy Food Show

June 21, 2012

Yet another Fancy Food Show has come to an end, and they do go by quickly! Our three days in Washington DC were filled with catching up with old friends, meeting new vendors and finding new products for the store and mailorder (more on this later), but mostly getting back into the wholesale business showing [...]

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8 Days of Easter!

March 30, 2012

Why not 8 days of Easter? It seems Easter gets bigger and bigger each year…. 1st Day of Easter- Decorate! Ready to bring color to your home after a dreary winter? Spring is here and its time decorate! We have some unique finds to turn your  home into a colorful kaleidoscope. Including natural fiber cute [...]

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Toast the New Year with Green Tea for Health

January 12, 2012

Most of us reach for a cup of coffee in the morning- it’s hard to go wrong with a delicious latte made with La Colombe- but consider swapping out one of your morning cups (or the midday recharge) with a cup of green tea. Green tea’s health benefits have been touted from staving off heart [...]

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The Twelve Days of Christmas with Chelsea Market Baskets

December 18, 2011

“The Twelve Days of Christmas” is an English Christmas carol that recalls a series of lyrically gifts given on each of the Twelve Days of Christmas, we have translated this into our own favorite fine foods and gifts that make the holiday season a truly tasteful time. On the first day of Christmas – Cucina [...]

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