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Item of the Day: Alfresco Frozen Pizza Dough

By | Baking, Breads, Chef's Feed, Gourmet, Item of the Day, Local, What Chefs Want

Alfresco Frozen Pizza Dough

From Alfresco: “We use only the best, hand-picked ingredients, perfected recipes, detailed processes and customized, handcrafted Italian pasta machines to make our pasta. We hold our products, people and facilities to the highest standards for safety, consistency, performance and taste.”

Alfresco Pasta uses only unbleached, naturally aged flour in our recipes. The unbleached flour has a rougher texture, and a darker color. The natural aging helps develop the gluten and produce a better pizza crust.

TO USE: 

1. Thaw dough slowly in refrigerator before use. This process is called ”cold fermentation”, and we recommend 3-5 days at 38-42 degrees F for the perfect crust, although 24 -48 hours will work fine. This gives the yeast time to react with the sugars and produce very good gluten structure as well as a delicious flavor. Keep in mind fermentation that goes beyond 5 days is not ideal, as your dough will begin losing its ability to rise properly.

2. Remove dough from refrigerator and proof at room temperature or in a proof box until dough rises. Dough can be proofed in the morning for lunch service, and early afternoon for dinner service.

3. Roll Dough to order, score with a dough docker if needed and bake immediately.

4. We recommend rolling the crust thin, but a medium to thick crust will yield good results as well. 5. Adjust your oven temp accordingly until you achieve a crispy outer crust, with a pillow-like, chewy interior.


 Item 90708 – 28x2oz Case


Item of the Day: Benton’s Hickory Smoked Sliced Bacon

By | Bacon, Chef's Feed, Gourmet, Item of the Day, Local, Local and Specialty, Meats, Products, Southern Foods, What Chefs Want

Benton’s Hickory Smoked Sliced Bacon

Origin: Benton’s (Madisonville, TN)

Hickory smoked in their smokehouse using an old-fashioned wood stove, each slice of Benton’s bacon has a distinctive, full, country flavor. Approximately 10-11 slices per pound.

Started in 1947 in North Madisonville, Tennessee, Bentons Smoky Mountain Country Hams produces a variety of slow-cured hams and bacon using traditional methods.

Item 95005 – 8 lb. avg.

Item of the Day: Sequatchie Dancing Fern Cheese

By | Cheese, Chef's Feed, Item of the Day, Local, Local and Specialty, What Chefs Want

Sequatchie Dancing Fern Cheese

Named for the native ferns that sway and nod at the breezy mouth of a cave in Coppinger Cove where the creamery is located, Dancing Fern is inspired by the famous raw milk Reblochon cheese of the Savoie in France. 


Tasting notes: A soft and supple texture and barn-yardy aroma, along with notes of cultured butter, shiitake mushroom, and walnuts make it a stand out on the cheese plate.

Pairs nicely with: Pinot Noir, Chignin Blanc, Trappist ales, French farmhouse ciders, marmalades and preserves (in particular grapefruit), dark chocolate, and fresh in-season peaches. Works wonderfully in a classic Tartiflette recipe.

Item 91164 – 1 lb. wheel

Item of the Day: Cumberland Cheese from Sequatchie Cove Creamery

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

Cumberland Cheese from Sequatchie Cove Creamery

Origin: Sequatchie (Sequatchie, TN)


Simple, rustic tomme, inspired by the French tomme de Savoie. Flavors are buttery and earthy with a tangy grassy note, and hints of macadamia nut.


Located in Sequatchie, Tennessee, Sequatchie Cove Farm is a diversified farm that makes award-winning cheeses in their creamery using raw cows milk.
Learn more here.

Item 91165 – 3 lb. wheel

Item of the Day: Dancing Fern Cheese from Sequatchie Cove Creamery

By | Cheese, Chef's Feed, Gourmet, Gourmet Cheese, Item of the Day, Southern Foods, What Chefs Want

Named for the native ferns that sway and nod at the breezy mouth of a cave in Coppinger Cove where the creamery is located, Dancing Fern is inspired by the famous raw milk Reblochon cheese of the Savoie in France.
Tasting notes: A soft and supple texture and barn-yardy aroma, along with notes of cultured butter, shiitake mushroom, and walnuts make it a stand out on the cheese plate.
Pairs nicely with: Pinot Noir, Chignin Blanc, Trappist ales, French farmhouse ciders, marmalades and preserves (in particular grapefruit), dark chocolate, and fresh in-season peaches. Works wonderfully in a classic Tartiflette recipe.

Item 91164 – 1 lb. wheel

Item of the Day: Sweet Potato Gnocchi from Alfresco Pasta

By | Item of the Day, Pasta, Southern Foods

Delicate sweet potato dumplings made from local organic sweet potatoes, unbleached pastry flour and fresh eggs.
Alfresco Pasta helps chef and retail clients of all sizes deliver the unmistakable culinary experience of fresh, hand-crafted pasta in the true Italian tradition.Their small-batch artisan pasta kitchen has big capabilities, sources local ingredients, collaborates with chefs and retail clients, and delivers hand-crafted quality and taste to kitchens across the country.

Item 95688 – 2/5 lb. case frozen