Oct 20 2021
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Mushroom Alert!

By | Produce, Produce Market Report, Product Alert!

We are beginning to see shortages in mushrooms. Our suppliers are currently cutting our orders by 10 – 100%.

The top reasons for the shortages from our vendors are:

  • Continued labor shortages, particularly for harvesting
  • Production reduced to match labor on hand
  • Shortage of raw materials to grow mushrooms
  • Weather changes

Unfortunately, our vendors do not expect this situation to improve before January, 2022.

Currently the hardest hit mushrooms are crimini and oyster, but all mushrooms are affected by the shortages and the shortages will continue.

There have been cuts on sliced mushrooms as well as different sizes of white mushrooms.

Your mushroom orders may be subbed, shorted, or allocated. If you have the option of subbing a different type of mushroom that may be in stock, please do so. Our WOW Center can help you determine which mushrooms are in stock. Text them at 502-587-9012.

We are doing all we can to procure as many mushrooms and varieties as we can. We appreciate your patience and continued business.

What Chefs Want Team

Oct 08 2021
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Alert! Broccoli Florets

By | Produce

Quality of broccoli out of California has been poor for a few weeks now. This is due to wet mornings followed by hot sun causing pin rot (browning of the stems) to progress rapidly.

Mexico has had a lot of rain in their growing region, which has caused delays in harvesting. Both factors have caused heavy allocations from the shippers and the product that is coming in is marginal in quality.

Expect high prices, shorts, and lower quality for the next month.

Oct 07 2021
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Item of the Day: Jalapeno Jack Cheese from Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese

By | Cheese, Chef's Feed, Dairy, Gourmet Cheese, Hors d'oeuvre, Item of the Day, Products, Salads, Southern Foods, What Chefs Want

Jalapeno Jack Cheese from Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese

Origin: Kenny’s (Austin, Kentucky)


Product Details: This monterey jack is speckled with medium-spiced red and green jalapeno peppers, giving just enough spice to the creamy original.


Producer Bio: Kenny’s Farmhouse cheeses are made by hand from raw cows milk – using purebred cows raised with no artificial hormones in Austin, Kentucky.

Item 91898 – 5 lb. block

Oct 06 2021
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New Product Alert

By | Gourmet, Pasta

Colorado Lamb Ravioli

Roasted Colorado Spring Lamb, Yukon gold potatoes, and fresh rosemary wrapped in tender sheets of Montana durum wheat and fresh egg pasta.

Try it in a rich cream sauce or hearty marinara.

Now available to all customers.

Item 90916

Pack Size: 120 ct. case

This product is frozen

Oct 06 2021
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Item of the Day: Noble Goat Feta Cheese from Noble Springs Dairy

By | Cheese, Chef's Feed, Dairy, Gourmet Cheese, Hors d'oeuvre, Item of the Day, Products, Salads, Southern Foods, What Chefs Want

Noble Goat Feta Cheese from Noble Springs Dairy

Noble Springs Feta is our version of the traditional Greek cheese. Our feta is aged in a brine before being packaged. It has a tangy and salty flavor and is a firm cheese that is great for crumbling. Our Feta is great in a Greek salad with fresh tomatoes, olives and onions, it can be used in a quiche or is a great salty complement to sweet watermelon salad.


From their website: “At Noble Springs Dairy we produce a variety of all natural farmstead goat cheeses. We also bottle and sell Grade A Fluid Goat Milk. Our goats are allowed to browse on our rolling pastures at their leisure. Our cheeses have a distinctive flavor that is due to the forage based diet and special care our animals receive. Here at Noble Springs Dairy, Dustin and Justyne have over 40 combined years of experience in providing exceptional care to dairy goats.” “Quality milk comes from healthy, happy animals. Our high quality milk is the most important ingredient in our cheese making process. All of our products are created at our farm, in our creamery, by us and from only the milk our goats produce. We gently pasteurize our milk in a small vat pasteurizer, this allows us to pasteurize our milk at145 degrees. Our milk is never mechanically homogenized.”

Item 91390 – 2 lb. pack

Oct 05 2021
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Item of the Day: Sequatchie Coppinger Cheese

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Sequatchie Coppinger Cheese

A Southern take on the classic French Morbier, Coppinger is a semi-soft washed rind cheese with a striking layer of decorative vegetable ash in its center. The velvety elastic paste is savory with notes of fresh grass and smoked meats, making it ideal for the cheese plate or melted into any dish.


Pairs nicely with fruity lighter bodied reds such as Beaujolais Nouveau, malty ales and stouts, pickled vegetables, and charcuterie. Try it melted on a burger or as the ultimate grilled cheese. 

Item 91166 – 3.5 lb. wheel

Oct 04 2021
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Item of the Day: Buttermilk Cheddar from Sweetwater Valley Farm

By | Cheese, Gourmet Cheese, Hors d'oeuvre, Item of the Day, Products, Salads, Southern Foods, What Chefs Want

Buttermilk Cheddar from Sweetwater Valley Farm

Origin: Sweetwater Valley Farm (Philadelphia, Tennessee)


This buttermilk cheddar has the tangy snap of  buttermilk in a pleasantly smooth cheese.
Sweetwater Valley Farm, located in Tennessee’s dairy-rich Sweetwater Valley, offers a variety of award-winning high-quality cheddar cheeses made from their own cows.


Learn more here.

Item 91214 – 5 lb. block

Oct 01 2021
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Item of the Day: Chilean Sea Bass Portions

By | Chef's Feed, Farm To Table, Gourmet, Products, Seafood, Southern Foods

Chilean Sea Bass Portions

Did you know that before 1977 Chilean Seabass was known as Patagonian Toothfish? Marketers changed the name to make it more appealing, and gourmands learned that this white, flaky Codfish is delicious no matter what it’s called. Because of its high oil content, Chilean Seabass is versatile in the kitchen and remains one of the healthiest options for seafood. Wixter’s Chilean Seabass is exclusively sourced from producers that meet the highest international sustainability standards, this is extremely important for preserving wild stock of this deep-sea delicacy, which is caught along the continental shelves in the southern oceans.


In the bag: (2) 6 oz. Boneless, Skinless Case Pack Size: 12 x 12 oz. bag for 9 lb. case Country of Origin: USA Harvest Location: FAO Area 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic) Harvest Method: Wild Caught – Longline MSC Certification

Item 24132 – 9 lb. frozen case